By Mark Woolsey It was a visit to a college-town eatery that changed the lives of Lauren Balas, her husband Tommy and the couple’s three daughters. Balas was in Clemson,…
By Mark Woolsey Marietta Police say they’ve made an arrest in a 2024 fatal fentanyl overdose case. Police say they were called to 1250 Powder Springs St. Sept. 1 of…
Marietta Parks, Recreation & Facilities announced the return of the popular Brown Bag Lunchtime Concert Series to Glover Park on Marietta Square beginning this Thursday, September 4. The series will…
By Mark Woolsey Marietta police are releasing more information about Tuesday afternoon’s fatal shooting at a Chevron Gas station. Police say the suspect in the case, a 24-year-old Savannah man,…
The City of Marietta posted the following announcement about the upcoming season of the city’s Youth Basketball program: Marietta Parks, Recreation & Facilities is excited to announce that Youth Basketball…
The following announcement from the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art was posted on the City of Marietta website: The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art will host its August installment of…
By Mark Woolsey Marietta officials noted the arrival of two new fire trucks Tuesday with what was called a “push-in” ceremony. During the noon event, city council members and firefighters…
According to a public information release from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office, on July 31 in Austell, the Marietta-Cobb-Smyrna Narcotics Unit (MCS) executed a narcotics search warrant. It seized 8.55…
by Larry Felton Johnson [This is an updated and expanded version of an article we published during December of 2024] I have a fascination with old newspapers. As a journalist,…
The Marietta History Center posted the following announcement on the City of Marietta website (we’ve copied the announcement verbatim): The Marietta History Center is excited to announce the return of…