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News Brief January 7, 2025

Mark Cheatham sworn in as Acworth Chief of Police

By Mark Woolsey The City of Acworth has a new top law enforcer. Major Mark Cheatham was sworn in as Chief of Police Monday by Cobb County Superior Court Judge…

News Brief December 30, 2024

Pedestrian killed crossing Canton Road

By Mark Woolsey Cobb police say a pedestrian is dead after being struck by a vehicle Friday. Investigators state that the pedestrian was walking eastbound across Chastain Road south of…

News Brief December 24, 2024

Cobb Adult Detention Center detainee dies

Another detainee at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center has died. Sheriff Craig Owens stated in a news release that Clara Palmer was found unresponsive in her call Saturday night,…

News Brief December 23, 2024

Report of active shooter at Cumberland Mall turns out to be unfounded

Police determine the incident was a fistfight By Mark Woolsey An active shooter report, which turned out to be unfounded, sent shoppers scrambling at Cumberland Mall Sunday night and led…

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Weather May 8, 2025

Scattered thunderstorms could bring severe weather to northern Georgia Thursday

The National Weather Service warns that scattered thunderstorms today could bring severe weather to northern Georgia, with damaging winds, hail, and lightning, while the risk of storms continues into next…

Business May 8, 2025

Kennesaw State students, C-suite executives of Student Managed Investment Fund soon to begin finance careers

[This article by Amber Perry, with photo of Hannah Hunt and Matthew Brown by Darnell Wilburn, first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission Equipped with robust…

Opinion May 8, 2025

Will It Now Be Senator Ossoff vs MTG Or Someone Else?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Popular Georgia GOP Governor Brian Kemp took a pass on facing freshman Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff. Pundits are already penciling…

Mableton May 8, 2025

Report and photos from the Taste of Mableton

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following two reports with accompanying photos from the Taste of Mableton, divided into the parade and the festival. The Taste of Mableton Parade…

Weather May 8, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Thursday, May 8, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, May 8, 2025, with a high near 84 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

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Mark Cheatham sworn in as Acworth Chief of Police

Pedestrian killed crossing Canton Road

Cobb Adult Detention Center detainee dies

Report of active shooter at Cumberland Mall turns out to be unfounded