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Ray Dewitt Long, 80, of Marietta, GA died June 14, 2019. Service will be held at 2pm, on June 17, 2019 at Carmichael Funeral Home Chapel - Smyrna. Arrangements by Carmichael Funeral Home.
For almost five years, he defrauded his investor clients. Now a Marietta stockbroker has been sentenced to five years behind bars for taking more than $1.4 million from clients for his own purposes, from Super Bowl tickets to mortgage payments, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Greater Community Church of God in Christ will celebrate its 49th annual Women’s Day program on Sunday, June 23 at 11 a.m. All are invited to worship with the congregation.
MARIETTA — Developers have withdrawn a rezoning request for a controversial Polk Street project near Mountain View Road.
Virginia Mary Turner, age 94, of Marietta, Georgia passed away June 10, 2019. The Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA with Rev. Joe Postell officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Pa…
Donald E. Mixon, 74, of Marietta, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Friday, June 14 at Marietta First United Methodist Church, 56 Whitlock Ave, Marietta, GA 30064, with Rev. Dr. Julie A. Boone officiating. The family will receive friends immediatel…
On Tuesday, the Marietta school board gave seven thumbs up to Superintendent Grant Rivera’s updated plans for renovations to the former Lemon Street Grammar School and construction of a new central office.
Marietta City Schools will get a new chief operating officer, effective July 1, after the school board’s unanimous approval on Tuesday.
The Cobb NAACP’s three-day weekend of culture and music commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. will kick off Friday.
Carol Pace Helton, 83, of Marietta, Georgia passed away peacefully on June 7, 2019 after a short illness. Helton, the owner of The Salad Factory on Atlanta Rd in Marietta, was a pioneer in the processed produce industry. She started the business in 1972 with a handful of employees and built …
MARIETTA — The Cobb Board of Commissioners agreed on Tuesday to stand by its previous position in objecting to the city of Marietta annexing a proposed development by Traton Homes.
The Marietta Police Department is crediting the brave actions of a 9-year-old boy with thwarting an attempted kidnapping.
MARIETTA — On Monday, Marietta residents and members of historic preservation groups applauded the announcement that the Lemon Street Grammar School building will not be demolished, as part of changes to Superintendent Grant Rivera’s plan for a new central office.
Marietta residents could be in for a pleasant surprise the next time property taxes come due.
On May 30, North Cobb Civitan Club members toured Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Georgia (Devereux Georgia), located in Kennesaw, and presented a check for $1,500 to support the organization’s mission.
Marietta Square is not big enough for two Locals, or so it would seem.
A second score soon to be included with SAT scores and sent to colleges and universities across the country will not affect a student’s ability to reach a perfect 1600.
Nearly 80 years ago, movie audiences first witnessed the travails of Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler on the big screen.
Mary Frances Grisham of Marietta is “90 and Fabulous,” and that was the theme of her 90th birthday. She was honored on Saturday, June 1 at a fete at the Woodstock home of her son and daughter-in-law, David and Lisa Grisham. The party was also hosted by her son and daughter-in-law Mike and De…
A Marietta man accused of raping and killing his stepdaughter and burning down their house afterward to cover up the crime, has pleaded not guilty.
Norvel J. Stroup, 85, of Marietta, Ga., died June 4, 2019. Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on June 6, 2019 at the Chapel of Mayes Ward Dobbins Funeral Home. Arrangements by Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home.
The Osborne High School graduating class of 1954 celebrated its 65th anniversary with a reunion May 25 at Bay Breeze restaurant in Marietta. Sixteen graduates and nine guests enjoyed reminiscing and catching up with each other’s lives. They look forward to their next reunion, their 70th anni…
MARIETTA — Upwards of 100,000 children at schools and summer camps across the county are expected to receive breakfast or lunch provided by Marietta City Schools this summer, easing some local concern over lack of available meals.
POWDER SPRINGS — More than 100 musicians from a west Cobb high school will share their talents with the world in France this week, as they participate in ceremonies commemorating the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasions.
EAST COBB — A proposed annexation into Marietta has city and county officials disagreeing as to who has the next move.
Discussion of purchasing metal detectors for Marietta’s City Hall has taken on new weight following the shooting deaths of 11 Virginia Beach city employees and one contractor at a municipal building there Friday.
St. James Episcopal Church recently received the Helping Hand (Volunteers of the Year) Award from the Center for Family Resources. A group of volunteers from St. James, originally led by Tucker and Don McQueen, have served weekly in the Center for Family Resources’ food pantry since 2015. Th…
The Marietta Police Department is looking to hire four new public safety ambassadors if the City Council gives it the green light this month.
“An army marches on its stomach,” Napoleon Bonaparte supposedly said.
The Marietta Daily Journal was well-represented at the Georgia Press Association’s 2019 Better Newspaper Contest Friday at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel, winning 26 awards, including a second place in General Excellence, the award recognizing the best newspapers in the state.
GWINN, JACQUELYN (JACKIE) THOMAS, age 88, passed away on May 28, after a prolonged struggle with respiratory disease. Born and raised in Atlanta, she first attended Girls High School; shortly after World War II, when Atlanta Public Schools became coeducational, she was transferred to Hoke Sm…
Wanda Mae Blanar, 80, of Marietta, Georgia passed away peacefully Thursday, May 30, 2019.
Cobb Republican Party Chairman Jason Shepherd has appointed Marietta attorney Neera Bahl to the Cobb County Board of Elections.
Greater Community Church of God in Christ in Marietta will honor its members who are graduating from high school, college and graduate school with special activities throughout the weekend.
MARIETTA — The grass may be gone from the football field at Marietta High’s Northcutt Stadium, but now has the chance to grow in the yards of team supporters.
Mrs. Beatrice Janice Crum. Our most beloved Bea, entered eternal life, on Tuesday, May 28th, 2019. She was born on September 18th, 1920. Bea is survived by daughters; Patricia Eldridge (Roy), Camille Slayton (Tooter) and Barbara Pritchett (Jerry) and son, David Crum. Grandchildren, Til Nowli…
Phillip Scott Wilson, age 56, of Dallas, Georgia passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Kelly Cohea officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Ma…
Jere William Jackson Jr., of Marietta, GA, was called home on Wednesday, May 29th, 2019. He was born in Chattanooga, TN to Jere William Jackson Sr. and Jon Marie Wolf Jackson.
Continued repairs on a sinkhole are expected to keep a Marietta street closed until Friday morning, city officials announced Thursday.
MARIETTA — Marietta city crews closed a portion of Cole Street on Wednesday because of a sinkhole that developed over the afternoon. It was expected to remain closed through at least part of the day Thursday.
John S. Tumlin of Sarasota, Florida shuffled off this mortal coil on May 10, 2019 after a valiant battle with cancer and Parkinson's disease. He was 79.
Barbara Jean Miller, 78, of Marietta, Georgia went to be with the Lord on May 29, 2019. She was surrounded by family and friends at her home. Barbara Jean was born July 22, 1940, in Centre, Alabama. She was the third child of five children to the late Horace Lee Bettis and Sarah Lois Bettis.…
Joanna Powell Adams Burt (87) of Marietta, born in Frankfort, Kentucky in 1932, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Tranquility Hospice at Kennesaw Mountain. She was a devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Elizabeth Owens Estes, age 43 of Marietta died Friday, May 24, 2019.
If you want to check your email or social media the next time you’re hanging out on Marietta Square, you might want to make sure you’ve got data.
IN THIS WORLD of social media where everyone is a publisher, the MDJ spends a lot of time tracking down false leads. Callers hear rumors or see posts and ask why the story hasn’t been covered.
The Glover Park Concert Series continues this Friday, May 31, featuring 7 Sharp 9, a rock & roll band. Grab your blanket and GO!
MARIETTA — Robert Sheldon, a retired brigadier general from the Georgia National Guard, sat front row as veterans, officials and local community members shared Memorial Day remembrances at the Marietta National Cemetery on Monday.
Elijah Jones, 12, who was reported missing in Marietta Monday, was found safe later in the day.
