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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School bus driver facing child molestation charges
Freddie Lee Bates, 41, of Austell, was arrested Tuesday by Cobb County Police on charges of felony rape, incest, aggr...
12:00 AM, Saturday, December 22
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Senior Director of the Global Disaster Response team Kip Scheidler from Habitat for Humanity International, left, and Phil Scheidler, load up the last of their vans as they get on their way to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Twenty-four vans, costing $817,000, were donated by Chevrolet and will be fully outfitted with $180,000 worth of repair tools and equipment donated by Lowe’s and the Robert Bosch Tool Corp. at a Lowe’s in Charlotte, N.C.<br>Staff/Nathan Self
Caravan to help victims of hurricane
Twenty-four vans, costing $817,000, were donated by Chevrolet and will be fully outfitted with $180,000 worth of repa...
12:00 AM, Saturday, December 22
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Austell crash kills 1, injures 3
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09:12 AM, Friday, December 21
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Charles Gregory sits for an interview with the Marietta Daily Journal staff on Aug. 20. <br> Photo by Todd Hull
Kennesaw’s Gregory eyes new gun laws
Legislator pre-files bills; proposes nixing concealed weapon license
12:57 AM, Friday, December 21
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the tower at McCollum Field
BoC OKs $2.56M control tower for McCollum Field
Commissioners issued a request for qualifications for the tower during Thursday’s board meeting in a 4-0 vote, with W...
12:51 AM, Friday, December 21
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Freshman Ethan Sobel, 14, gets ready to bang on the bass drum during practice for the Tournament of Roses Parade.<br>staff/Emily Barnes
Lassiter High's Marching Trojans making fourth trip to Pas...
Even though they didn’t get to practice outside Thursday, Lassiter’s band didn't let their spirits get dampened ahead...
12:44 AM, Friday, December 21
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A rendering of the new Kennesaw Skatepark complex.<br>Special to the MDJ
Kennesaw ready to break ground on Skatepark
The city of Kennesaw is set to break ground on the Kennesaw Skatepark at Swift-Cantrell Park in January. The ceremony...
12:39 AM, Friday, December 21
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Traton gets nod on new development; Company to build 45 si...
Even though it wasn’t the highest bidder, Traton Homes got the nod from the Marietta Housing Authority to buy the 10....
12:38 AM, Friday, December 21
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Fulton changes school performance expectations
A new performance management system, currently being implemented by Fulton County Schools, is designed to take Fulton...
12:00 AM, Friday, December 21
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Talk of ban triggers rise in gun sales in Cobb
On Monday and Tuesday, the Cobb Probate Court saw about three times as many concealed-weapons applications as usual, ...
09:14 AM, Thursday, December 20
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Marietta school district and police department meet to rev...
The two-hour conference included a systemic review of confidential security systems, security plans, and school emerg...
09:06 AM, Thursday, December 20
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Local will serve life sentence in murder
Mableton man blames meds in wife’s death
09:05 AM, Thursday, December 20
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Students at Tritt Elementary in east Cobb raised money to help a school district hit by Hurricane Sandy. The idea was the effort of a third-grader named Eli Medof who approached Tritt's principal and student council for their support. Above: Eli helps box up cards and letters written for the East Rockaway school district on Tuesday morning. <br>Staff/Todd Hull
Tritt students raise $5,704 for children affected by Sandy
By Dec. 14, the elementary students raised $5,704 on their own, got support from the Pope High student council and Ke...
09:01 AM, Thursday, December 20
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2 voice interest in leading Cobb school board
The group will meet Jan. 9 at 5 p.m. in the district’s boardroom to nominate candidates. For 2012, east Cobb’s Scott ...
09:00 AM, Thursday, December 20
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Cobb County Tax Commissioner Gail Downing speaks about the upcoming new taxation of motor vehicles. (MDJ Staff/Laura Moon)
New state car tax law coming in March
Vehicle owners will pay an upfront fee that replaces the sales tax and annual ad valorem tax. But while the initial c...
12:39 AM, Thursday, December 20
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