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Cobb, Georgia is located in Sumter County. Zip codes in Cobb, GA include 31735. The median home price in Cobb is $274,900.

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15 hrs ago | MDJonline.com

Feds OK adding toll lanes to I-75 through Cobb; to open in 2018

The federal government has given final environmental approval to a long-debated project that would add toll lanes to Interstate 75 and Interstate 575 through Cobb and Cherokee counties.

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17 hrs ago | MDJonline.com

Students displaced during upgrades: Teasley to undergo two years of work

Teasley Elementary School was more than 200 students over capacity this school year, with some teachers instructing as many as 30 students at a time or working with two classes in one room at a time.

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Thu May 23, 2013

MDJonline.com

The bomb squad was called out, part of a major thoroughfare was shut...

Cobb police search vehicles at the Cumberland Festival shopping center Wednesday in response to a reported bomb threat.

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Patch.com

Unemployment Rate Drops Below 7 Percent in Cobb

The unemployment rate in Cobb County dropped below 7 percent in April, a fall of three tenths of a percent.

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MDJonline.com

Police looking for south Cobb robbery suspect

Cobb County Police are asking for the public's help in locating on suspect who they believe robbed two separate stores at gunpoint over a two-week period in south Cobb.

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Patch.com

Fair to Educate Cobb Seniors

Mark your calendars, Cobb seniors. The Senior Information Fair is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, at the Cobb County Civic Center .

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Patch.com

Goodwill to Open New Store in Cobb

Goodwill of North Georgia will open the doors to its 45th store location on Thursday.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Patch.com

Warrant: Woman Had Knife at Pebblebrook

A Mableton woman allegedly came to Pebblebrook High School last Friday to fight a student, and had a steak knife with a 5-inch blade with her.

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Patch.com

A Real East Cobb GOP Truther

JoEllen Smith is a bona-fide East Cobb Republican. She is a business woman and mom, involved in her children's public education.

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Patch.com

Library, Schools Collaborate for Cobb Summer Reading Program

For the first time, the Cobb County School District is partnering with the Cobb Public Library System to create a "unified" summer reading experience for students in kindergarten through eighth grade.

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MDJonline.com

Man pleads guilty to murder

In less than 20 minutes, the man accused of killing his ex-wife at her home in east Cobb entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to life in prison.

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Tue May 21, 2013

MDJonline.com

Organization gives kids without homes the tools to survive

Kimberly Tinsley, volunteer and activities coordinator at The Center for Children & Young Adults, helps a student with her painting.

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Patch.com

Police: Caregiver Wanted in Connection with Smyrna Thefts

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Cobb woman who allegedly stole more than $3,000 worth of electronics and other goods from a Smyrna home where she worked as a daytime caregiver.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Patch.com

Fair to Educate Cobb Seniors

Mark your calendars, Cobb seniors. The Senior Information Fair is scheduled for 10 a.m. this Wednesday, May 22, at the Cobb County Civic Center .

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Sun May 19, 2013

MDJonline.com

Official: Lightning sparks three house fires

City of Marietta Street Department worker Ken Thomason cuts branches from a large tree out of the roadway Sunday at the intersection of Whitlock and N. Woodland drives after lightning, winds and rain pelted the area.

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Patch.com

Wanna be Miss America? Start as Miss Cobb

You Could Be Miss America. Young women can take the first step by entering the 56th annual Miss Cobb County Scholarship Pageant set for the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, Cobb County Civic Center, Aug 3, 7 p.m. The deadline to enter is June 25.

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Patch.com

Meet Patch at Today's Cobb Business Expo

There will be more than 150 local businesses with booths at today's Cobb Business-to-Business Expo , and Patch will be one of them.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Patch.com

Three Car Crash Kills Woman; Two Hospitalized in Shooting

One Killed, 1 Injured in Cobb Crash - Marietta Patch A 46-year-old Hiram woman was killed and her 14-year-old son was injured Wednesday in a three-vehicle accident in Cobb.

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Patch.com

Cobb Teachers Sound Off on Budget

Only a small handful of people turned out for a public hearing on the proposed Cobb County School District fiscal year 2014 budget Tuesday.

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Patch.com

Medical Procedures Cheaper in Cobb Than Fulton

It costs $400 less to get an MRI in Cobb County than Fulton County. That's according to data from New Choice Health, a private company that encourages people to become smarter healthcare consumers.

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