KSU levies $10 fee for parking at graduation cerem...
by Rachel Miller
12:00 AM, Saturday, May 25
Kennesaw State University charged a $10 parking fee for high school graduation ceremonies on its campus this week, leading to sticker shock for some family members of the graduates.

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Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-east Cobb.)
Isakson: A vigilant public can help combat terrorism
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) spoke to more than 450 people about taxes and terrorism during the Cobb Chamber of C...
12:19 AM, Tuesday, May 07
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Senate OKs bill allowing states to tax online sales
The Senate sided with traditional retailers and financially strapped state and local governments Monday by passing a ...
12:18 AM, Tuesday, May 07
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Jim Rhoden, second from right, accepts the Cobb County Lifetime Achievement Award from, from left, Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens, Cobb Chamber Chairman Greg Morgan and Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) during the Cobb Chamber of Commerce First Monday Breakfast.<br>Staff/Laura Moon
‘Mentor’ to county honored by Cobb Chamber
The Cobb Chamber honored Futren Corporation owner Jim Rhoden of east Cobb with the Cobb Lifetime Achievement Award on...
12:14 AM, Tuesday, May 07
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Businesses punished in underage alcohol sting
A popular restaurant and a convenience store both have had their alcohol licenses temporarily suspended after a polic...
12:13 AM, Tuesday, May 07
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Teacher award criteria mulled
One Cobb School Board member is asking the district to consider student performance when determining who can be nomin...
12:10 AM, Tuesday, May 07
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Lithia Springs Flooding
Flooding impacting parts of Cobb County
The park is nearly submerged, with swings and slides underwater. Authorities have closed off nearby roads in the area.
12:43 PM, Monday, May 06
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Otis Nixon
Former Braves star Otis Nixon arrested, faces charges of c...
Otis Nixon, 54, the speedy Braves center-fielder known for his steady glove, was charged with felony possession of co...
12:06 PM, Monday, May 06
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Ordinance forces Art Walk to dry out
Theresa Jenkins, director of the Marietta’s Welcome Center, pleaded with the City Council at a meeting last week to c...
12:19 AM, Monday, May 06
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Residents say walkway project is accident waiting to happen
Area residents attempted to halt Public Works Committee plans to connect Brown Avenue to Polk Street to allow neighbo...
12:19 AM, Monday, May 06
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Dave Matthews of Decatur prepares two ghost bikes he made in honor Lawrence Joseph Young and Joseph Gathambiri, who were struck and killed by drivers this year. He hopes to display the bikes following the fourth annual Ride of Silence on May 15 in Marietta.
Silent ride a memorial to cyclists who were injured or kil...
This year’s Ride of Silence, which annually honors bicyclists who were injured or killed in accidents involving cars,...
12:16 AM, Monday, May 06
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Front row from left, former Georgia governors Carl Sanders and Roy Barnes; back row from left, Joe Daniell, son of former Cobb County School Board member Herman Daniell; former Marietta City Schools Superintendent Lloyd Cox and former Cobb County School Board member John Strother gather to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Kennesaw State University.
Class is in Session: Governors Sanders, Barnes on rise of KSU
As the 25,000-student Kennesaw State University prepares to mark its 50th anniversary this October, some of the peopl...
12:12 AM, Monday, May 06
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Marietta resident Khalilah Greer competes in rhythmic gymnastics during this year’s USAGymnastics Special Olympics Championships.
Locals compete in Special Olympics championships
Almost 50 Special Olympics athletes from Cobb competed against participants from 12 different states and Canada in th...
12:12 AM, Monday, May 06
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Sheriff: Train killed Austell residents
Three people died when a passenger train smashed into a car as it moved over railroad tracks at a darkened, unprotect...
12:42 AM, Sunday, May 05
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Georgia State School Superintendent and Campbell High School graduate John Barge, above, addresses a packed room of Republicans on Saturday morning during the Cobb County GOP annual breakfast, offering insight to the Common Core curriculum, which the Cobb County Board of Education rejected in a 4-3 vote to pay $7.5 million for new math textbooks. <br>Staff/Kelly J. Huff
Getting to the (Common) Core of the matter
Ga. schools superintendent addresses concerns about a federal curriculum
12:41 AM, Sunday, May 05
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Renee Southland and Eugene Anderson display the Alpharetta-Smyrna Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity’s banner at an event with Krimson Community Foundation to screen ‘42,’ the story of Jackie Robinson, at the NGC Cinemas in Marietta.
Mentoring program participants gather for ‘42’ screening
The constant cold rain Saturday made it a perfect morning to go to the movie theater, and an audience invited by the ...
12:37 AM, Sunday, May 05
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