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A digital speed limit sign reminds drivers of their speed along Church Street just south of WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. Next month, The Slow Down Marietta campaign will target motorists who speed through the neighborhood located between the Marietta Square and Cobb Parkway.<br>Staff/Laura Moon
Slow Down Marietta campaign to crack down on motorists who...
“(We will) crack down on speeders with the goal of making our streets and communities safer for residents,” City Coun...
12:44 AM, Saturday, January 12
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WellStar reports rise in flu cases
WellStar is reporting 37 times as many flu cases at its five hospitals in December 2012 than during the same month a ...
12:40 AM, Saturday, January 12
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A Marietta Police security tower is set up at Al Burruss Park in Marietta. The park is in an area the city made improvements to in order to keep out men who take part in illegal sex acts, but the presence of the tower does not mean more crime has been taking place there, according to the police department.<br>Staff/Emily Barnes
Surveillance tower used as deterrent in Marietta park
“It’s just there to be a deterrent and to keep a watchful eye,” said Marietta Police spokesman Officer David Baldwin....
12:34 AM, Saturday, January 12
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WellStar acquires Solvay property
WellStar Health System has added a 112,000-square-foot building to house some of its administrative offices.
12:11 AM, Saturday, January 12
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Above: Life University doctoral student Lisa Stafford tutors Marietta City Schools sixth-graders during the Mentoring for Leadership after-school program.<br>Staff/Samantha M. Shal
Nonprofit hopes to connect more students with mentors
A local group is looking for more help in putting young people in the community on the right track.
12:09 AM, Saturday, January 12
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Council denies auto shop roof repair request
After contentious comments between an auto repair shop owner and his residential neighbors, the Marietta City Council...
12:05 AM, Saturday, January 12
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U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Marietta) speaks before members of the Smyrna Area Council of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce on Thursday morning at the Smyrna Community Center. Gingrey issued a statement Friday saying his remarks at the meeting regarding rape were ‘misconstrued.’<br>Staff/Laura Moon
Gingrey: Rape comments not defending Akin
Republican Rep. Phil Gingrey, an OB-GYN since 1975, said former Rep. Todd Akin was “partly right” when he said women’...
11:55 PM, Friday, January 11
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Kennesaw mayor to serve on League of Cities committee
KENNESAW — Kennesaw Mayor Mark Mathews has been appointed to the National League of Cities 2013 community and econom...
10:24 AM, Friday, January 11
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Jessica Colotl<br>MDJ Staff/ Laura Moon
Criminal charges dismissed in Jessica Colotl case
Colotl was brought to the U.S. illegally from Mexico when she was 11. She was arrested in March 2010 on charges of dr...
12:30 AM, Friday, January 11
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Marietta City Councilman Anthony Coleman, left, presents the Rev. Dwight C. Graves Day proclamation to Graves’ widow, Cheryl, at City Hall on Thursday.<br>Staff/Noreen Cochran
Marietta Council proclaims day to honor late pastor
Thursday was the Rev. Dwight C. Graves Day in the city of Marietta, according to a proclamation issued by Mayor Steve...
12:30 AM, Friday, January 11
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Fewer county homes to hit auction block
Nearly a third fewer foreclosures in Cobb County were reported for the upcoming February auction than were made avail...
12:28 AM, Friday, January 11
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Cobb Chief Magistrate Frank Cox
Cobb judge says oversight led to wedding fee collection
Until last month, couples who asked the court to perform marriage ceremonies were charged a $30 fee if the ceremony w...
12:28 AM, Friday, January 11
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Contractor Joe Ciaglia, left, and Earth Contours CEO Mike Davis — who will be building the structure and completing the site work — discuss their plan of attack for completing the first phase of the plaza, including timeline and utilities, before Thursday morning’s groundbreaking ceremony of the Kennesaw skate park.<br>Staff/Laura Moon
Kennesaw breaks ground on $1.8 million skate park
Shovels dug into earth at the 42-acre Swift-Cantrell Park in Kennesaw on Thursday at a groundbreaking ceremony for Ph...
12:26 AM, Friday, January 11
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U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Marietta) (MDJ Staff/Laura Moon)
Gingrey speaks out on the issue of 'legitimate rape' and guns
Update: now with Rep. Gingrey's statement about the comments.... U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Marietta) tackled such sen...
12:25 AM, Friday, January 11
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Community reacts to unusual board election
Former Cobb County School Board members and representatives from the local teacher associations said that while the m...
12:24 AM, Friday, January 11
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