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Woman living in hotel charged after toddler found ...
by Marietta Daily Journal Staff
01:21 PM, Tuesday, May 21
A local woman living in a hotel in Kennesaw is accused of neglecting her 4-year-old child after leaving the child home alone for six hours. Fumiko Blakely allegedly left her child without supervision at the Green Roof Inn and Suites while she w...

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Youth summit to focus on underage drinking
Organizers of the summit, the fourth annual event sponsored by the Cobb Alcohol Taskforce, are hoping to have 75 stud...
12:00 AM, Thursday, January 17
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Cobb representatives receive their Committee assignments
The 15 Cobb state representatives in the Georgia House could have done better than the assignments given to them by H...
12:00 AM, Thursday, January 17
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Sally Quillian Yates
2 Cobb men arraigned on federal child porn charges
A Mableton school bus driver and a college music instructor from Smyrna were arraigned in federal court Wednesday on ...
12:00 AM, Thursday, January 17
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Codie Khanamakhom
Marietta man faces fleeing charges
In the latest arrest, Khanamakhom was pulled over around 1:38 a.m. on Jan. 5 after failing to maintain lane while hea...
11:58 PM, Wednesday, January 16
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National Weather Service increases the chance snow for Thu...
ATLANTA (AP) — Much of north Georgia was under a flood watch as forecasters warned of the potential for freezing r...
02:38 PM, Wednesday, January 16
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Charles Dale Mack Jr.
Marietta man reported missing
The Marietta Police Department said Wednesday that the family of Charles Dale Mack Jr. has reported him missing. M...
12:50 PM, Wednesday, January 16
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Man killed in Tuesday accident on South Cobb Drive
MARIETTA – A man was killed late Tuesday in a car accident on South Cobb Drive, police said. Police have yet to re...
12:31 PM, Wednesday, January 16
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Flood watch remains in effect as rain continues
Look for the rain to stick around a bit longer
08:46 AM, Wednesday, January 16
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UPDATE: Whitlock reopened at Brookwood in Marietta
UPDATE: 9:25 Road is back open A road in Marietta is closed after a tree fell on a vehicle early Wednesday morning. ...
06:43 AM, Wednesday, January 16
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Cobb County Superior Court Judge Reuben Green <br> (MDJ/Laura Moon)
Sheriff launches investigation into threatening letter sen...
Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren said Tuesday his office is taking a recent threat against a judge seriously.
06:00 AM, Wednesday, January 16
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Development board member is unhappy answering to the Chamb...
A Development Authority of Cobb County board member criticized the relationship the Authority has with the Cobb Chamb...
12:17 AM, Wednesday, January 16
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Market analyst Rick Padgett with Huntley Partners, right, goes over proposed redevelopment plans for the Marietta University Enhancement District study with officials from the city of Marietta, Life University and Southern Polytechnic State University during a two-hour workshop Tuesday night at Southern Polytechnic.<br>Staff/Todd Hull
Officials agree: Enhancement plan good idea
All parties represented Tuesday agreed they share similar favorable ideas about the new MU2 project, the 862-acre Mar...
12:06 AM, Wednesday, January 16
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Auditorium fund grows by $64,900; Marietta High’s foundati...
Slightly more than $64,000 in endowment funds have already been collected by the Marietta Schools Foundation for the ...
12:00 AM, Wednesday, January 16
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Charles Gregory sits for an interview with the Marietta Daily Journal staff on Aug. 20. <br> Photo by Todd Hull
Rep. Gregory files bill on jurors’ rights
State Rep. Charles Gregory (R-Kennesaw) has filed a bill that would ensure jurors are informed of their rights, inclu...
12:00 AM, Wednesday, January 16
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Flood watch, warning issued as rain continues to drench area
Flood watch issued for Cobb County
08:30 AM, Tuesday, January 15
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