Marietta

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Georgia April 9, 2020

C.W. Matthews wins biggest March GDOT contract

Marietta-based C.W. Matthews won the biggest contract among the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) March contracts. The company will be awarded $27.9 million for a widening and reconstruction project in…

A hidden compartment in a Chevy Impala used for smuggling drugs

Marietta December 4, 2019

Convicted Marietta meth trafficker will get at least 25 years

Florentino Hernandez Jr., of Marietta, who was convicted on November 21 by a Cobb jury in Superior Court of trafficking meth, operating a vehicle with a secret compartment and possession…

Sketch of person being sought in connection with the Westside Drive homicide

Marietta September 5, 2019

Cobb police provide additional photos of person sought in connection with homicide

Sgt Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department has provided additional images of the person being sought in connection with the death of Mercedes De-Jesus Antunez-Flores, 43, of Honduras….

Cousins Main Lobster Connecticut Roll (photo courtesy of Cousins Maine Lobster)

Food March 28, 2019

Cousins Maine Lobster joins Marietta Square Market

Marietta Square Market recently announced that the national franchise Cousins Maine Lobster has joined the multitude of dining options at the food hall. This will be the popular lobster-slinging company’s…

Tap handles in the shape of Red Hare Brewing Company beer cans

Local Breweries August 8, 2018

Red Hare Brewing company celebrates seven years

Red Hare Brewing Company is celebrating seven years open in Cobb County’s craft beer community with an anniversary party at the brewery on Friday, August 17 and Saturday, August 18….

The 13th C-5 M Super Galaxy takes off for delivery from Marietta, Ga. to Dover Air Force Base on Nov. 21, 2013 (photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

Cobb County Business June 28, 2018

50th anniversary of the C-5

Lockheed Martin celebrated the 50th anniversary of the C-5 Galaxy strategic transport plane on Tuesday, June 26 at the company’s Marietta, Georgia, plant. Gov. Nathan Deal spoke at the event,…

Marietta Police Department April 13, 2018

Marietta Police Department attributes improved response time to Public Safety Ambassador Program

The Marietta Police Department’s average response time to calls from citizens dropped since the department implemented the Public Safety Ambassador (PSA) Program, according to an MPD press release. The PSA…

Cobb County Business February 9, 2018

Java Cats Café to open Marietta location

Java Cats Café, the first hybrid cat shelter and coffee shop of its kind to open in Georgia, has announced plans to open a second location on Marietta Square in…

Cobb County Business December 21, 2017

Marietta-based marketing firm wins five awards

A local business has tallied five different awards for its work with several other Cobb-based organizations this year. Located on the Marietta Square, 524 Creative is a marketing firm that…

Art and Culture September 19, 2017

The Farm’s Womb Artist Collective: bringing art back to the community

[Disclosure: the author of this article is related to one of the founders of Farm’s Womb] Marietta, Ga. — Just as jazz was born out of the wild nightlife of…

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Education January 17, 2025

Cobb County School District to opt out of HB 581 homestead exemption

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District is the latest local entity to announce its intention to opt out of the homestead exemption created by Georgia House Bill 581….

Climate January 17, 2025

Insurance for natural disasters is failing homeowners − I don’t have the answers, but I do know the right questions to ask

by Jay Feinman, Rutgers University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The wildfires that have devastated large parts of Los Angeles County have drawn fresh attention…

National January 17, 2025

Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done

by Martha Coven, Princeton University and Bridget C.E. Dooling, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Office of Management and Budget sounds…