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Girls Who Conduct Co-founder Chaowen Ting (Chaowen-Ting-image 6483441.JPG)

Music July 15, 2021

Georgia Symphony Orchestra partners with Girls Who Conduct

Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GSO) has entered a partnership with Girls Who Conduct to launch a fellowship program for women conductors. “The women’s conductor fellowship program is a tribute to…

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

Cobb County May 17, 2021

Switzer Library will reopen June 1 after major renovation

Switzer Library, the Cobb County library branch located at 266 Roswell Street, Marietta, near Marietta Square and across from the Marietta National Cemetery, will reopen June 1 after being shut…

Music May 12, 2021

Georgia Symphony Orchestra to receive NEA grant for sixth annual Sensory Friendly Concert

Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra announced that it will receive a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for its sixth annual Sensory Friendly Concert. Details about the…

2020 Elections December 15, 2020

Three Marietta officials react to presidential election results

It is 11 am on a Tuesday morning as Marietta City Councilman Griffin “Grif” Chalfant walks into Waffle House. He orders his morning coffee and then looks out the window…

Cobb Sheriff's Office vehicle at Cobb government office in article about evictions

Georgia November 13, 2020

Marietta man arrested for threatening Georgia Secretary of State employee

According to a press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, a 47-year-old Marietta man was arrested for threatening an employee of the Georgia Secretary of State’s office. According to…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Cobb County October 6, 2020

Motorcyclist killed on Canton Road

According to a public information release from Sergeant Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a fatal collision that…

Transportation August 25, 2020

Marietta-based C.W. Matthews awarded $10.8 million GDOT contract

Marietta-based C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc. won a $10.8 million GDOT contract to resurface 10.52 miles of roadway on Interstate 75/State Route 401 from south of Pea Ridge Road to…

Business July 18, 2020

Lockheed Martin wins major Air Force contract for C-130j Super Hercules to be built in Marietta facility

Lockheed Martin has won a major contract for Super Hercules C-130j aircraft manufactured here in Cobb County at the Marietta facility. The contract is for $15 billion. [Clarification: a representative…

Wellstar Kennestone Emergency Department interior shot of medical staff workstations and rooms

Health Care June 29, 2020

Wellstar Kennestone announces opening of new Emergency Department

Wellstar Kennestone Hospital announced that it will open its new emergency department (ED) to patients on July 23, 2020. According to a press release announcing the opening, the facility will…

Cobb County June 13, 2020

Two Cobb online SPLOST open houses scheduled

Two online open houses have been scheduled for Cobb residents to look over the approved lists of SPLOST projects and give input. SPLOST stands for Special Purpose Local Option Sales…

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