Feds OK adding toll lanes to I-75 through Cobb; to...
by MDJ staff
12:00 AM, Saturday, May 25
The federal government has given final environmental approval to a long-debated project that would add toll lanes to Interstate 75 and Interstate 575 through Cobb and Cherokee counties.

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Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-east Cobb.)
Senator Isakson anticipates ‘fiscal cliff’ deal before dea...
U.S Sen. Johnny Isakson predicts Republicans and Democrats will reach a deal to avoid the “fiscal cliff” federal tax...
01:05 PM, Monday, December 31
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Smyrna police seek shooting suspect
SMYRNA – Smyrna Police are looking for a suspect reportedly accused of shooting and killing a man in what they belie...
11:10 AM, Monday, December 31
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Patrick Burr
Arrest made in Griggs Street murder
MARIETTA – Marietta Police have arrested a local man in connection with a Sunday afternoon shooting. According to Of...
09:30 AM, Monday, December 31
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Garbage pick-up schedules shift for New Year’s
With the cities of Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, Marietta, Powder Springs and Smyrna all being closed Tuesday in observ...
01:03 AM, Monday, December 31
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Elderly couple’s house destroyed by blaze
The neighbor of a homeowner who lost his house in a fire Saturday night said the homeowner was lucky to escape alive.
12:44 AM, Monday, December 31
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Northeast Cobb District 3 Commissioner JoAnn Birrell (MDJ/ Laura Moon)
Birrell: 2012 was a year of success for Cobb's District 3
Commissioner discusses Canton Road revitalization, new roundabout
12:39 AM, Monday, December 31
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Jeremy Abernathy, a 1997 McEachern graduate, is set to be installed today as the 19th pastor of Noonday Missionary Baptist Church, a church founded by African Americans in 1888. Abernathy practices family law and estate planning with The Manely Firm, located off the Square, and lives with his family in Marietta.<br>Staff/Emily Barnes
New face for Noonday
Marietta lawyer follows father’s footsteps into pulpit
12:58 AM, Sunday, December 30
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Two groups from the Chattooga School of Gymnastics and Dance traveled to Italy and Qatar. Back row from left, Lindsay Wann, 21, of Marietta, coach Joey Burgess of Acworth, Perry Rogers, 17, of Woodstock, and Karen Davis of Marietta, front, traveled to Italy with Chattooga director and owner Cindy Bickman, far right.
Gymnastic students make goodwill trips to Italy, Qatar
Two groups of students from a local gym traveled the world in December to play Santa Claus in one country and give to...
12:28 AM, Sunday, December 30
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Ethics reform: Lawmakers may have seen last free football ...
General Assembly approval next year of a proposed ethics reform measure could endanger an important fall tradition fo...
12:27 AM, Sunday, December 30
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Fulton to spend $5M on jail locks
While Fulton County will be footing the $5 million bill to change all cell locks at the jail, the commissioners have ...
12:25 AM, Sunday, December 30
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Hunter Hill
Hill to bring military skills to Gold Dome
Newly elected District 6 State Sen. Hunter Hill (R-Smyrna) believes the skills he learned in the military will help h...
12:22 AM, Sunday, December 30
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Reec Swiney, spokesman for Positive American Youth, shows the contents of a bag to be given away in a room filled with food from the Atlanta Community Food Bank. The organization, which supplies food to more than 600 partner nonprofit agencies in 29 metro Atlanta counties, provides help to 39 groups in Cobb, said Bill Bolling, executive director of the Atlanta Community Food Bank. From its 200,000-square-foot warehouse in Atlanta, it distributed 2.8 million pounds of food to Cobb alone between June 2011 and June 2012.<br>Staff/Emily Barnes
Food for thought: Nearby food bank provides help to 39 Cob...
While the Atlanta Community Food Bank is based on the other side of the Chattahoochee River, there are those in Cobb ...
12:37 AM, Saturday, December 29
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Nancy Winkler talks with collection specialist Richard Belanger at the American Red Cross Donation Center.<br>Staff/Emily Barnes
Blood drives set in Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth and Smyrna
With holiday spirit still infusing the last weekend of the year, residents are encouraged to include an American Red ...
12:28 AM, Saturday, December 29
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The force of a bomb blast Dec. 21 at Marian Weeks’ law office ripped a metal mailbox to shreds and knocked it off its post.<br>Staff/Emily Barnes
Attorney charged in Marietta mailbox explosion
Erin Fox, a paralegal for longtime Marietta attorney Marian Weeks, said her children could have been killed by an exp...
12:26 AM, Saturday, December 29
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KSU provides Chairman Lee with assistant
Cobb County Commission Chairman Tim Lee and Kennesaw State University are embarking on a new relationship by assignin...
12:25 AM, Saturday, December 29
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