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Circle of Prayer at North Cobb Christian
It was a morning filled with song and faith during North Cobb Christian School’s annual Circle of Prayer celebration this week. The school invited all 1,300 students, faculty, parents and community members to the school’s football field to pray for a successful school year, which began Monday. Robert Gnann, NCCS upper school director of student life, said the purpose of the event is to bring the community together and take...
Wellstar Kennestone Tower on Track for Spring 2026 Open
The new tower being built at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta is on track to welcome its first patients in April 2026, Wellstar Health System spokesperson Lauren Rigau confirmed. The $263 million project was first announced in 2021. The MDJ reported in March that the nine-floor, 147-foot tower will have five floors of patient care, as well as a new kitchen, cafeteria and interfaith chapel. Construction crews topped out concrete...
Gas South Opens New Headquarters in the Battery
This week, Gas South unveiled the company’s new headquarters office in The Battery Atlanta. The office, located at 788 Circle 75 Parkway, spans two floors at The Battery Atlanta and is designed to embrace the company’s hybrid work model. “For Gas South to be a leader in today’s workplace environment, we must adapt our offices to the new way of working with spaces that are functional and collaborative,” Gas South...
Campus News: The Week of Aug. 17
The following Marietta students were accepted into the Honors College at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina: Sprayberry High School graduates Kasey Cross, who major in Psychology, and Lita Fuemmeler, who will major in Biochemistry.Hannah Poguntke of Kennesaw was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Poguntke was initiated at Kennesaw State University.Cohl Husbands of Marietta graduated from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Husbands received a B.A. in Quantitative Economics.
Pearl Harbor Hero To Be Laid To Rest
On Dec. 7, 1941, U.S. Navy Fireman 2nd Class Joseph William Carroll was on the USS Oklahoma battleship at Fort Island, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. On that fateful morning, the mighty battleship was one of many American ships attacked by Japanese aircraft. The Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, causing it to quickly capsize. The Pearl Harbor attack claimed the lives of more than 2,400 Americans — including 429 crewmen aboard the...
Lake Acworth Closed for Testing Following Sewage Spill
Cobb Water officials have asked the city of Acworth to close lake access at the Beach at Cauble Park following a sewage spill from a nearby manhole, the county said in a news release. Cobb Water crews investigating the spill noticed a fish kill in a nearby creek, which prompted the request. Crews are taking samples of the creek and nearby Lake Acworth waters for testing. Even though the spill...
Georgia hunters vigilant as chronic wasting disease in deer is in several contiguous states
ALBANY‒ After an almost three-year legal battle, Texas public health and wildlife officials recently “depopulated” the entire deer herd on the RW Trophy ranch in the Lone Star State. In total, more than 250 deer were killed, dissected, and disposed of in an effort to protect the state's wild deer population from the chronic wasting disease (CWD) discovered in the herd. Chronic wasting disease is a form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy affecting deer. The symptoms of the disease in deer include weight loss, tremors, repetitive...
Make Cobb Football Friday your weekend centerpiece
It's officially time to kickoff the 2024 high school football season. Yes, there have been a couple games played already with Kell downing North Atlanta on Wednesday and Adairsville tripping up Allatoona on Thursday. But with 16 games set for Friday, and two more for Saturday, everything seems right in the world. Make sure you check out all the preview stories as you get ready for the weekend games at...
Georgia lawmakers looking to boost struggling timber industry
ATLANTA — Georgia’s forestry industry is a victim of its own success. Advanced genetics leading to fast-growing trees and a favorable climate have combined to make Georgia the No.-1 forestry state in the nation, a $42 billion industry responsible for 143,000 jobs. But with pulp and paper mills going out of business in large numbers due to intense foreign competition, demand for timber is on the decline. As a result,...
Kemp extends emergency declaration from Debby
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp has extended the state of emergency in parts of Georgia in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby until Tuesday, Aug. 20. The lingering effects of last week’s storm were still being felt Friday in southeastern Georgia in the form of floodwaters after Debby dropped more than 10 inches of rain in already saturated areas. The Ogeechee and Canoochee rivers overflowed their banks. Several provisions in...
Cobb Eyes 5-Story Smyrna Residential Development
A Columbus-based development group wants to build a new multifamily community on Atlanta Road in unincorporated Smyrna. Flournoy Development Group is proposing a 5-story residential building and has requested a rezoning of the 3.79-acre site. The building would include 299 rental units, with an average size of 830 square feet as well as metal balconies. ...
'Unacceptable' Rise in Antisemitism on Social Media, Cobb Superintendent Says
MARIETTA — During Thursday night’s Cobb school board meeting, Superintendent Chris Ragsdale sounded the alarm on what he said is a stark rise in antisemitic social media posts. Ragsdale said Jewish parents and community members have told him their kids feel “forced to engage in social media criticism not only against the state of Israel, but their Jewish heritage in general. “As the war continues in Israel, it has apparently...
Polk Street Closed for Friday Football Game
Polk Street will be closed in front of Northcutt Stadium beginning at 5 p.m. Friday. The closure is a result of Marietta High School hosting their season opener football game at the stadium, Marietta Police report. Officials ask that people use alternate routes and anticipate traffic delays. The roadways surrounding the stadium will reopen after the game, likely around 10:30 p.m.
Cobb County prosecutor to lead state Organized Retail Crime Unit
ATLANTA — Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has hired a former Cobb County assistant district attorney to head the first statewide Organized Retail Crime Unit. Timothy Ruffini will oversee a team of prosecutors and investigators targeting criminal networks engaged in recurring thefts and acts of violence against Georgia businesses. “Tim is a talented prosecutor whose knowledge and experience will prove essential as we work to combat organized retail crime throughout...
Home Rule Map Hearing Set for Tuesday
Cobb County’s “home rule” map is returning to court again. Cobb Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill is scheduled to hear the county’s request to reverse Hill’s July ruling that ordered special elections for the Districts 2 and 4 seats on the Cobb Board of Commissioners at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. On Tuesday, Hill will also hear from local activist Mindy Seger, who filed a motion for clarification on the judge’s order,...
Cobb Property Tax Bills Issued, Due in October
Cobb County homeowners have just a couple of months to pay their 2024 property taxes. This week, the county announced that all property tax bills have been issued by Tax Commissioner Carla Jackson, and that payment must be made or stamped by Oct. 15 to be considered on time. From 271,400 tax bills, the county will collect $1,335,906,523. This consists of 255,031 real property bills for $1,251,879,897 and 16,369 personal...
'No Cap, All Rizz': Marietta Schools Embrace Gen Z Lingo
Marietta High School teachers are being encouraged to brush up on their Gen Z slang this school year to enforce the school’s no-phone policy. In classrooms and hallways, new posters reference artists such as Taylor Swift and Charli XCX and use popular Gen Z phrases telling students to stop using their phones. If the posters seem cringeworthy or embarrassing, that’s because they’re supposed to be, said Chris Fiore, the school...
Fentanyl, meth supplier gets 20-year prison sentence
MACON – The supplier to an armed methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking organization who was providing kilogram quantities of narcotics out of her high-rise Atlanta condominium has been sentenced to serve 20 years in prison. Heather Marie Breland, 40, of Atlanta, was sentenced to serve 240 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge C. Ashley Royal. Breland previously pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting others to possess with intent to distribute more than 50...
Matthew Perry’s Stepdad Keith Morrison Reacts to News of Arrests after ‘Friends’ Star’s Death
Following the arrests of five people in connection with Matthew Perry‘s death, the actor’s stepfather, Keith Morrison, has spoken out, saying he looks forward to “justice taking its course.” The Department of Justice announced in a press conference on Thursday, August 15, that Perry’s assistant and doctors are among those arrested following the drug investigation launched in May 2024. The findings revealed a “broad underground criminal network” that showed those arrested “took advantage” of the Friends star by selling him ketamine. ...
Harris to unveil plan for US economy in major policy rollout
Kamala Harris is expected to take on companies unfairly jacking up prices as she sets out her economic agenda Friday in her first major policy announcement as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee. The vice president, who replaced President Joe Biden atop the ticket last month, has been carried by surging enthusiasm, bolstered by new government figures this week showing inflation cooling. More Americans now trust Harris to handle the economy...
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