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Cobb School Board Approves Flat Millage Rate
The Cobb County Board of Education voted to keep its millage rate flat at 18.7 mills Thursday night. It was a 6-0-1 vote, with Republican David Banks voting present. Though the tax rate will not increase, a rise in property values throughout the county is expected to bring the district an extra $54.96 million in tax revenue, an increase of 7.32% over last year. ...
Cobb County and Cities End Mediation
MARIETTA — After two long days of talking through lawyers, Cobb County and six of its cities ended their mediation process over Service Delivery Strategy (SDS) agreements. Local leaders emerged from their private mediation rooms at the Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel & Conference Center shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday. “Cobb County and its six cities concluded a two-day mediation session working to form Service Delivery Strategy as mandated by the state,”...
Smyrna Woman Accused of Possessing 3.78 Pounds of Marijuana
Jada Coley, 20, of Smyrna, is accused of possessing 3.78 pounds of marijuana on July 11 at 8:39 p.m. at an apartment at 185 Cumberland Crossing in Smyrna, in the Elme Cumberland apartment complex near the intersection of Cumberland Gate and Spring Road, according to an arrest warrant from the Smyrna Police Department. The marijuana was discovered in the kitchen in close proximity to a digital scale that contained marijuana residue, multiple clear baggies and packaging materials, $728 in cash and 170 units of ecstasy....
Flames, smoke burst out of single-family home in Cobb County, fire officials say
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Firefighters are extinguishing large flames and smoke billowing from a house fire in Cobb County on Wednesday afternoon. According to Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services, crews have been at the scene since around 5 p.m. searching, extinguishing and protecting adjacent homes from a blazing fire on the 57000 block of Registry Oaks Lane in Mableton.
Fatal Crash in Cobb County: What We Know
An afternoon accident on Hicks Road at the intersection with Fisher Drive resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries Tuesday afternoon. 🚓 The Details: Cobb Police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred at 3:31 p.m.. Preliminary reports indicate a white GMC Sierra was traveling southbound on Hicks Road when it crossed the center line, colliding with a black GMC Yukon XL traveling northbound.
Marietta Woman Accused of Stealing from Home Depot
Elizabeth Annie Barbosa, 19, of Marietta, is accused of stealing $2,829 in cash from cash registers at the end of her shift as an employee of Home Depot on July 9 at 6:04 p.m. at the 449 Roberts Court location in Kennesaw, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Barbosa admitted to taking the cash over a two-week time period and there is video footage of the theft, according to the warrant. Barbosa is charged with theft by taking – greater than $1,500. She was arrested on July 9 at 6:33 p.m. and booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, according to jail records. Barbosa was released on a $2,500 bond.
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