Bill Thrash
Bill Thrash
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Bladder cancer claims the life of Kennesaw Council...
09:37 AM, Friday, May 24
Countless friends and colleagues said though talking local politics was a favorite pastime for Thrash, his true passion was using his position to further the city and its residents. Thrash worked tirelessly to initiate youth programs, such as the ...

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The 12th annual Cherokee Friends Formal is tonight. Freshman Matthew Dowda-Taylor will be attending the dance. Here, his mother, Kathy Dowda-Taylor, helps him practice how to properly escort his friend, junior Ansley Key, in preparation for the event.
Special needs teens, peers to dance night away in downtown...
Put on at the Cherokee County Recreation Center in downtown Woodstock, the 12th annual Friends Formal is given by a c...
11:48 PM, Friday, May 03
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Bo Bryant, left, Les Saunders and Dr. Justin Boggs, seated, from Stonebridge Church in Marietta lead the participants in this year's Cobb County Prayer Breakfast at the Cobb Galleria Centre in praise and worship on Thursday morning. STAFF/LAURA MOON.
Powerful message: 1,000 meet for Cobb’s annual prayer brea...
Residents prayed for the county, state and nation, listened to scriptural readings, sang songs of worship and heard k...
12:25 AM, Friday, May 03
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David Hankerson
County manager a finalist in Fulton
Hankerson taking wait-and-see stance on potential offer
12:22 AM, Friday, May 03
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Joe Dendy, chairman of the Cobb Republican Party, speaks out against the Common Core program at a recent Cobb School Board meeting.<br>Staff/Kelly J. Huff
State school chief will dive into Cobb's Common Core debate
That Barge would come to Cobb to face what is likely to be a room full of fellow Republicans with deep-seated suspici...
12:17 AM, Friday, May 03
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Photo from Sky Fox 5
Cobb Fire Dept. tackles home fully engulfed in flames
The Cobb County Fire Department responded to a call at noon Thursday at an east Cobb residence with flames shooting ...
12:00 AM, Friday, May 03
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Cobb Police arrest Marietta suspect in park flashing
Man admits exposing himself to women
12:00 AM, Friday, May 03
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Karim Kabiroodin Damani
Marietta owner of Canton Texaco busted during synthetic po...
Cherokee Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad Commander Phil Price said agents arrested the Texaco station’s owner, Karim Kab...
12:00 AM, Friday, May 03
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Acworth votes to annex Cobb property
Mayor Tommy Allegood and the Board of Alderman approved annexing portions of unincorporated Cobb County into the Acwo...
12:00 AM, Friday, May 03
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Larry Hightower
Atlanta men named in RaceTrac theft
Larry Hightower, 33, and Marcus Dominique Strozier, 21, both of Atlanta, now have warrants for their arrest in the ro...
11:59 PM, Thursday, May 02
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Joseph T. Carr
Men accused of bilking woman, 91, out of $2.8M
Bail set at $100K, $500K for father, son in Cobb jail
12:27 AM, Thursday, May 02
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Jeff Crawford
Claims against principal dropped
Veteran educator had been accused of failing to report alleged rape
12:24 AM, Thursday, May 02
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The eighth annual SafeTeen Georgia Driving Academy will be this Saturday at the Cobb Galleria. This is a re-enactment of a car accident as a result of a teenager texting while driving.
SafeTeen event to teach students driving safety
Eighth annual SafeTeen Georgia Driving Academy given by the SafeAmerica Foundation on Saturday begins at 11 a.m. at t...
12:23 AM, Thursday, May 02
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Whitlock Avenue part of redevelopment bond talks
Given that the bond would be issued under the Urban Redevelopment Powers Law, the city’s economic development directo...
12:21 AM, Thursday, May 02
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Nathan Alexander Dotson
Acworth man wanted in Regions Bank robbery arrested at bus...
An arrest was made Tuesday evening in the robbery of a Regions Bank in Woodstock as the suspect attempted to leave to...
12:18 AM, Thursday, May 02
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When she was just 14 years old, Diagét Miller started Diagét Design Studio. She recently was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur foundation.
Young Entrepreneur: Passion for business, graphic design e...
One Sprayberry High School student has a talent that not many of her classmates or teachers know about — she runs a g...
12:16 AM, Thursday, May 02
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