Reduced fees help lure businesses to Kennesaw
by Megan Thornton
12:05 AM, Friday, May 24
Separate incentives packages were unanimously approved at Monday night’s council meeting for the Green Roof Inn and David and Joyce VanDyke, whose properties will be annexed into the city; Lazy Guys Distillery, a craft whiskey distillery slated to...

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Contractor Joe Ciaglia, left, and Earth Contours CEO Mike Davis — who will be building the structure and completing the site work — discuss their plan of attack for completing the first phase of the plaza, including timeline and utilities, before Thursday morning’s groundbreaking ceremony of the Kennesaw skate park.<br>Staff/Laura Moon
Kennesaw breaks ground on $1.8 million skate park
Shovels dug into earth at the 42-acre Swift-Cantrell Park in Kennesaw on Thursday at a groundbreaking ceremony for Ph...
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U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Marietta) (MDJ Staff/Laura Moon)
Gingrey speaks out on the issue of 'legitimate rape' and guns
Update: now with Rep. Gingrey's statement about the comments.... U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Marietta) tackled such sen...
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Community reacts to unusual board election
Former Cobb County School Board members and representatives from the local teacher associations said that while the m...
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DA considering death penalty in Kristofak case
Fayetteville Police announced Thursday that John Steven Kristofak, 58, had been charged in the robbery of a drug stor...
12:00 AM, Friday, January 11
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Canton officials hope to hold onto reservoir
Beresford said maintaining the city’s shares of the reservoir is important despite the city’s financial woes. “Throug...
11:57 PM, Thursday, January 10
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Man charged with enticing teens online
ATLANTA — A Cobb County man has been indicted for using social media to lure and then force teenagers into sending h...
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Cobb schools worry about costs of bill mandating carbon mo...
A bill pre-filed in the Georgia Legislature has Cobb school officials taking notice of potential budget impacts from ...
01:36 AM, Thursday, January 10
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City Council condemns Goldstein properties
The Marietta City Council unanimously condemned two properties associated with City Councilman Philip Goldstein at it...
01:35 AM, Thursday, January 10
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School board ‘rookies’ step in as chair and vice chair
In his nearly 20 years as a superintendent, Cobb Schools’ Dr. Michael Hinojosa said he has never known a board to pic...
01:27 AM, Thursday, January 10
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Jamaal Taylor (CCSO)
Man charged with selling ring stolen from WNBA player Maya...
A Marietta man remains in the Cobb County Jail for reportedly selling a U.S. Olympic gold medalist ring stolen from W...
12:00 AM, Thursday, January 10
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Rep.-elect Charles Gregory conducts a town hall meeting at DogFather's Hot Dogs near Town Center Mall on Wednesday evening. Saying he was targeted by the ‘incumbent protection program,’ Gregory told the audience of about 50, ‘Making more regulations won’t stop people from being unethical. Unethical people will do what they’re going to do regardless under the table.’<br>Staff/Emily Barnes
State Representative-elect Gregory talks guns, government,...
This was the second town hall meeting he’s hosted since ousting state Rep. Judy Manning (R-Marietta) in the Republica...
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Allegood: New positions save taxpayers money
“We consolidated our power and public works departments together,” Acworth mayor Tommy Allegood said Tuesday. “In doi...
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Warmer weekend on tap for Cobb
After weeks of high temperatures in the 40s and 50s, temperatures exceeded 60 degrees for the first time since before...
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Students watch monitors set up for a video chat with NASA’s Mission Control. <br>Todd Hull
Far out — Elementary students video conference with NASA
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Austell City Council approves new, higher water rates
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