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Cycling April 5, 2018

Still spinning: Free-Flite Bicycles celebrates 40 years in Marietta with Sunday evening event

Bicycle enthusiasts across Cobb County are gearing up to mark a major milestone for one of the area’s oldest cycling institutions: Free-Flite Bicycles. The company is celebrating 40 years of…

Acworth Police Department October 2, 2017

Man caught on video removing package from front porch in Acworth

Acworth police are searching for a man who was caught on video removing a package from a resident’s front porch Thursday, Sept. 28. Jan Roberts, the resident and victim, said the…

Michael Boyce at his swearing-in ceremony

Cobb County board of commissioners July 11, 2017

Boyce to host town halls on the tax increase

In addition to the officially required public hearings on the millage rate increase, Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairman Michael Boyce will host a series of town hall meetings in…

Public Transit May 26, 2017

Bob Ott has been appointed to the new state commission to study Georgia’s public transit needs

Cobb County District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott has been appointed to the House Commission on Transit Governance & Funding. The appointment was made by Georgia House Speaker David Ralston. Ott…

Bob Ott at his swearing-in ceremony Dec 2016 -- photo by Larry Felton Johnson

Cobb County board of commissioners May 6, 2017

Bob Ott to hold town hall meeting

Cobb County commissioner Bob Ott will hold a town hall meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 9, at St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church, 2160 Cooper Lake Road SE, Smyrna. Ott represents…

Cobb County Parks May 5, 2017

Park near Discovery Boulevard and the Chattahoochee would bring Civil War history to life

It can be hard to believe with so many subdivisions, wide highways, high-rises and now a Major League Baseball stadium operating near the Chattahoochee River, but southeast Cobb County was…

Smyrna March 7, 2017

Students, mayor advocate for E-SPLOST to fund Smyrna school improvements

Smyrna Mayor Max Bacon was back in city hall Monday night after missing the previous two council meetings due to health issues, and took the opportunity to speak on a…

History, Railroads October 24, 2026

1837: Report to the Governor of Georgia on plans for Western & Atlantic Railroad

[This is an evergreen article that we schedule for updating, improving and republishing periodically. It originally appeared on July 5, 2025] The origins of metro Atlanta, in particular the cities…

Cemeteries, Community October 23, 2026

Outlaws and a Comedian in a cemetery by the Chattahoochee

[Editor’s note: This is an evergreen article I frequently resurrect and rework as our readership increases, because the Bagby brothers were a fascinating throwback to Depression-era roving bandits, and they…

Marietta History Center, a three-story rectangular brick building that was once the Kennesaw House

History October 23, 2026

Marietta History Center to host Indigenous history symposium Nov. 13-15

The Marietta History Center will host a three-day symposium on Indigenous history in Georgia Nov. 13-15, featuring scholarly presentations, a gallery reception and a guided tour of Etowah Indian Mounds….

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Opinion October 24, 2026