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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…

Cobb County April 30, 2019

Cobb Senior Citizens Council to host political forum

The Senior Citizen Council of Cobb County is co-sponsoring a political forum this Thursday, May 2, at the Cobb County Senior Wellness Center, 1150 Powder Springs Street, Marietta. If you…

paving equipement generating smoke and dust in article on weekly travel advisiory

Cobb County April 27, 2019

Weekly travel advisory from Cobb DOT

The Cobb County Department of Transportation has posted its weekly travel advisory. covering the period from Saturday April 27 to Friday May 3. The alerts for the week include the…

Pebblebrook student Alex Ash-Green asked the board to address the issues at his school as supporters behind him stood in support.

Cobb County April 25, 2019

Large Teacher Raise; Ragsdale gives response to South Cobb Concerns

During the unveiling of the 2020 budget, Cobb County school Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced the largest raise in at least 25 years, and possibly ever, according to county data. Every…

Cobb County April 23, 2019

I-75 overnight lane and ramp closures in Marietta area

Thursday there will be overnight lane and ramp closures on I-75 in the Marietta area. According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Transportation, GDOT contractors will implement…

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