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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KSU levies $10 fee for parking at graduation ceremonies
Kennesaw State University charged a $10 parking fee for high school graduation ceremonies on its campus this week, le...
12:00 AM, Saturday, May 25
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Marietta High School senior Brooke Donnelly has filled many leadership roles and will take her talents to Washington and Lee University in the fall. ‘Washington and Lee has a gem coming their way,’ says one of her teachers. <br>Staff/Kelly J. Huff
A real gem: Brooke Donnelly lauded for academic, athletic,...
Marietta High senior Brooke Donnelly got to the top of her class by taking seriously her academics, athletics and lea...
12:00 AM, Saturday, May 25
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Captain Kid's Cove at Six Flags White Water in Marietta.
Six Flags White Water's Typhoon Twister debuts Memorial Da...
Six Flags White Water is debuting its newest attraction, the Typhoon Twister, this weekend. The water park opened for...
11:00 PM, Friday, May 24
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Teasley Elementary School was more than 200 students over capacity this school year, with some teachers instructing as many as 30 students at a time or working with two classes in one room at a time.
Students displaced during upgrades: Teasley to undergo tw...
It might involve two years of inconvenience for many, but Teasley Elementary School parents say they are excited abou...
10:50 PM, Friday, May 24
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Marietta man charged with child molestation
A Marietta man is charged with child molestation after he reportedly removed a young girl’s clothing.
10:47 PM, Friday, May 24
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Man arrested in CITGO cigarette theft
A Marietta man is charged with burglary after he allegedly broke into a CITGO gas station and stole multiple cartons ...
10:47 PM, Friday, May 24
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Mableton man accused of using brick to damage car
A local man is accused of deliberately damaging a woman’s car in a McDonald’s parking lot on Austell Road in Austell.
10:45 PM, Friday, May 24
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Bill Thrash
Bladder cancer claims the life of Kennesaw Councilman Bill...
Service above self, especially helping young Kennesaw residents, is the legacy longtime Councilman William E. “Bill” ...
09:37 AM, Friday, May 24
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Spirits maker Mark Allen has a location at 2950 Moon Station Road in Kennesaw looking ready for brewing his "Lazy Guy" whiskey. STAFF/KELLY J. HUFF
Reduced fees help lure businesses to Kennesaw
Separate incentives packages were unanimously approved at Monday night’s council meeting for the Green Roof Inn and D...
12:05 AM, Friday, May 24
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Lisa Cupid
Commissioner Cupid's board and agency appointments coming ...
Lisa Cupid will announce 20 of the 29 appointments today to the various county boards and agencies it is her respons...
12:02 AM, Friday, May 24
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North Cobb High School senior David Reagan, who also is a cross country runner and track athlete for the Warriors, has been accepted into the Army ROTC program at the University of Georgia, where he will attend in the fall. <br>Staff/Kelly J. Huff
A military calling ... David Reagan following in footsteps...
One North Cobb High School senior intends to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfathers after college by ...
12:00 AM, Friday, May 24
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Jose Zamora
Osborne senior in critical condition after Fairground Stre...
Teen in critical condition; misses graduation after 3-car crash
12:00 AM, Friday, May 24
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Deborah Dance
Cobb Chairman supports assistant as county attorney
County Chairman Tim Lee wants the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday to approve Assistant County Attorney Deborah Danc...
12:00 AM, Friday, May 24
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Cobb police search vehicles at the Cumberland Festival shopping center Wednesday in response to a reported bomb threat. <br> Staff/ Laura Moon
Police say Cumberland bomb situation was just "a misunders...
After calling in the Cobb County Bomb Squad, closing down a portion of Cobb Parkway for nearly two hours and evacuati...
12:00 AM, Friday, May 24
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Nelson resident joins in lawsuit against city by gun contr...
The city of Nelson was officially served with a lawsuit Thursday brought by the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence ...
11:00 PM, Thursday, May 23
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