Cobb News

Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park will host its annual Tribute to Veterans program at 1 p.m. Nov.

Macon's Bill Elliott will tell you that the Civil War didn't end at Appomattox but in Macon with the surrender of Confederate Maj.

Two steps forward, one step back. Heavy rain early Monday made for a hairy ride through spray and pooled water on streets and highways.

Tifton's First Rhythm & Ribs Barbecue Fest, held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18-19, was a Memphis Barbecue Network sanctioned event.

In the best news in days for west side commuters, the state Department of Transportation reopened I-20 through Fulton, Cobb and Douglas counties late Wednesday morning.

Cobb County school officials want to change the grading system, but some parents are fighting it saying it's not as easy as 1-2-3. Used to be, the only kind of bad report card was one loaded with bad grades.

In Cobb, clean up crews are busy salvaging damaged homes and trying to get damaged businesses back to work.

The National Weather Service says it has confirmed four tornadoes from the severe storms that swept across Georgia on Good Friday.

"I heard wind noises and headed toward the front door and didn't make it. The wind pretty much made its way into the home." Now the home Jeff Farmer grew up in is a complete loss.

While most families are celebrating Easter, several residents on Cobb Cheek road were still removing debris from their yards.

"Houses can be rebuilt...but " I n a little over three weeks time, the small community of Cobb in Sumter County has experienced not one but three known tragedies.