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Fourth Wastewater Spill in Lake Allatoona Reported
This week, another wastewater spill by Cobb County into Lake Allatoona was reported to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. This marks the fourth spill reported to the division since June 27. In statements, Cobb County emphasized the drinking water supply has not been impacted by the spills. No clean-up or remediation is required at this time. ...
Sheriff Craig Owens to host 33rd Annual ‘Shrimp Boilin’
On Monday, July 8, the public is invited to attend the 33rd Annual Cobb County Sheriff’s Low Country Shrimp Boilin’. The event will be held at Jim Miller Park and Event Center from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Chelsey McNeil, 11Alive News meteorologist, will serve as the MC for...
Opinion: Recalling when Union troops arrived in Roswell, July 1864
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman ordered the 2nd U.S. Cavalry Division, led by General Kenner Garrard, to Roswell on July 4, 1864. Sherman’s instructions included, “Arrest every citizen in the country whom you find likely to prove a spy and keep moving so that your force cannot be computed.” (Charged With Treason, by Michael Hitt and “Military Entrenchments of North Fulton County, Georgia,” a map by Michael Hitt and Chuck Brown)
Decision on Vinings Apartments, Mableton Townhomes Delayed
MARIETTA — This week, the Cobb Planning Commission opted not to take action on two proposed housing developments — a Vinings apartment building and a Mableton townhome community. Flournoy Development Group is requesting a rezoning to build a five-story, 299-unit apartment building at 4600 Atlanta Road, just east side of Interstate 285. The 3.8-acre property, currently owned by Cobb County, would have a total of 350,000 square feet of residential area. ...
Fentanyl found in system of Dunwoody student who died after emergency on campus, autopsy shows
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Dunwoody High School student who died after an emergency on campus had fentanyl in her system, according to the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office. Mia Dieguez, 15, died from acute fentanyl intoxication, the autopsy report, obtained by Atlanta News First, shows. Dieguez...
Fulton elections chair resigning months after taking the job
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Fulton County Elections Board Chair Cathy Woolard is resigning as of July 25, according to a spokesperson for the Fulton County Board of Commissioners and a letter obtained by Atlanta News First. Woolard, who was the Atlanta City Council’s first openly gay member and...
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