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Marietta February 5, 2025

Marietta Fire Department announces promotions

The Marietta Fire Department (MFD) announced the following promotions within the department, effective Sunday, February 2, 2025. (All photos below are from the City of Marietta website). Fire Chief Tim Milligan…

Marietta January 27, 2025

Marietta’s Laurel Park: ducks, geese, turtles, and even a visit from a bear

By Larry Felton Johnson One of my favorite small parks in Cobb County is Laurel Park, a Marietta city park located just off busy Whitlock Avenue. When my accountant was…

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News Brief January 25, 2025

James Beard Awards semi-finalists include two from Marietta

By Mark Woolsey Two Marietta eating and drinking establishments have made a high-profile culinary industry list—they’re semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards, considered the Oscars of the food and…

Marietta January 24, 2025

UPDATE: Missing Person in Marietta found safe

UPDATE: Thirty-seven-year-old Demarcus Benton has been located safe and reunited with his family. Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department distributed the following notice about a missing person in…

Marietta January 16, 2025

Dancing With the Stars Marietta 2025 to benefit Georgia Metro Dance Theatre

[This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] I was coming of age in the late 70s and 80s, and plan to rekindle a bit…

News Brief January 16, 2025

Marietta police make arrest in December homicide

By Mark Woolsey Marietta Police say they’ve made an arrest in a Dec. 30 murder case. Spokesman Chuck McPhilamy says in a news release that a 70-year-old Marietta man was…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta January 15, 2025

Marietta History Center presents lecture “The Last Slave Ships to the South

The Marietta History Center will host a presentation about “The Last Slave Ships to the South” on Monday, January 27, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. The lecture, part of the MHC’s…

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Marietta January 14, 2025

Marietta opting out of HB 581 homestead exemption

The City of Marietta has announced its intention to opt out of the Georgia homestead tax exemption created with the passage and signing into law of House Bill 581. Three…

Weather January 9, 2025

Cobb and Marietta schools, St. Benedict’s school closed Friday Jan 10 due to winter storm concerns

Cobb County public schools, Marietta schools, and St. Benedict’s Episcopal School have all announced they will be closed on Friday January 10 due to expected icy weather.

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta January 1, 2025

Marietta police launch new app for alerts, anonymous tips

By Mark Woolsey Marietta Police have a new way to notify residents about road closures, accidents and major incidents. As of Jan, 1, The new Marietta PD app has replaced…

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