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Marietta January 12, 2022

Lang Heidt appointed to the board of the Marietta Housing Authority

Marietta Mayor Steve Tumlin appointed Lang Heidt to the six-member Board of Commissioners of the Marietta Housing Authority. Heidt’s term will expire on May 29, 2025. The news release about…

Marietta January 10, 2022

Pedestrian killed on I-75 identified; no charges against driver expected

The pedestrian who was fatally struck by a vehicle on the morning of January 8 while walking along I-75 has been identified as Mainor Asahel Chirinos Sanchez, 26, of Marietta….

Marietta January 8, 2022

Early morning pedestrian fatality in Marietta

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, a pedestrian was killed while walking in the travel lanes of I-75 North at the…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta January 8, 2022

Marietta History Center announces Lemon Street Chronicles & MLK holiday celebration

The Marietta History Center (MHC) announced a free presentation of the Lemon Street Chronicles, an oral history of the Lemon Street primary and high schools. Those were the segregated schools…

Marietta December 29, 2021

Marietta Parks & Rec to hold inaugural Fancy Pants Dance

The City of Marietta posted the following announcement to their website: MARIETTA – Registration is now available for Marietta Parks, Recreation & Facilities’ inaugural Family Fancy Pants Dance on Sunday,…

Marietta December 27, 2021

Multi-vehicle collision with serious injuries on North Marietta Parkway

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 multi-vehicle collision that took…

William Root House, a two-story white wooden house with an external chimney surrounded by a picket fence

Marietta December 23, 2021

William Root House becomes member of Georgia Grown

The City of Marietta posted the following announcement on its website about Marietta’ William Root House becoming a member of the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Georgia Grown program: MARIETTA –…

Marietta December 15, 2021

Marietta History Center hosts its monthly Pop-In event

The Marietta History Center will host its monthly Pop-In event this coming Saturday. The following announcement was posted on the City of Marietta website: MARIETTA – The Marietta History Center…

Marietta December 13, 2021

Marietta business license renewal open

The City of Marietta posted the following notice on their website reminding business owners that it’s time to renew licenses before the December 31 deadline: Current City of Marietta business…

Marietta December 11, 2021

Candlelight tour of Marietta’s William Root House this evening, Sat. Dec. 11

The City of Marietta posted the following announcement of a candlelight tour of the William Root House, this evening only. The event is this afternoon, Saturday, December 11, 2021, 4:00…

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Climate and Weather January 8, 2025

Update on winter storm watch for metro Atlanta and north Georgia

The National Weather Service updated the winter storm watch at 3:10 p.m. The primary change in this update is the forecast of how much snow might fall. The NWS repeated…

Opinion January 8, 2025

Political Cartoon by Clay Jones

Immigration January 8, 2025

Providing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants improves birth outcomes, research shows

by Margot Moinester, Washington University in St. Louis and Kaitlyn Stanhope, Emory University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When states give driver’s licenses to undocumented…

Environment January 8, 2025

Planning for spring’s garden? Bees like variety and don’t care about your neighbors’ yards

by Laura Russo, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In order to reproduce, most flowering plants rely on animals to move their pollen….

Literature January 8, 2025

What Shakespeare revealed about the chaotic reign of Richard III – and why the play still resonates in the age of Donald Trump

by David Sterling Brown, Trinity College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Written around 1592, William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” follows the reign of England’s infamous…

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