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Decision on job expected today for safety chief
by Katy Ruth Camp
krcamp@mdjonline.com
Jul 30, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Public Safety Director Mickey Lloyd's explanation of how two military discharge forms were submitted to Cobb's Human Resources Department is inaccurate, according to county staff. Meantime, a Navy ...
Safety director's proof of military medals due today
by Katy Ruth Camp
krcamp@mdjonline.com
Jul 28, 2010 | 8 8 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
MARIETTA - Public Safety Director Mickey Lloyd has been summoned to meet with County Manager David Hankerson at 2:30 p.m. today in what is expected to be Lloyd's final chance to prove he has not be...
Safety director's military service in question
by Katy Ruth Camp
krcamp@mdjonline.com
Jul 02, 2010 | 38 38 comments | 68 68 recommendations | email to a friend
COBB COUNTY - Cobb County commissioners confirmed Thursday that the county has requested Public Safety Director Mickey Lloyd's military records from the U.S. Navy amid allegations that he has exagg...
Johnstone hosting 'meet and greet' at River Place home
Jun 29, 2010 | 4 4 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Kathie Johnstone, the highly controversial former Cobb school board chair who was joined at the hip with former Superintendent Joe Redden and his illegal take-home student laptop program, is hostin...
Rabbit reasoning
by Kathryn Dobies
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Apr 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
MARIETTA - Rabbit rescuers know live bunnies are cuddly and cute, but they urge people to think carefully before giving one as an Easter gift. "A stuffed bunny is an Easter bunny," said Ed Van Her...
Pit Bulls: Crack down on those whose dogs attack
Mar 16, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Dogs may well be man's best friend. But it's also true that sometimes, dogs and mankind make for a bad mix. That has been the case way too often lately. Three cases in point: - A 7-year-old girl ...
County home to only Ga. HIV/AIDS vaccine company
by Marcus E. Howard
mhoward@mdjonline.com
Mar 14, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
SMYRNA - Cobb County is now home to the only company in Georgia that is developing an HIV/AIDS vaccine. GeoVax Labs Inc., which recently moved its headquarters to Smyrna, is also one of only a hand...
Questions remain after pit bull attacks
by Brandon Wilson
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Mar 14, 2010 | 8 8 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
COBB COUNTY - Jan. 6, 2009: Two pit bulls in Austell injure a woman and her three children. July 18, 2009: Pit bulls kill a Pomeranian in Powder Springs. Feb. 16, 2010: A 7-year-old girl sustains s...
Don McKee: Tougher penalties needed for owners of dogs that attack people
by Don McKee
Columnist
Mar 12, 2010 | 5 5 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
It's time to get tough with owners of dogs that attack, maul, maim and kill a growing number of children in this country. Look at the recent rash of dog attacks on children in metro Atlanta. An 8...
Innovative Techniques
by Marcus E. Howard
mhoward@mdjonline.com
Mar 07, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
GALLERIA - Bridgette Raitz is a self-taught mixed media artist in east Cobb. Last May, she started a new project that has captured the attention of the craft world. She began making recycled sweate...
Don McKee: Pit bulls, other vicious breeds have no place in society
by Don McKee
Columnist
Feb 26, 2010 | 9 9 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Last October two pit bulls on the loose viciously mauled to death three dogs in their own backyard at the Powder Springs home of Bill Katin. Afterward Katin worried that on the same morning "ther...
Police: Pit bulls attack woman, terrier
by Brandon Wilson
bwilson@mdjonline.com
Feb 24, 2010 | 4 4 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
MARIETTA - Two pit bulls will be euthanized after police said they bit a woman in the face and attacked her Jack Russell terrier Tuesday morning. The 67-year-old woman, whose name was not release...
Cobb board discussed South Korea trip with educational leaders
by Katy Ruth Camp
krcamp@mdjonline.com
Feb 24, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
COBB COUNTY - Cobb Chairman Sam Olens, Commissioner Bob Ott and Commissioner Tim Lee met with a half dozen of Cobb's business and educational leaders Tuesday afternoon to discuss an upcoming trip t...
Cobb animal shelter requests full-time vet to spay, neuter
by Katy Ruth Camp
krcamp@mdjonline.com
Feb 22, 2010 | 6 6 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
COBB COUNTY - A request to establish a full-time veterinarian and veterinarian technician at the Cobb County Animal Shelter is expected to be approved during Tuesday's Cobb County Board of Commissi...
Police claim woman broke puppy's leg
by Marcus E. Howard
mhoward@mdjonline.com
Feb 20, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
KENNESAW - A Kennesaw woman was arrested Monday night after police said she grabbed her puppy by the leg and threw it against a couch at her home. Renita Darlene Davenport, 46, was charged by Cob...
Police say 7-year-old attacked by pit bull
by Brandon Wilson
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Feb 17, 2010 | 6 6 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
COBB COUNTY - A 7-year-old girl sustained severe injuries to her leg Tuesday after she was attacked by a pit bull in the Valley View mobile home park, west of Dobbins Air Reserve Base. Fortunate...
Nonprofit pushes safe disposal of medication
by Marcus E. Howard
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Feb 07, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
SMYRNA - To flush or not to flush, is a dilemma that plagues our "greener," yet hurried society more than ever when it comes to the disposal of medications. That is why Keep Cobb Beautiful Inc., a...
These flood victims are still homeless
by Talia Mollett
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Oct 29, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
The unclaimed pets that Cobb Animal Control rounded up during September's destructive flooding will go up for adoption Tuesday. Animal Control took in 70 animals after the Sept. 21 flood, and mos...
Disturbing loss
by Kim Isaza
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Oct 10, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
POWDER SPRINGS - The last week has been a nightmare for Bill Katin. On Sunday morning, he arrived home and found his three dogs mauled to death by two pit bulls on the loose. The attacks happened ...
Cobb Chaplain Program aids public safety officials
by Talia Mollett
tmollett@mdjonline.com
Oct 02, 2009 | 2 2 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
While her home was filling up with 18 feet of water, Cobb Animal Control Officer Deborah Rodriguez rushed to help save her neighbor’s pets during last week’s devastating flood. The Austell reside...