Marietta

Marietta May 11, 2023

Marietta man receives 30-year-sentence for vehicular homicide after deliberately striking fiancee’s vehicle

For a fatal collision that reportedly arose after the defendant deliberately struck his fiancée’s vehicle, Michael Lauray of Marietta was sentenced to 30 years in prison by Cobb County Superior…

Marietta May 10, 2023

Woman arrested for crash in Marietta that resulted in life-threatening injuries

[The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects unless and until the person is convicted in a court of law or enters a…

Mural in downtown Marietta (Photo by Brian Benefield)

Marietta May 8, 2023

Marietta Arts Council Presents M2R Trailfest 5/13/23

[This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] This festival holds a special place in my heart because it’s how my wife and I found…

A brick fountain in Glover Park on Marietta Square. benches surround a circular brick path and a photographer snaps a shot.

Marietta May 6, 2023

The 2023 Marietta Art in the Park festival seeks artists

The Marietta Art in the Park show and festival seeks local artists, and the deadline to apply is coming up soon. Marietta Art in the Park is a Labor Day…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta May 5, 2023

May-retta Daze tomorrow, May 6, and Sunday, May 7

May-Retta Daze returns to Marietta Square tomorrow, Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7, 2023. The hours are Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 5:00…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta May 1, 2023

Multicar pileup on I-75 in Marietta results in life-threatening injuries

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) unit is investigating a serious injury collision that…

A group of people line up at a brick building with the sign Truelieve Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Marietta April 29, 2023

Marietta home to one of first medical cannabis dispensaries in Georgia

By Rebecca Gaunt When HB 885, to legalize medical cannabis, died on Sine Die of the Georgia legislature in 2014, Jimmy J-Bo Wages turned to his daughter Sydney with tears…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta April 26, 2023

Marietta History Center features a lecture on Prohibition and race relations: “Catch the Blind Tiger and Drag Him to Court”

The Marietta History Center will host an evening lecture by historian Alan R. McClarnand on Tuesday, May 16th at 6 p.m. entitled “Catch the Blind Tiger and Drag Him to…

William Root House, a two story wooden pre-Civil War house

Marietta April 26, 2023

Explore vintage garden plants at Marietta’s annual Root House plant sale this Saturday

The annual Root House Plant Sale will take place on April 29th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and offer a selection of vintage and native Georgia plants, seeds, and…

Marietta April 18, 2023

Marietta police release latest information on the double-fatality crash this morning on I-75

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department announced in a public information release that the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating the double fatality crash that…

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