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Evan Gekas, left, and Marc Nichols talk as Nichols cooks souvlaki-on-a-stick, which is pork marinated in spices, lemon juice and olive oil.<br>Staff photo by Jon-Michael Sullivan, jsullivan@mdjonline.com
23rd annual Greek Festival begins Friday
Countless diets will be put on hold when the Greek American community of Marietta prepares homemade Greek food and pa...
12:00 AM, Thursday, May 16
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Smyrna IHOP waiter charged with stealing from customers
An IHOP waiter was arrested Saturday and charged with stealing from customers and the restaurant, which is located on...
12:00 AM, Thursday, May 16
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William Hall
Elderly Marietta man missing from his Windy Hill home
Mr. Hall is a white male with blue eyes and white/gray hair, who stands six feet tall and weighs approximately 145 po...
09:33 AM, Wednesday, May 15
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Odell Littleton
Cobb Police looking for a missing elderly man from Powder ...
Odel Littleton was last seen at his home on Glenn Road in Powder Springs around noon on Tuesday. Littleton told his w...
09:18 AM, Wednesday, May 15
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Jmaal Keyes was reported missing on April 29. Police made an arrest in his death on May 9.
Authorities: Human remains found in missing Austell studen...
Human remains have been found by investigators near the home of a 17-year-old charged with murder in the disappearanc...
05:00 AM, Wednesday, May 15
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Dr. Gregory Taylor, a 22-year veteran of Marietta City Schools, titled his first release “Paradise Lost: The Unraveling of American Morals.”<br>Staff/Laura Moon
‘We’re going in the wrong direction’: Marietta educator pe...
Dr. Gregory Taylor, a 22-year veteran of Marietta City Schools, titled his first release “Paradise Lost: The Unraveli...
12:50 AM, Wednesday, May 15
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David Hankerson
Cobb's county manager pulls out in Fulton
Official says he was top choice for job but couldn’t get majority council votes
12:40 AM, Wednesday, May 15
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Q Massage health spa located at 1200 Ernest Barrett Parkway, located in a strip mall near U.S. Highway 41. STAFF/KELLY J. HUFF
Commissioners close spa connected to prostitution charges
In 2012, the county issued Qiyi Hao a health spa license to operate the massage business, but when Hao applied to ren...
12:36 AM, Wednesday, May 15
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Mary Finlayson
CCSD investigator’s resignation follows supervisor’s termi...
Jay Morrissey, an investigations manager with the school system, confirmed Tuesday he was resigning from his position...
12:31 AM, Wednesday, May 15
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WellStar Health System’s Reynold Jennings, left, and Board of Trustees Chairwoman Janie Maddox look through a copy of ‘Life Well-Lived,’ a book about the 20-year history of WellStar Health System.
WellStar celebrates milestone: Founders reunite for 20th a...
WellStar’s 20th anniversary reception at the Marietta Country Club on Tuesday united former colleagues, who engaged i...
12:20 AM, Wednesday, May 15
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Randy Scamihorn
Cobb school board budget front still quiet
The board is set to vote on the fiscal year 2014 budget, which includes an $86.4 million shortfall, during Thursday n...
12:18 AM, Wednesday, May 15
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Ancely Green, shown here in her Facebook profile picture, made her first appearance in court facing charges of armed robbery and evading arrest.
Bank heist suspect appears in court: Warrant lists woman a...
The woman who stands accused of robbing a west Cobb bank and leading police on a high-speed chase through the county ...
12:14 AM, Wednesday, May 15
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Joseph Pond
Pond’s ethics complaint against Birrell dismissed — again
JoAnn Birrell sat in the audience with her husband, Dave, and attorney, Fred Bentley Jr., as the board took just minu...
12:11 AM, Wednesday, May 15
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Emily Bowman
Woodstock hit-and-run victim going home
Family members of a Woodstock teen critically injured in a February hit-and-run in Athens say despite a recent downtu...
12:00 AM, Wednesday, May 15
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Cobb Crime Briefs
Today's Crime Briefs: A Kennesaw man charged with distributing child pornography, Predator accused of disabling monit...
12:26 PM, Tuesday, May 14
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