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A Cobb Sheriff's Deputy directs Chance, a bomb detection canine, to inspect the landscaping around the Superior Courthouse on Wednesday morning. STAFF/LAURA MOON.
Cobb Courthouse locked down after bomb threat
Sheriff’s deputies directed people attempting to enter the Cobb State Courthouse back to Glover Park to wait while ex...
02:08 AM, Thursday, January 03
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Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-east Cobb.)
Isakson: Fiscal cliff deal makes Bush tax rates permanent
Isakson said he voted for the deal because it made permanent the Bush tax rates for “99.1 percent” of the American pe...
12:07 AM, Thursday, January 03
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Arrest made in Marietta robbery
Ten months of investigative work have resulted in the arrest of a McDonough man who allegedly tied up a Marietta resi...
10:30 PM, Wednesday, January 02
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Jim and Brittany Roberts welcomed twin boys into their family on New Year’s Day. Here, they hold Gage Cooper as Jasper Peyton rests in intensive care.
Couple finds double joy on New Year’s Day
Jim and Brittany Roberts of Douglasville welcomed a second set of twin boys into the world early Tuesday morning at W...
03:05 PM, Wednesday, January 02
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Tom Price
U.S. Rep. Price opposes $900 pay raise for Congress
In addition to passing legislation that would block across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts, U.S. officials ...
12:46 AM, Wednesday, January 02
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Driving permits expanded under new DUI law
Georgia law has changed, effective Jan. 1, regarding limited licenses for those convicted of driving under the influe...
12:45 AM, Wednesday, January 02
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Senator Judson Hill <br>(R-Marietta)
Cobb lawmakers have eye on balancing state budget
Georgia lawmakers, who are set to start their 2013 session in two weeks, are already looking at the achievements they...
12:37 AM, Wednesday, January 02
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Police identify man hit by train on New Year's Eve
MARIETTA - Marietta Police have identified the man who died Monday after a train struck him near the Marietta Square...
12:22 PM, Tuesday, January 01
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Patrick Burr
Police arrest Marietta man in shooting death
Police have arrested a woman’s ex-boyfriend in connection with the Sunday afternoon shooting death of a man at a home...
12:15 AM, Tuesday, January 01
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Marietta hands attorney mailbox bombing to Fed
Marietta Police Chief Dan Flynn said he’s turned the case of a law firm’s exploding mailbox over to the Bureau of Alc...
12:14 AM, Tuesday, January 01
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Members of the Just Fitness 4U club’s Silver Sneakers program exercise with dumbbells Monday. Staff/Samantha M. Shal
Cobb residents can’t wait to shed weight
It’s that time of year again when anyone and everyone decides what their New Year’s resolutions will be, and like man...
12:10 AM, Tuesday, January 01
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Exercise, work hard and cut sugar: Leaders share resolutions
The first day of 2013 for some residents will not be complete without vowing to break a bad habit or form a good one.
12:07 AM, Tuesday, January 01
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Police believe Smyrna shooting was drug-related
Smyrna Police are trying to identify a suspect in the killing of a man they say was involved in a drug-related incide...
12:05 AM, Tuesday, January 01
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Developer dealt losses in fight against city
MARIETTA — Waleed “Lee” Jaraysi saw two more losses this month in his years-long litigation with the city of Marietta...
12:04 AM, Tuesday, January 01
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Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-east Cobb.)
Senator Isakson anticipates ‘fiscal cliff’ deal before dea...
U.S Sen. Johnny Isakson predicts Republicans and Democrats will reach a deal to avoid the “fiscal cliff” federal tax...
01:05 PM, Monday, December 31
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