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Marietta December 26, 2023

The Bell Bomber plant: 1942-1945

Photo above: a B29 in flight, Public Domain, retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-29_in_flight.jpg In 1942 a small ad appeared in newpapers across Georgia, including this one from the February 20 edition of…

Road sign at South Cobb Drive near Cooper Lake Road in article about South Cobb Drive overnight lane closures (photo by Larry Johnson, Cobb County Courier, CC 4.0)

History July 27, 2023

How did South Cobb Drive begin? Bell Bomber and the speedy wartime construction of a highway

[ South Cobb Drive has been a major commercial and commuter highway in Cobb County since the mid-1940s. In fact, until the 1940s, South Cobb Drive, or SR 280 did…

Kroger at the intersection of South Cobb Drive and Concord Road

Atlanta History, Cobb County, South Cobb Drive December 23, 2016

Roads and Bombers: the creation of South Cobb Drive

A corridor study is underway to plan improvements for the section of South Cobb Drive between Concord and Windy Hill roads. But have you ever wondered how South Cobb Drive…

A cartoon drawing of a rooster, two hens, two chicks, and a hatchling along with a drawing of a chicken coop.

Cobb County March 31, 2024

Cobb’s agricultural past: a 1907 poultry show

Anyone who consistently follows Cobb County Board of Commissioners meetings or Planning Commission hearings is probably aware that chickens can be a controversial topic. However, before World War II it…

A Lockheed Martin C-130J turboprop airlifter in flight

Business February 21, 2024

Lockheed Martin delivers first of four upgraded C-130J-30s to Norway

Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin delivered the first of four C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters, built at the company’s Marietta facility in Cobb County, with upgrades installed in…

Business February 6, 2024

Lockheed Martin signs MoU with Swedish IT company for C-130J partnership

[Photo of C-130J Super Hercules courtesy of Lockheed Martin] Lockheed Martin signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MilDef, a Swedish-based information technology (IT) firm specializing in software and computer…

Business January 28, 2024

Lockheed Martin’s Q1 dividend is $3.15 per share

Photo provided by Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin issued the following statement in a news release announcing their first-quarter dividend: The Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) board of directors has authorized…

Five men in suits and military uniforms stand in front of a C-130J-30, a large gray turboprop aircraft

Business January 28, 2024

Lockheed Martin delivers 1st of 8 C-130Js to GA Air National Guard

photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin recently delivered the first of eight scheduled C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the Georgia Air National Guard. The C-130J series is manufactured…

Business January 17, 2024

Georgia Senate commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Lockheed Martin C-130

Photo Credit: Thinh Nguyen, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics The Georgia Senate passed a resolution commemorating the 70th anniversary of the first flight of the Lockheed Martin C-130, manufactured at the company’s…

Business December 28, 2023

Lockheed Martin’s Greg Ulmer issues statement on passing of VP Erin Moseley

[Photo of Erin Moseley courtesy of Lockheed Martin] On December 11, Lockheed Martin issued the following statement from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Executive Vice President Greg Ulmer about the death of…

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