August 2020

2020 Elections August 27, 2020

GEMA to provide Personal Protective Equipment for Cobb poll workers

According to a press release from the office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency has agreed to ship Personal Protective Equipment…

Lisa Morgan President of Georgia Association of Educators (photo courtesy of the Georgia Association of Educators)

Guest Opinion August 27, 2020

An Open Letter to Georgia Families by Lisa Morgan, President, Georgia Association of Educators

The Georgia Association of Educators distributed the following open letter to the media, from Lisa Morgan, their president. Less than six months ago, Georgia reported the first positive cases of…

Marietta August 26, 2020

Bicyclist hit by car on North Marietta Parkway hospitalized with life-threatening injuries

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a crash that occurred on North…

Kennesaw August 26, 2020

Try your hand at scarecrow making for Kennesaw’s inaugural “Scarecrows on Main Street”

The City of Kennesaw announced a fun new event to welcome the Halloween and Thanksgiving seasons: it’s the first “Scarecrows on Main Street.” The press release from the city describes…

Marietta August 26, 2020

Victims of crash on I-75 identified

According to a public information release from Officer Joshua Madison of the Marietta Police Department the three victims in yesterday’s fatal crash on I-75 have been identified. The driver was…

Marietta August 25, 2020

Three deaths in fatal crash on I-75 in Marietta

According to a public information release from Officer Joshua Madison of the Marietta Police Department, a fatal crash on I-75 resulted in the death of three individuals after the car…

Transportation August 25, 2020

Marietta-based C.W. Matthews awarded $10.8 million GDOT contract

Marietta-based C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc. won a $10.8 million GDOT contract to resurface 10.52 miles of roadway on Interstate 75/State Route 401 from south of Pea Ridge Road to…

Smyrna police headquarters in article about methamphetamine bust

Smyrna August 25, 2020

GBI investigates Smyrna officer shooting at reportedly stolen U-Haul

The Smyrna Police Department requested that the Georgia Bureau investigate an incident on Jonquil Road at Spring Road in which a Smyrna officer shot at at the occupants of an…

A row of narrow storefronts along Marietta Square, directly across from Glover Park

Marietta August 25, 2020

Glover Park Concert Series cancelled

The City of Marietta announced on its website that the annual Glover Park Concert Series has been cancelled this year due to the spread of COVID-19. Here is the complete…

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