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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WellStar celebrates 20th anniversary
Friends and supporters of the nonprofit WellStar Health System will gather Tuesday for a luncheon at the Marietta Cou...
11:49 PM, Sunday, May 12
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School system will again talk budget
The Marietta City School Board is on tap to approve its $81.8 million General Fund budget for next school year, along...
10:59 PM, Sunday, May 12
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Kennesaw State University president Dan Papp, center in hard hat, was one of many people who attended a celebratory groundbreaking ceremony Friday for the university’s new multi-million dollar Bagwell College of Education.
KSU's Bagwell College is growing
As the number of future teachers and educational leaders enrolling at Kennesaw State University continues to grow, so...
10:55 PM, Sunday, May 12
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Workers from the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority cut a replacement pipe during repairs to the broken line Sunday afternoon.
Water main break closes Cobb Parkway
Cobb Parkway, just north of Roswell Road, was closed for more than five hours Saturday night while emergency crews fr...
06:34 PM, Sunday, May 12
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Jody Wilson
Cobb restaurateur turned bomb threat suspect
Bomb threats happen all the time. At schools, malls, courthouses. The perpetrators, more often than not, never get ca...
12:24 AM, Sunday, May 12
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Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-east Cobb.)
Isakson under pressure: GOP eyes senator on immigration vote
As Congress takes up a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s immigration system, U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) has com...
12:21 AM, Sunday, May 12
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Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), right, presents former Marietta City Schools Superintendent Loyd Cox with a United States flag during Cox’s birthday lunch Friday. The flag flew over the U.S. Capitol on May 9 in Cox’s honor. <br>Staff/Laura Moon
Former Marietta schools chief Cox lauded
Community celebrates 93rd birthday of man who helped bring in desegregation
12:20 AM, Sunday, May 12
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Baylei Budreski, 11, wrote a short Mother's Day essay about her mother, Apryle, and why she's so important. The essay won Baylei a diamond for her mom from David Douglas Diamond and Jewelry.
Diamonds for Mom: Cobb students write essays to win gems
One east Cobb mother said it was quite a surprise to learn that her daughter had won her a diamond for Mother’s Day, ...
12:14 AM, Sunday, May 12
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Twenty-four-year Austell Mayor Joe Jerkins walks around downtown at the intersection of Love and Jefferson streets Friday to check out improvements, including decorative brickwork meant to enhance the city image.<br>Staff/Kelly J. Huff
Still room for improvement: $2M grant does little to revit...
Improvements include a tree-lined median, brick-paver sidewalk enhancements and black metal light posts meant to add ...
12:12 AM, Sunday, May 12
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Mark Maguire
Cobb Life director wins Green Eyeshade Award
The contest, sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists and now in its 63rd year, recognizes the best journ...
12:07 AM, Sunday, May 12
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Runners push for personal best in Kennesaw race
Swift-Cantrell Classic promotes children running at a young age
12:00 AM, Sunday, May 12
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Mary Finlayson
Cobb schools' top investigator may be out
Multiple sources close to the situation told the MDJ that Mary Finlayson, the district’s professional standards and e...
12:32 AM, Saturday, May 11
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Pre-kindergarten teacher Natalie Kane sounds out the word Friday and she goes over the days of the week with her class at St. Benedict's Episcopal Day School in Smyrna.<br>Staff/Laura Moon
St. Benedict's school expansion a step closer
After half-dozen appearances before zoning board, plans now go to Cobb commissioners for official vote
12:23 AM, Saturday, May 11
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17-year-old charged in murder of college student, 19, from...
A teenager has been apprehended and charged with murder in the case of a Middle Georgia State College student missing...
12:00 AM, Saturday, May 11
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David Hankerson
Hankerson to ask board to hire Jessica Gill as senior serv...
County Manager David Hankerson will ask the Cobb Board of Commissioners to hire Jessica Gill, a manager with Sunrise ...
12:00 AM, Saturday, May 11
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