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Stephen Stetson of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign referred to Georgia Power’s plan as “cap and run.” (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

coal ash, Environment August 8, 2019

Environmentalists push EPA for change in Georgia’s “flawed” coal ash program

The state has applied to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take over handling of its coal ash, but environmental groups are warning that not only is Georgia’s Environmental Protection…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Cobb County August 2, 2019

Powder Springs man given 10 years for elder neglect

A press release from the office of Cobb District Attorney Joyette Holmes announced that a Powder Springs man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of…

Powder Springs Road and Brandon Lee Drive intersection road sign

Zoning June 21, 2019

Rezoning request for 132 townhomes on Powder Springs Road denied

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners, in its zoning hearing on June 18, denied a rezoning request that would have allowed 132 age-restricted rental townhomes at the intersection of Powder…

Mike Boyce -- photo of him seated at a table at the beginning of his first term.

2020 Elections May 23, 2019

A conversation with Mike Boyce

The Courier had a conversation with Mike Boyce, chair of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, at Cool Beans Coffee Roasters on Marietta Square. We talked about his campaign for…

Anthony and Cynthia Welch, the victims of the robbery and murder at Pappadeaux. (photo courtesy of the Cobb DA's office)

Cobb County May 16, 2019

Florida men convicted for 2016 murder and robbery at Windy Hill Road restaurant

Two Florida men were convicted in the armed robbery of a couple that resulted in the murder of the husband and the shooting of the wife. According to a press…

Cobb County May 16, 2019

Mableton man gets 35 year sentence for heroin trafficking

A Mableton man, Tiontae Jamon Copeland, 41, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for heroin trafficking. According to an announcement from Cobb Acting District Attorney John Melvin, “The charges…

Cobb County May 14, 2019

Marietta man sentenced to 30 years in brutal beating

Luis Xavier Fontanez, 32, of Marietta, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a brutal beating which left the victim paralyzed and suffering irreversible traumatic brain injury. According to…

Cobb County March 22, 2019

Man receives life without parole for rape on Windy Hill Road

On Thursday morning, Cobb Superior Court Judge Robert D. Leonard II sentenced Shian Alexander Martin, 41, of Atlanta, to life in prison without parole, plus 20 years on probation, for…

Marietta March 21, 2019

Man sentenced for Marietta kidnapping and sexual battery

Antoine Latroy Williams, 40, of Cartersville was sentenced this morning for a Marietta kidnapping and sexual battery. Cobb Superior Court Judge Stephen Schuster sentenced the defendant to 20 years, with…

Cobb County March 12, 2019

Jerome Booze sentenced to life with 35 years to be served in prison

Jerome Antonio Booze, of Decatur, was sentenced to life, with 35 years to be served in prison, by Cobb County Superior Court Judge Ann Harris. Booze was convicted yesterday of…

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