May 2019

Cobb County May 31, 2019

Lane closures on I-75 in Kennesaw this weekend

According to a press release from Georgia Department of Transportation spokesperson Tori Brown, there will be lane closures on northbound I-75 between between the Chastain Road and Wade Green Road…

video capture of the T-Mobile armed robbery suspect (photo courtesy of the Cobb County Police Department)

Cobb County May 31, 2019

T-Mobile offers reward for help in identifying Marietta armed robbery suspect

Officer Neil Penirelli of the Cobb County Police Department sent the following news release along with the accompanying photos. T-Mobile is offering a reward for information on an armed robbery…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Cobb County May 30, 2019

Life sentences for Windy Hill Road murder

Demarious Kevauh Greene, now 23, and Dylan Marquis Ledbetter, now 25, both of Florida, were given life sentences for the 2016 Windy Hill Road murder of Anthony Welch in the…

Cobb County May 29, 2019

Body found in car at Favor Road apartments

According to a press release from Officer Neil Penirelli of the Cobb County Police Department, yesterday at 7 a.m. police were dispatched to an apartment complex on Favor Road where…

Children around a table building cranes from styrofoam and other common materials for a STEM project.

Marietta May 27, 2019

STEM education program at Park Street Elementary School

A group of students at Park Street Elementary School in Marietta did a test of their engineering skills during a STEM education project in the school in April. The program…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Cobb County May 27, 2019

Fatal hit and run on South Cobb Drive

Officer Neil Penirelli of the Cobb County Police Department announced that the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian hit and run that happened on…

Kennesaw day camp (photo courtesy of the City of Kennesaw)

Kennesaw May 24, 2019

Kennesaw All-Star Day Camp starts next week

Kennesaw All-Star Summer Day Camp will begin on next Tuesday, May 28 and run through July 26, at the Ben Robertson Community Center at 2753 Watts Drive in the City…

a converation with Mike Boyce -- photo of him seated at a table at the beginning of his first term.

2020 Elections May 23, 2019

A conversation with Mike Boyce

The Courier had a conversation with Mike Boyce, chair of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, at Cool Beans Coffee Roasters on Marietta Square. We talked about his campaign for…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

Smyrna May 21, 2019

Smyrna Again Expands Open Container ‘Restaurant District’ Policy

The City of Smyrna’s move toward allowing open containers of alcohol in defined “restaurant districts” appears to be going well. For the second time, the has city expanded its downtown…

Acworth May 18, 2019

Dump truck flips, spills load on Audi

A dump truck flipped and spilled its load of dirt on an Audi with five occupants in Acworth on Thursday. According to Officer Neil Penirelli of the Cobb County Police…

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