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SPLOST for Cobb County Schools will continue through 2018
SPLOST for Cobb County Schools will continue through 2018 On Tuesday, March 19, Cobb voters approved the referendum that would continue the collection of the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax for schools. This tax goes to the construction and maintenance projects for the Cobb County Schools, and will now continue for another five years.…
Read MoreMarietta Driver Seriously Injured in a Car Crash on Cobb Parkway
Marietta Driver Seriously Injured in a Car Crash on Cobb Parkway Five people were involved in a major crash at the intersection of Cobb Parkway and McCollum Parkway. A 2006 Toyota Corolla was driving southbound on Cobb Parkway when a 2011 Volvo Tractor-Trailer was heading westbound on McCollum Parkway and struck the Toyota on the…
Read MoreMarietta WellStar opens new tower creating more space for patients
Georgia’s WellStar Kennestone Hospital, located in Marietta just opened its new $48 million addition to extend more space and privacy for patients and their families. The Blue Tower West was designed to give patients more privacy. Kennestone currently has only have 51 semi private rooms which can be doubled up in when there are necessary situations. It has been…
Read MoreMarietta police officer hit by vehicle
A Marietta police officer was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle while directing traffic on Thursday afternoon. The officer, James McClure, 26, was hit after trying to stop northbound traffic to let an emergency vehicle leave after an accident that had occurred earlier that day. The accident happened around 2 p.m. on the Canton Road…
Read MoreOne Killed, Four Injured in Marietta Car Crash
One of the worst things that a parent can ever imagine is to get a phone call from the police informing them that their child has been involved in a car accident. Even when the child has grown and is a legal adult, albeit a young one, every parent who has to listen to such…
Read More“Move Over” Marietta – It’s the law
COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA- The Marietta Police Department is warning drivers to move over a lane when they pass any emergency vehicle that is stopped on the side of the roadway with their emergency lights flashing. If traffic in the lane next to you prevents you from making a safe lane change then you must slow down significantly…
Read MoreTeenager runs from Marietta police, kills one, injures another
There are no guarantees that your teenage children will listen to your advice about who they should and should not spend time with. Teenagers are headstrong and sometimes fall in with the wrong crowd, including those teenagers that drink and drive. If your child is involved in a fatal car accident because his or her…
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