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Commissioners to hold hearings on IMAGE and chickens tonight
Tonight residents have the chance to sound off on the first of two public hearings addressing controversial code chan...
11:29 AM, Tuesday, January 22
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Student who allegedly brought gun to Wheeler High identified
MARIETTA – One of the two Wheeler High School students arrested last week on gun-related charges was reportedly carr...
11:19 AM, Tuesday, January 22
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Franklin Road crash critically injures a driver and pedest...
MARIETTA - Marietta Police are investigating what they describe as a "serious injury accident" that happened on Fran...
09:52 AM, Tuesday, January 22
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Registered Nurse Yolanda Cole, right, scans the bar code on Catherine Pipe's hospital bracelet as she prepares to undergo an outpatient procedure at Emory-Adventist Hospital at Smyrna. (MDJ File/Laura Moon)
Cobb senator on vote for hospital bed tax: ‘Was lesser of ...
State Sen. Lindsey Tippins (R-west Cobb) last week voted to allow a state agency to extend the controversial hospital...
03:13 AM, Tuesday, January 22
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Cobb resident at the inauguration: ‘A long day, but very e...
One Cobb County resident who attended President Barack Obama’s inauguration ceremony Monday said it was a memorable e...
12:14 AM, Tuesday, January 22
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Flutist Tairi Vita performs Monday during the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at the Cobb Civic Center
King’s legacy celebrated in Cobb
A day on, not a day off, was the theme underscoring the 27th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. feder...
12:10 AM, Tuesday, January 22
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Christopher Heitzman, who was critically injured in a July 7 wreck, is surrounded by, from left, his mother, Debbie Heitzman; wreck survivor and friend Tyler Seaman; dad, Randy Heitzman; and brother, Davis Heitzman.<br>Staff/Todd Hull
Lassiter to host benefit for alum
The Lassiter High School community is coming together once again to help raise money for a young man who was critical...
12:08 AM, Tuesday, January 22
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Police: Man charged in prostitute’s killing
Marietta Police have charged a New York resident in connection with the killing of an Atlanta woman at a local hotel....
12:07 AM, Tuesday, January 22
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Wheeler principal sends letter about guns confiscated in s...
This message was sent from Wheeler High Principal Dr. David Chiprany in response to two guns found on the school's c...
11:16 AM, Monday, January 21
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Cobb County leaders eye a 3% pay hike
Chairman Lee will make decision on asking for raises, including himself
09:00 AM, Monday, January 21
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Legislation may prompt charter for Cobb school district
Cobb’s school board is eyeing a state bill that would require school districts to apply for charter system status or ...
03:18 AM, Monday, January 21
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Sharif Alexis, left, is one of about 40 Norton Park Elementary School parents who participated in math classes Thursday night. Norton Park teachers walked through lessons with parents to help them better understand a new curriculum based on Common Core Standards.<br>Special to the MDJ
School event explains new state curriculum to parents
Local parents headed to the classroom last week for a lesson in new, statewide education standards.
12:21 AM, Monday, January 21
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The Coast Guard Auxiliary flotilla, made up of retirees and other volunteers, patrols Lake Allatoona and aids emergency rescue crews each summer when the lake is filled with boaters. Above: From left, Vice-Flotilla Commander Larry Cook, Vessel Safety Staff Officer Paul Grenier, Flotilla Commander Jim Farley and Vessel Examiner Luis Cribeiro work with the Auxiliary.<br>Staff/Todd Hull
Acworth Coast Guard flotilla keeps Lake Allatoona safe
Walking into the Roberts School Community Center, you might think the men wearing blue uniforms are part of a group o...
12:18 AM, Monday, January 21
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East Cobb Commissioner Bob Ott stands in a field off Johnson Ferry Road that developers hope to turn into a 125-home subdivision, with houses priced up to $850,000.
Zoning change would clear way for ‘very high end’ east Cob...
One of the last large, undeveloped properties in the exclusive Walton High School district is up for a zoning change ...
12:13 AM, Monday, January 21
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The Revs. LoJean Ross, Associate Pastor of Foundation Temple AME Church, and Dr. Randolph Scott, Associate Minister of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, were both involved in the civil rights movement. Ross said she met the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King several times during the civil rights movement, either after attending services at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he preached, or before pre-march briefings.<br>Staff/Emily Barnes
Local religious leaders recall their time spent working fo...
During the 1960s, civil rights leaders were often, like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, church pastors. As leaders o...
12:40 AM, Sunday, January 20
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