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In this Thursday, June 23, 2005 photo, Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks, (D-Atlanta), speaks to reporters during a news conference in Savannah, Ga. United States Attorney Sally Yates announced Thursday, May 16, 2013 that a federal grand jury has indicted Brooks over allegations claiming he misappropriated more than $1 million in charitable funds. Brooks was charged Thursday with 30 counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and false tax returns. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)

Attorney: Brooks didn't steal money from groups

by Kate Brumback, Associated Press

02:55 PM, Thursday, May 23

Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks may not be a great bookkeeper, but he's not a crook, former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes said Thursday.

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Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, at the corner of Bell and School streets in Acworth is a ‘preservation priority’ of the Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society.<br>Special to the MDJ

Historic Acworth church to get help from Turner Chapel
Bethel A.M.E., at the corner of Bell and School Streets, was built in 1882, and in 2002 it was included on the Nation...

12:46 AM, Wednesday, December 19

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Smyrna to deal with redistricting during new year
City spokeswoman Jennifer Bennett said the city would schedule a meeting with residents of Wards 2 and 3 in January. ...

12:43 AM, Wednesday, December 19

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Marietta Superientendent Emily Lembeck. <br> File photo

Marietta school board hears about new core standards
For more than half of Tuesday night’s two-hour Marietta school board meeting, members learned more about the Georgia ...

12:40 AM, Wednesday, December 19

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Commissioner-elect Cupid off to rocky start with her futur...
Commissioner-elect Lisa Cupid’s working relationship with the rest of the Board of Commissioners got off to a rocky s...

12:39 AM, Wednesday, December 19

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Cobb commission orders man to remove his amateur radio tow...
The Board of Commissioners gave a west Cobb man until May 19 to remove three of the four radio towers he operates out...

12:39 AM, Wednesday, December 19

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Man sentenced in girlfriend’s murder
Nuckles’ criminal history includes arrest in Cobb

12:00 AM, Wednesday, December 19

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Middle school helps with dying boy’s Christmas wish
Between taking final exams and preparing for the holiday season, Creekland Middle School students have spent the last...

11:59 PM, Tuesday, December 18

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Officer Sean Callahan - (Clayton County Police Department)

Slain officer was Lassiter grad; East Cobb community feels...
A 2006 Lassiter High School graduate who was killed in the line of duty this week is being remembered as nurturing, s...

03:40 PM, Tuesday, December 18

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In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, Connecticut State Police lead children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., following a reported shooting there Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Newtown Bee, Shannon Hicks)

Leaders from around Cobb say use of more gun control is no...
County Chairman Tim Lee and four Cobb mayors say gun control is not the solution to preventing future massacres like ...

03:10 PM, Tuesday, December 18

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School safety plans under review in Cobb
Cobb’s two school districts and a number of area private schools are all revisiting their emergency response plans an...

03:00 PM, Tuesday, December 18

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WellStar, Piedmont plan sales for health insurance
WellStar Health System will begin selling health insurance in 2014 in another joint collaboration with Piedmont Healt...

02:50 PM, Tuesday, December 18

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Marietta resident Inesa Miller, left, receives some help from Cortneé Johnson of Marietta with her cap and tassle as they each prepare to graduate with an associate degree in Business Administrative Technology during Monday morning’s Chattahoochee Technical College
commencement. <br>Staff/Laura Moon

Chattahoochee Tech graduates 1,100 during fall commencement
Shan Cooper encouraged Chattahoochee Technical College’s fall graduates to be responsible, resilient and reinvent the...

11:33 PM, Monday, December 17

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Kennesaw sets its sights on underage drinking at parties
Funeral homes and house parties were on the radar of the city of Kennesaw at its City Council meeting Monday night.

11:31 PM, Monday, December 17

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Marietta redevelopment study moves closer to reality
A 3.5-mile stretch of Cobb Parkway between Frey’s Gin Road, where Interstate 75 crosses over Roswell Road and Canton ...

11:30 PM, Monday, December 17

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Emergency crews responded to a serious crash on Interstate 75 in Cobb County on Monday afternoon. (Fox 5 Atlanta)

Acworth woman killed in Interstate 75 crash
MARIETTA — An Acworth woman was killed in a car crash on Interstate 75 on Monday. According to Cobb Police, 24-year-o...

03:52 PM, Monday, December 17

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Cobb schools' top investigator may be out | 05.11.13 - 12:32 am by Megan Thornton The Marietta Daily Journal Copyright 2013 The Marietta Daily Journal. All rights reserved.

Bank robbery drama unfolds across Cobb | 05.13.13 - 11:43 am by Lindsay Field The Marietta Daily Journal Copyright 2013 The Marietta Daily Journal. All rights reserved.

Men accused of bilking woman, 91, out of $2.8M | 05.02.13 - 12:27 am The Marietta Daily Journal Copyright 2013 The Marietta Daily Journal. All rights reserved.

CCSD investigator’s resignation follows supervisor’s termination | 05.15.13 - 12:31 am by Megan Thornton The Marietta Daily Journal Copyright 2013 The Marietta Daily Journal. All rights reserved.

Cobb settles on tentative budget cuts: Cutting 182 teachers, dipping into reserv... | 04.30.13 - 12:24 am by Lindsay Field The Marietta Daily Journal Copyright 2013 The Marietta Daily Journal. All rights reserved.

Cobb School’s $856 million budget includes some cuts and time off | 05.17.13 - 12:21 am by Lindsay Field The Marietta Daily Journal Copyright 2013 The Marietta Daily Journal. All rights reserved.

Superhero: Lassiter students dress up to surprise 17-year-old | 05.01.13 - 12:41 am by Lindsay Field The Marietta Daily Journal Copyright 2013 The Marietta Daily Journal. All rights reserved.

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Dramatic weight loss can sometimes lead to fear of eating | 05.05.13 - 10:48 pm The Marietta Daily Journal Copyright 2013 The Marietta Daily Journal. All rights reserved.

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Cobb schools' top investigator may be out | 05.11.13 - 12:32 am

Bank robbery drama unfolds across Cobb | 05.13.13 - 11:43 am

Men accused of bilking woman, 91, out of $2.8M | 05.02.13 - 12:27 am

CCSD investigator’s resignation follows supervisor’s termination | 05.15.13 - 12:31 am

Cobb settles on tentative budget cuts: Cutting 182 teachers, dipping into reserv... | 04.30.13 - 12:24 am

Cobb School’s $856 million budget includes some cuts and time off | 05.17.13 - 12:21 am

Superhero: Lassiter students dress up to surprise 17-year-old | 05.01.13 - 12:41 am

Chris Kelly of 1990s rap duo Kris Kross dies | 05.02.13 - 08:59 am

Dramatic weight loss can sometimes lead to fear of eating | 05.05.13 - 10:48 pm

Worries over cuts have teachers at ‘breaking point’ | 05.16.13 - 07:26 am