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Man allegedly flashes child getting off school bus in Cher...
The incident took place around 4:14 p.m. in the Twin Pines subdivision off of Kellogg Creek Road, according to the Ch...
09:11 AM, Friday, April 26
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Jennifer Riapos, a Cobb Pregnancy Center intern from Kennesaw State University, counts baby bottles for a prospective client. <br>Staff/Kelly J. Huff
Pregnancy center set for largest fundraiser
A local nonprofit that offers free services for women and families is hosting its largest fundraiser ever this Satur...
12:54 AM, Friday, April 26
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Marietta Police Chief Dan Flynn talks Thursday about National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Joining the chief are: Georgia District Attorney Sam Olens, center; Rick Allen, director of the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency; and Harry Sommers with the Atlanta Division DEA Office. <br>Staff/Lindsay Field
Take-Back Day ready for prescription drugs
The sixth annual take-back day reminds consumers there are drop boxes at local police departments where they can anon...
12:52 AM, Friday, April 26
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The Cobb Board of Commissioners approved the construction of a four-story, 105-room Courtyard by Marriott near the intersection of Barrett Parkway and I-75. <br>Rendering special to the MDJ
Marriott gets green light for Town Center location
Property owner Peachtree Hotel Group is building the hotel on 1.3 acres, placing the 98 parking spaces under the hote...
12:47 AM, Friday, April 26
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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
Textbooks rejected: Board votes against books tied to Comm...
The board was considering buying more than 73,000 math materials, which included teaching booklets, hardback books an...
12:45 AM, Friday, April 26
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Gov. Nathan Deal
Common Core makes sense, says governor
“I think the misconception is that this was federally imposed on the state of Georgia and on the other states, and I ...
12:43 AM, Friday, April 26
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Sen. Tippins speaks on curriculum issue before school boar...
Tippins, who has grave concerns about Common Core, said the following: “I believe 100 percent in the right of the boa...
06:42 PM, Thursday, April 25
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Accident on 75 SB blocked traffic south of Canton Rd.
Marietta police workied an accident on I-75 southbound, south of Canton Road. The accident involved a soft drink tr...
06:00 PM, Thursday, April 25
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Gov. Nathan Deal, center, is applauded after putting his signature on House Bill 349 and making it law Thursday at the Marietta Kiwanis Club at the Hilton/Marietta Conference Center. From left are: Fulton County Superior Court Judge Todd Markle, Clayton County Juvenile Court Judge Steven Tesky, Executive Director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Council Chuck Spahos, Rep. Rich Golick ( R-Smyrna), Douglas County District Attorney David McDade and Sen. Judson Hill (R-east Cobb). <br>Staff/Kelly J. Huff
Deal signs crime reform bill in Cobb
Legislation to focus on less expensive ways to deal with non-violent offenders
03:00 PM, Thursday, April 25
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Actors were filming Wednesday on the Marietta Square for the made-for-TV Hallmark Channel movie ‘The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963.’
Councilman: A movie ‘raises Marietta’s profile’
The production crew for the made-for-TV movie “The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963” was on the Marietta Square for a ...
12:20 AM, Thursday, April 25
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Joe Dendy
GOP leaders join anti-Common Core stance
School board urged not to adopt national curriculum sponsored by President Obama
12:17 AM, Thursday, April 25
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Kennesaw man found dead in driveway had been shot
The body of Frank William Davidson, 52, was found by a family member in the driveway of his home at 3591 Paul Samuel ...
12:14 AM, Thursday, April 25
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Smyrna man indicted by feds on fraud, theft charges
A Smyrna man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges he stole the identities of thousands of taxpayers a...
12:00 AM, Thursday, April 25
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Budget shortfall $2M less than expected for Marietta schools
The Marietta School Board learned this week that the likely shortfall for next year’s budget is about $2 million less...
12:00 AM, Thursday, April 25
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Marietta firefighters Lt. Dale Blair and Ryan Jones, left, stand ready to put out the fire that capital campaign co-chairs Otis Brumby III, left with match, and former Gov. Roy Barnes, right with match, are prepared to burn the $1.5 million bank note on the Earl Smith Strand Theatre, and retire all debt by the end of the year. Standing by for the fire include, from left, Cobb Chairman Tim Lee, Friends of the Strand Treasurer Ralph Knight, Vice Chair Kim Gresh, Executive Committee member Gene Weeks, Vice Chair Steve Imler, Chair Emeritus Earl Smith, Executive Committee member Faye DiMassimo and Secretary Ron Carter. <br>Staff/Laura Moon
Lending Strand a hand — Group’s goal: Retire Marietta thea...
A group charged with raising funds for the iconic Earl Smith Strand Theatre is getting fired up about the possibilit...
12:00 AM, Thursday, April 25
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Wow Ms Harmaeyer, what you fail to see is that this is a TEAM ...
« @ Papermill gal wrote on Friday, May 17 at 03:28 PM »
It's time to step away from the bar... Georgia adopted Common ...
« @CobbCountyVoter wrote on Friday, May 17 at 03:23 PM »
You're wrong... Deal craftily proclaimed that; "That no educat...
« Coach'em up wrote on Friday, May 17 at 02:53 PM »
In theory your comment makes sense. Problem is, county rules d...