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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 November 29, 2025

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

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically expand and republish] South Cobb Drive has been a major commercial and commuter highway in Cobb County since the mid-1940s. In fact,…

History February 17, 2025

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

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically expand and republish] South Cobb Drive has been a major commercial and commuter highway in Cobb County since the mid-1940s. In fact,…

Marietta February 17, 2025

Marietta’s 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 [We expand and republish this evergreen article periodically] In 1942 a small ad appeared in newpapers across Georgia, including…

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 C-130J turboprop airlifter in flight

Business & Economy March 6, 2026

Merlin Labs completes preliminary design review for C-130J autonomy program

According to a company press release, Merlin Labs, Inc. completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its C-130J autonomy program, a step in reducing the crew required to operate the…

Business & Economy, Local Business January 22, 2026

Mexico Becomes First Latin American Nation to Operate C-130J Super Hercules

The Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (FAM) has acquired its first Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifter, becoming the first country in Latin America to operate the advanced aircraft, Lockheed Martin…

Business & Economy January 9, 2026

Derco Awarded C-130 Aviation Consumables Contract by Defense Logistics Agency

According to a company news release, Derco, a Lockheed Martin Company, has secured the C-130 Aviation Consumables Performance Based Logistics (ACPBL) contract from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), marking a…

Business & Economy January 8, 2026

Lockheed Martin Delivers Record 191 F-35 Jets in 2025, Surpasses Global Production Milestones

According to a company news release, Lockheed Martin delivered a record 191 F-35 Lightning II jets in 2025, surpassing its previous annual best of 142 and marking a significant production…

Business & Economy January 6, 2026

Lockheed Martin announces date and time for its Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings conference call

Lockheed Martin will webcast its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings conference call on Thursday, Jan. 29, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time, in listen-only mode. Chairman, President and CEO Jim Taiclet,…

Local Business December 28, 2025

Lockheed Martin might manufacture some C-130Js in India

By Larry Felton Johnson At this point in time, all Lockheed Martin C-130Js are manufactured at at the company’s facility in Marietta. But that might change if India chooses that…

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