Marietta

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Marietta January 29, 2021

Suspicious package leading to road closure in Marietta did not contain explosives

The roads have been re-opened again in downtown Marietta after the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office called in the K-9 unit and bomb squad to examine a suspicious package in the…

Marietta January 29, 2021

Marietta man pleads guilty to PPP fraud

According to a public information release from the U.S. Department of Justice Stanley Dorceus of Marietta, was one of five people who pleaded guilty to a scheme to defraud the…

Marietta January 26, 2021

Fleeing Marietta suspects crash into five cars

Suspected gang members in a car with an allegedly stolen license plate crashed into five cars and a pole in Marietta, before three of the four were apprehended. [The Cobb…

Marietta January 5, 2021

Marietta recruiting firefighters

The City of Marietta is recruiting firefighters now through February 10. The department does a recruitment drive yearly. The benefits and compensation that come with the job, listed on the…

Marietta December 23, 2020

Cobb County Community Services Board: Neighbors fulfill Angel Tree wishes

The Cobb County Community Services Board issued the following press release about a group of neighbors in downtown Marietta who pitched in to help out during the holiday season: Neighbors…

Marietta pawn shop fencing location of the interior taken during the investigation

Marietta December 16, 2020

Arrests at Marietta pawn shop for suspicion of fencing stolen goods

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, the 47-year-old owner of a pawn shop on Roswell Street, and A 64-year-old employee of…

Marietta December 7, 2020

Arrest made in homicide on Cobb Parkway

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department issued a public information release regarding the homicide that occurred on Cobb Parkway near the Marietta campus of Kennesaw State University Sunday…

Marietta Deputy Fire Chief Christi Malec

Marietta December 7, 2020

Christi Malec named new Marietta deputy fire chief

Christi Malec has been named the new deputy fire chief for the City of Marietta. According to the news release from the City of Marietta announcing the promotion, Malec was…

Marietta November 12, 2020

Man arrested in Oct 3 Marietta homicide

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, a 36-year-old man was arrested in the October 3 death of William Huggins, 42, of…

Marietta October 17, 2020

Pedestrian killed while crossing I-75

A pedestrian was killed while trying to cross I-75 at Delk Road. According to a public information release from Officer Joshua Madison, a public information officer and investigator with the…

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