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A group of families, backs to the camera, in the process of setting up a campsite with multiple tents

Kennesaw April 27, 2022

Kennesaw Parks & Rec’s annual Backyard Campout returns to Swift-Cantrell Park

Kennesaw Parks & Recreation, in support of the National Wildlife Federation’s encouragement of outdoor activities by families, announced in the following press release that the annual Backyard Campout will be…

Sports April 25, 2022

The Cleveland Indians changed their team name – what’s holding back the Atlanta Braves?

By Peter Dreier, Occidental College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In October 1995, as the Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves prepared to face off in…

Photo of James Barnett who was missing but is now found

Marietta April 24, 2022

Missing at-risk Marietta man located and is back safe at home

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department distributed the following happy news this afternoon ***UPDATE***April 24, 2022, 6:45 PMMr. Barnett has been located, is safe and has been reunited…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta April 24, 2022

Serious injury car/motorcycle crash in Marietta

According to Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.) Unit is investigating a serious injury motor vehicle crash that happened on Saturday…

A group of students in medical maks hold signs in protest at the Cobb school board meeting

Education April 24, 2022

‘We should just be at a basic level respected’ Campbell High students protest Cobb BOE a second time

By Arielle Robinson With their initial requests ignored by the Cobb County Board of Education, a group of mostly Campbell High School students silently protested for a second time during…

Marietta April 23, 2022

Marietta police seek missing at-risk man with dementia

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department issued the following appeal to the public: Sixty-two-year-old James Barnett was reported missing this afternoon. Barnett was last seen leaving Target (2201…

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

Crime April 23, 2022

Man sentenced to life without parole for murder of girlfriend in Marietta

According to a public information release from the office of Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady Jr., Willie Felix Thompson, 63, was found guilty in a jury trial of…

Brick Kennesaw government building with four tall wooden columns

Kennesaw April 22, 2022

City of Kennesaw seeks nominations for new “Follow the Leader” program

The City of Kennesaw is seeking nominations of local community leaders for its new award program, “Follow the Leader.” The details are in the city’s press release, reprinted below: Kennesaw,…

A row of narrow storefronts along Marietta Square, directly across from Glover Park

Marietta April 20, 2022

Taste of Marietta returning to the square this Sunday

The popular Taste of Marietta food festival is returning to Marietta Square this Sunday, April 24, 2022. The festival was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in…

Human Rights April 20, 2022

Human rights declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, in countries from Angola to the US to New Zealand

By Stephen Bagwell, University of Missouri-St. Louis Human rights activists and international leaders first warned in April 2020 that countries could use the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to crack…

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