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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…

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…

Anthony and Cynthia Welch, the victims of the robbery and murder at Pappadeaux. (photo courtesy of the Cobb DA's office)

Cobb County May 16, 2019

Florida men convicted for 2016 murder and robbery at Windy Hill Road restaurant

Two Florida men were convicted in the armed robbery of a couple that resulted in the murder of the husband and the shooting of the wife. According to a press…

Cobb County May 16, 2019

Mableton man gets 35 year sentence for heroin trafficking

A Mableton man, Tiontae Jamon Copeland, 41, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for heroin trafficking. According to an announcement from Cobb Acting District Attorney John Melvin, “The charges…

Cobb County May 14, 2019

Marietta man sentenced to 30 years in brutal beating

Luis Xavier Fontanez, 32, of Marietta, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a brutal beating which left the victim paralyzed and suffering irreversible traumatic brain injury. According to…

Cobb County May 10, 2019

CO-AGE forum with Cobb’s state legislators

Last Thursday audience of Cobb County seniors heard from members of Cobb County’s state legislative delegation, and were given a legislative report from the Georgia Council on Aging. The event…

Cobb County May 10, 2019

Pedestrian hit on Olive Springs Road

According to a public information release from Officer Neil Penirelli of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a serious injury hit…

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)

Cobb County May 4, 2019

Overnight lane closures on South Cobb Drive Sunday

Once again there will be overnight lane closures on South Cobb Drive between Austell Road and the I-75 northbound lanes for ongoing road work on the northern portion of the…

John Nwosu, a school counselor at Garrett Middle School speaking at an event on racial discrimination in Cobb County schools

Cobb County April 30, 2019

Dialogue On Racial Discrimination in Cobb County Schools

Cobb County students shared their personal experiences with racial discrimination on Sunday during an event called Listening Journeys. It was the fourth such event since January and was held at…

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