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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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Legislation may prompt charter for Cobb school district
Cobb’s school board is eyeing a state bill that would require school districts to apply for charter system status or ...
03:18 AM, Monday, January 21
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Sharif Alexis, left, is one of about 40 Norton Park Elementary School parents who participated in math classes Thursday night. Norton Park teachers walked through lessons with parents to help them better understand a new curriculum based on Common Core Standards.<br>Special to the MDJ
School event explains new state curriculum to parents
Local parents headed to the classroom last week for a lesson in new, statewide education standards.
12:21 AM, Monday, January 21
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The Coast Guard Auxiliary flotilla, made up of retirees and other volunteers, patrols Lake Allatoona and aids emergency rescue crews each summer when the lake is filled with boaters. Above: From left, Vice-Flotilla Commander Larry Cook, Vessel Safety Staff Officer Paul Grenier, Flotilla Commander Jim Farley and Vessel Examiner Luis Cribeiro work with the Auxiliary.<br>Staff/Todd Hull
Acworth Coast Guard flotilla keeps Lake Allatoona safe
Walking into the Roberts School Community Center, you might think the men wearing blue uniforms are part of a group o...
12:18 AM, Monday, January 21
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East Cobb Commissioner Bob Ott stands in a field off Johnson Ferry Road that developers hope to turn into a 125-home subdivision, with houses priced up to $850,000.
Zoning change would clear way for ‘very high end’ east Cob...
One of the last large, undeveloped properties in the exclusive Walton High School district is up for a zoning change ...
12:13 AM, Monday, January 21
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The Revs. LoJean Ross, Associate Pastor of Foundation Temple AME Church, and Dr. Randolph Scott, Associate Minister of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, were both involved in the civil rights movement. Ross said she met the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King several times during the civil rights movement, either after attending services at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he preached, or before pre-march briefings.<br>Staff/Emily Barnes
Local religious leaders recall their time spent working fo...
During the 1960s, civil rights leaders were often, like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, church pastors. As leaders o...
12:40 AM, Sunday, January 20
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Witnessing a presidential inauguration
Cobb residents share why they’re making trek to Washington, D.C.
12:36 AM, Sunday, January 20
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American Legion national leader to address Post 264
American Legion Post 264 will welcome one of the organization’s national leaders to Mableton.
12:04 AM, Sunday, January 20
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Helping One Guy honors local man for perseverance
Acworth resident Jeff Murch rose over serious obstacles by the time he sat down at J.D.’s Bar-B-Cue on South Main Str...
12:03 AM, Sunday, January 20
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The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw held a family event Saturday all about trains. The day featured crafts, hobby model train tips and techniques. Right: Kennesaw resident Rich Peach and his son, John, 7, watch as the scale model electric trains circle the giant indoor track.<br>Staff/Todd Hull
Kennesaw museum conducts Trains! Trains! Trains!
An admission line 20 people deep at times indicated that Saturday was no normal day at the Southern Museum of Civil W...
12:00 AM, Sunday, January 20
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Michael Armistad of Cumming, representing the United States Coast Guard, Rev. Cheryl Graves of Emmanuel Tabernacle Christian Church in Marietta, and Lynnwood Sterling of Acworth, working with the Omega Psi Phi Marietta Alumni Association, serve food together at MUST Ministries. <br>Emily Barnes
MUST Ministries host MLK meal
MUST Ministries’ Elizabeth Inn homeless shelter yesterday hosted a day of service in its Loaves and Fishes Community ...
01:07 AM, Saturday, January 19
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Oncology patient Denice Ann Marek sits in her former room in the WellStar Kennestone Green Tower before she’s moved to her private room in the new 108-bed Blue Tower West, a $48 million addition to the hospital.<br>Staff/Laura Moon
WellStar Kennestone’s new $48-million addition affords pat...
With the $48 million addition, Kennestone now has only 51 “semi private” rooms, in which patients may double-up in “s...
12:57 AM, Saturday, January 19
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Armando Soto
Marietta man given life for 2009 murder of ex-girlfriend
Senior Assistant District Attorney Ann B. Harris, who prosecuted the case, said the killing appeared to be deliberate...
12:36 AM, Saturday, January 19
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Alvin Sutherland
Veteran officer charged with sexual assault of inmate
Sgt. Alvin Blake Sutherland, 51, of Douglasville faces four felony counts: violation of public oath, aggravated sodom...
12:33 AM, Saturday, January 19
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During its last race, the 10K Classic drew as many as 16,000 runners in a race.
After two years in limbo, 10K Classic shut down
Word that a prominent Cobb 10-kilometer road race would be returning this year appears to have been a false start.
12:00 AM, Saturday, January 19
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Hashim Hamlett
Twins to serve prison time for multiple thefts
Twin brothers from Mableton were convicted this week by a jury and sentenced to serve time in state prison for a seri...
12:00 AM, Saturday, January 19
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