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Marietta December 26, 2023

The Bell Bomber plant: 1942-1945

Photo above: a B29 in flight, Public Domain, retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-29_in_flight.jpg In 1942 a small ad appeared in newpapers across Georgia, including this one from the February 20 edition of…

Road sign at South Cobb Drive near Cooper Lake Road in article about South Cobb Drive overnight lane closures (photo by Larry Johnson, Cobb County Courier, CC 4.0)

History July 27, 2023

How did South Cobb Drive begin? Bell Bomber and the speedy wartime construction of a highway

[ South Cobb Drive has been a major commercial and commuter highway in Cobb County since the mid-1940s. In fact, until the 1940s, South Cobb Drive, or SR 280 did…

Kroger at the intersection of South Cobb Drive and Concord Road

Atlanta History, Cobb County, South Cobb Drive December 23, 2016

Roads and Bombers: the creation of South Cobb Drive

A corridor study is underway to plan improvements for the section of South Cobb Drive between Concord and Windy Hill roads. But have you ever wondered how South Cobb Drive…

A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightening II fighter jet in flight

Business November 21, 2024

Romania plans to purchase 32 Lockheed Martin F-35s

Photo of F-35 in flight courtesy of Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin announced in a press release that Romania plans to purchase 32 Lockheed Martin 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft…

A cartoon drawing of a rooster, two hens, two chicks, and a hatchling along with a drawing of a chicken coop.

Cobb County November 15, 2024

Cobb’s agricultural past: a 1907 poultry show

[This is an evergreen history article we periodically republish, often with added information] Anyone who consistently follows Cobb County Board of Commissioners meetings or Planning Commission hearings is probably aware…

A Lockheed Martin C-130J turboprop airlifter in flight

Business November 7, 2024

Marshall chosen as Center of Excellence for C-130 center wing box replacement

Lockheed Martin designated UK-based company Marshall as the world’s first authorized Center of Excellence for center wing box replacements on the C-130 Hercules tactical airlifter. Leaders from Marshall and Lockheed…

Chauncey McIntosh with gray suit jacket, blue shirt

Business October 12, 2024

Lockheed Martin announces Chauncey McIntosh as new head of F-35 program

Photo of Chauncey McIntosh courtesy of Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin announced that Chauncey McIntosh will take over as vice president and general manager of the F-35 Lightning II Program starting…

Business October 5, 2024

Lockheed Martin announces its earning webcast and fourth quarter dividend

Image of a C-130J in flight, courtesy of Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin announced in a press release that it will webcast live its third quarter 2024 earnings results conference call…

Business September 11, 2024

Lockheed Martin reaches agreement for the production of C-130Js in India

A Lockheed Martin C-130J airlifter in flight. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin and India’s Tata Advanced Systems Limited have reached an agreement to “expand their relationship through the…

Business September 6, 2024

Two C-130J-30s sold to Egypt in FMS agreement with U.S. Air Force

Image of C-130J courtesy of Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin announced in a press release that the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) will acquire two C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters through a…

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