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…
Cobb County
South Cobb Drive overnight lane closures to continue
The overnight lane closures on South Cobb Drive between Austell Road and the I-75 northbound lanes that were announced for Sunday will continue beginning this evening. This is an ongoing…
Lane closures on South Cobb Drive Sunday
According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Transportation, there will be overnight single-lane closures on South Cobb Drive between 8 p.m. Sunday, April 21, and 5 a.m….
Latest census estimate puts Cobb at 756,865
The U.S. Census Bureau released its estimates for 2018, and Cobb County stands at 756,865. Cobb slightly edges out Dekalb for third place behind Fulton and Gwinnett counties. Fulton, at…
Motorcycle and auto collision on Veterans Memorial Highway
According to a report from Officer Neil Penirelli of the Cobb County Police Department, the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a serious motorcycle and auto collision this…
Arrest made in fatal Floyd Road crash
An arrest was made in the fatal crash that killed two people on Floyd Road on April 7. According to Officer Neil Penirelli of the Cobb County Police Department, the…
Group critical of Cobb SPLOST spending holds town hall
A citizens group that has criticized the spending and accounting practices of the county’s Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) held a town hall meeting in the Cobb County Republican…
UPDATED: Boyce releases proposed FY20 budget
Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt wrote in a news release that BOC Chairman Mike Boyce has released his proposed FY20 Budget. According to the announcement, the increase in the…
Updated: Dogs attack people near Windy Hill Road
UPDATE: Officer Neil Penirelli of the Cobb County Police Department issued the following update to this story this afternoon (May 14, 2019): “The owners of the dogs in this incident,…
Cobb commissioners proclaim Patriots Day
Cobb Commissioner JoAnn Birrell presented a proclamation to members of the Sons of the American Revolution declaring April 19, 2019, as Patriots Day. The proclamation states: PATRIOTS DAY WHEREAS: April…