John Kristofak - Cobb County Sheriff's Office
John Kristofak - Cobb County Sheriff's Office
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Man pleads guilty to murder
by Lindsay Field
12:22 AM, Wednesday, May 22
Kristofak gets life for killing ex-wife in her east Cobb home

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Randy Scamihorn
Cobb school board budget front still quiet
The board is set to vote on the fiscal year 2014 budget, which includes an $86.4 million shortfall, during Thursday n...
12:18 AM, Wednesday, May 15
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Ancely Green, shown here in her Facebook profile picture, made her first appearance in court facing charges of armed robbery and evading arrest.
Bank heist suspect appears in court: Warrant lists woman a...
The woman who stands accused of robbing a west Cobb bank and leading police on a high-speed chase through the county ...
12:14 AM, Wednesday, May 15
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Joseph Pond
Pond’s ethics complaint against Birrell dismissed — again
JoAnn Birrell sat in the audience with her husband, Dave, and attorney, Fred Bentley Jr., as the board took just minu...
12:11 AM, Wednesday, May 15
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Emily Bowman
Woodstock hit-and-run victim going home
Family members of a Woodstock teen critically injured in a February hit-and-run in Athens say despite a recent downtu...
12:00 AM, Wednesday, May 15
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Cobb Crime Briefs
Today's Crime Briefs: A Kennesaw man charged with distributing child pornography, Predator accused of disabling monit...
12:26 PM, Tuesday, May 14
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‘Homeless’ Dallas woman makes first court appearance on ar...
The mother of three is being charged with armed robbery and theft of $425 from SunTrust Bank at 1755 Mars Hill Road a...
09:24 AM, Tuesday, May 14
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Jmaal Keyes was reported missing on April 29. Police made an arrest in his death on May 9.
Fire site searched in missing college student case
The Telegraph reports that the fire scene is not far from where the teenage suspect in the case lived. The 17-year-ol...
08:50 AM, Tuesday, May 14
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Q Massage in Kennesaw could be shut down by the Cobb Board of Commissioners after employees were arrested on sex charges.
Health spa faces sex charges; Kennesaw club’s employees ac...
This morning the Cobb Board of Commissioners will consider closing a Barrett Parkway massage business whose employees...
07:15 AM, Tuesday, May 14
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WellStar celebrates 20 years
Friends and supporters of the nonprofit WellStar Health System will gather today for a luncheon at the Marietta Count...
12:33 AM, Tuesday, May 14
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American Volunteer Group Flying Tiger 3rd Squadron Veteran Edward L. Stiles Sr., right, shakes hands with Korean War U.S. Navy Veteran Gerald McWhorter of Marietta on Monday evening after the band concert at Lovinggood Middle School.
Flying Tiger 3rd Squadron Veteran honored at Lovinggood Mi...
One of only four surviving members of the 1st American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force was honored Monday ni...
12:29 AM, Tuesday, May 14
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Tricia Pridemore talks with former Cobb GOP Party Chairman Scott Johnson on Monday before announcing her candidacy for U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey’s seat.
Tricia Pridemore to seek Gingrey’s congressional seat
Standing before a packed room at Dave Poe’s BBQ on Monday evening, Tricia Pridemore, a successful businesswoman and f...
12:29 AM, Tuesday, May 14
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Dr. Kevin Bracher, center, was officially named Whitefield Academy's new headmaster Monday. Here, Bracher gathers with students after school yearbooks were passed out.
Whitefield announces Bracher as headmaster
Whitefield Academy’s Board of Trustees announced Monday that interim headmaster Dr. Kevin Bracher is officially the s...
12:26 AM, Tuesday, May 14
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Bank robbery drama unfolds across Cobb
Police: Woman pulls holdup, leads chase before crashing
11:43 AM, Monday, May 13
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WellStar celebrates 20th anniversary
Friends and supporters of the nonprofit WellStar Health System will gather Tuesday for a luncheon at the Marietta Cou...
11:49 PM, Sunday, May 12
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School system will again talk budget
The Marietta City School Board is on tap to approve its $81.8 million General Fund budget for next school year, along...
10:59 PM, Sunday, May 12
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