Marietta

Children with GSO members, once holding a violin

Music July 13, 2022

GSO awarded NEA grant for Sensory Friendly concert series

Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GSO) has been chosen for a $10,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support its annual Sensory Friendly concerts….

In an obviously old photo a line of Black men and women in formal dress posing for photo .

History May 26, 2022

Cobb NAACP to host Juneteenth celebration on Marietta Square

The Cobb NAACP will host its annual Juneteenth celebration on Marietta Square celebrating the end of slavery. The Juneteenth holiday and the event are described in the news release below,…

Second Helpings May 17, 2022

Ice Cream Is Happiness

By Brian Benefield [This is the latest of Brian Benefield’s Second Helpings columns, highlighting food in Cobb County. To read more of his reviews, follow this link] The thermometer is…

Music May 15, 2022

Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra concludes current season with The Firebird and Music of Remembrance

The City of Marietta posted the following announcement on its website about the conclusion of the Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra‘s season taking place on May 21 at Kennesaw State University’s…

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

Art May 5, 2022

Artists wanted for Marietta’s Art in the Park Festival

Marietta‘s 36th Annual Art in the Park Festival has issued a call for artists who want their work displayed at the popular event held in Glover Park on Marietta Square…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Environment April 27, 2022

Marietta Tree Keepers seeks volunteers to help maintain Hill Park

The Marietta Tree Keepers are asking for volunteers for a work day to do maintenance at Hill Park, a little pocket park very near Marietta Square. The details are in…

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…

Crime April 19, 2022

Marietta man pleads guilty on RICO charges, covering up the murder of his business partner, and solicitation of murder

Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady, Jr. announced that on April 8, Ross Byrne, 58, a former business partner in a bakery, pleaded guilty on charges of “Violation of the…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Cobb County April 18, 2022

How has your life in Cobb County changed since March of 2020? The Auditory Time Capsule Project wants your input

The City of Marietta posted a notice on its website of an interesting project called “2 Years Later… An Auditory Time Capsule. The following is reprinted from the city’s website:…

Cobb by the Numbers April 11, 2022

Marietta GA in the 1950 census: How to get at and start using the recently released individual records

Here’s a guide to using the recently released 1950 individual census records for Marietta, Georgia. These records are useful in both genealogy and historical research, in determining where individuals lived…

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Education February 22, 2025

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