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Police looking for south Cobb robbery suspect
by Marietta Daily Journal Staff
11:48 AM, Thursday, May 23
Cobb County Police are asking for the public's help in locating on suspect who they believe robbed two separate stores at gunpoint over a two-week period in south Cobb.   According to a release from Sgt. Dana Pierce, the first armed robbery h...

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Flood watch remains in effect as rain continues
Look for the rain to stick around a bit longer
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UPDATE: Whitlock reopened at Brookwood in Marietta
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06:43 AM, Wednesday, January 16
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Sheriff launches investigation into threatening letter sen...
Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren said Tuesday his office is taking a recent threat against a judge seriously.
06:00 AM, Wednesday, January 16
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Development board member is unhappy answering to the Chamb...
A Development Authority of Cobb County board member criticized the relationship the Authority has with the Cobb Chamb...
12:17 AM, Wednesday, January 16
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Market analyst Rick Padgett with Huntley Partners, right, goes over proposed redevelopment plans for the Marietta University Enhancement District study with officials from the city of Marietta, Life University and Southern Polytechnic State University during a two-hour workshop Tuesday night at Southern Polytechnic.<br>Staff/Todd Hull
Officials agree: Enhancement plan good idea
All parties represented Tuesday agreed they share similar favorable ideas about the new MU2 project, the 862-acre Mar...
12:06 AM, Wednesday, January 16
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Auditorium fund grows by $64,900; Marietta High’s foundati...
Slightly more than $64,000 in endowment funds have already been collected by the Marietta Schools Foundation for the ...
12:00 AM, Wednesday, January 16
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Charles Gregory sits for an interview with the Marietta Daily Journal staff on Aug. 20. <br> Photo by Todd Hull
Rep. Gregory files bill on jurors’ rights
State Rep. Charles Gregory (R-Kennesaw) has filed a bill that would ensure jurors are informed of their rights, inclu...
12:00 AM, Wednesday, January 16
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Flood watch, warning issued as rain continues to drench area
Flood watch issued for Cobb County
08:30 AM, Tuesday, January 15
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Sen. Steve Thompson (D-Marietta) reviews literature during the first day of the legislative session at the State Capitol on Monday morning. Five of Cobb’s senators voted for a rule capping lobbyists’ gifts at $100.<br>Staff/Laura Moon
Cobb senators jump into legislative session by giving the ...
Five of Cobb’s six state senators voted on Monday, the first day of the 2013 legislative session, to impose a rule th...
07:00 AM, Tuesday, January 15
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Chairman Tim Lee said Monday that the EDGE program is ‘vitally important to the long-term success of our great county.’<br>Staff/Samantha M. Shal
Lee: Cobb has an EDGE when it comes to economic development
The chairman of the Cobb Commission points to low tax rates and trimmed budgets as key drivers in keeping the county ...
03:48 AM, Tuesday, January 15
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Michael Lee Lightsey
Man arrested in standoff to face felony terror charges
When Cobb County Sheriff’s Office deputies and investigators attempted to serve an arrest warrant at an east Cobb hom...
11:53 PM, Monday, January 14
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Tow truck removed after residents protest to city
Protests last week by neighbors led to the end of what they deemed an annoyance at Lewis Park just north of the Squar...
11:52 PM, Monday, January 14
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Sen. Hunter Hill (R-Smyrna) photographs family and friends Monday sitting in the senate gallery as his wife, Shannan, right, and mother, Dicksie King, look on. Hill was later sworn into office during the first day of the 2013 state legislative session.<br>Staff/Laura Moon
Cobb senators take top positions
Cobb state senators were elevated to influential appointments on Monday with Lindsey Tippins (R-west Cobb) named chai...
11:50 PM, Monday, January 14
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Marietta seeking to get parents more involved in schools
Getting parents involved in students’ education is something officials at Marietta City Schools take seriously and ha...
11:46 PM, Monday, January 14
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Cobb school board to look at ’14 budget
The Cobb County School Board will get its first in-depth look at next year’s budgeting process when it comes together...
11:45 PM, Monday, January 14
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