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Cobb foreclosures down 26%
September’s listings of 847 are lowest number for this year
01:05 AM, Friday, August 10
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Kennesaw plans on opening new dorms Thursday
Kennesaw State University will conduct a ribbon-cutting Thursday to open University Place II, a $26 million expansion...
01:03 AM, Friday, August 10
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Former Atlanta Hawks player and Basketball Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins leaves a note for members of the Acworth Achievers After School Mentoring Program at the Roberts School Community and Education Center in Acworth on Tuesday morning. <br> Photo by Laura Moon
Hawks lend a wing to center
Students in the Acworth Achievers Mentoring and After School Program have a newly renovated space to go to after scho...
12:55 AM, Friday, August 10
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WellStar loses round for east Cobb campus
MARIETTA — Northside Hospital has won a round in its continued bout against Marietta-based WellStar Health System ove...
12:43 AM, Friday, August 10
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From left, Allatoona Quilters Guild charter member and first guild president Jean Hallinan greets Pat Fair as she arrives during Tuesday morning's weekly meeting. <br> Photo by Laura Moon
Quilters celebrate three decades going strong, recognize p...
A quilting guild that started with just three Acworth women in a shop behind one of their homes is now 100 members st...
01:55 AM, Thursday, August 09
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School board postpones censure discussion
Cobb school board member Kathleen Angelucci asked to postpone until Sept. 12 her bid to censure fellow member David B...
01:52 AM, Thursday, August 09
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Byrne floats idea for an East Cobb city
Chairman candidate Bill Byrne has proposed creating a 7th city in Cobb. Under the proposal, which Byrne made Wednesda...
01:47 AM, Thursday, August 09
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Marietta bans minors in bars
The Marietta City Council on Wednesday banned customers younger than 18 from entering one of the city’s 16 bars or lo...
01:42 AM, Thursday, August 09
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Olens to talk at GOP convention in Tampa
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens has a speaking slot at the Republican National Convention, which will be in Tampa ...
01:20 AM, Thursday, August 09
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Family and friends cheer as Aries Merritt, an alumnus of Wheeler High School, wins the gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles at a watch party at Mazzy's Sports Bar & Grill in Marietta on Wednesday. <br> Photo by Jon-Michael Sullivan
Locals express pride in Merritt’s London gold
Aries Merritt’s road to the Olympic gold medal in the men’s 110-meter hurdles began at Wheeler High School in east Co...
01:13 AM, Thursday, August 09
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Bridge dedicated to slain Ga. trooper
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - A bridge over the Chattahoochee River was dedicated Wednesday to a Georgia State Patrol trooper k...
02:49 PM, Wednesday, August 08
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Cobb Schools Board to postpone censure talks till September
MARIETTA - The Cobb County School Board has postponed its discussion about the possible censuring of board member Da...
02:29 PM, Wednesday, August 08
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Fired assistant police chief threatens to sue Canton
Former Assistant Police Chief Todd Vande Zande is threatening the city of Canton with a lawsuit for terminating his e...
12:57 AM, Wednesday, August 08
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Authorities warn about fake alarm company worker
Marietta Police are warning residents of a man posing as an alarm company representative after a local woman reported...
12:56 AM, Wednesday, August 08
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Subdivision gets initial OK from zoning panel
Planning commission also grants church’s request to close street
12:56 AM, Wednesday, August 08
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