Marietta News

Rejoice, disc golf lovers. The Frog Rock Disc Golf Course at Austell's Louise Suggs Memorial Park is complete.

A Marietta bakery will soon hold a fundraiser to benefit a Lilburn man, who was injured in a horrific accident in March.

Lawrence Street Recreation Center Recreation Coordinator Dunican Caselberry supervises a game of basketball after school in the center's gymnasium.

Workers with Skin Cancer Specialists in Marietta offer free skin cancer screenings during a past Information Fair.

If you are considering purchasing your first home, the Cobb County Cooperative Extension is hosting a free homebuyer workshop today.

Nobody won Wednesday's huge Powerball jackpot, but nine Georgia Lottery players will still get a big payoff.

The Rev. John C. Hearst, right, along with other members of Mt. Zion First Baptist Church including, from left, Carrie Hammond, Ann Blount, Deacon William J. Blount and Mary Hearst are looking forward to Sunday's anniversary celebration of the 136-year-old Smyrna church.

What: An annual event raising funds and awareness to save lives from cancer. During the event, both participants and survivors celebrate and remember people lost to cancer, honor people who have fought or are fighting cancer and inspire others to take action against the disease.

Young Actors Playhouse Presents "Legally Blonde the Musical " When: Friday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Theatre in the Square , 11 Whitlock Ave SW, Marietta, GA What: Legally Blonde the Musical is based on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown.

Turkish-born Kennesaw State University graduate Tuce Girit, left, finds friend and fellow alumna Michelle Vickers of Kennesaw as they check out each other's bling Thursday before the 146th commencement exercise at the school's Convocation Center.

A thorough explanation by Marietta High School principal Leigh Colburn eased two board members' minds after learning that the district is recommending a reduction in required graduation credits.

Cobb Police are investigating a fatal accident on Dallas Highway just west of Due West Road in Marietta just before 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Friday, Sandra Hall is at Blind Willie's . The TImo Arthur Trio is at Darwin's in Marietta.

A crash of drums, a flash of light! And The Strand stage explodes with Atlanta Lyric Theatre's spectacular staging of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT ! This international audience hit plays The Earl Smith Strand Theatre June 7 - 23, 2013 .

The Marietta City Council has OK'd $90,451 in land purchases for the development of a trail from Kennesaw Mountain to the Chattahoochee River.

Countless diets will be put on hold when the Greek American community of Marietta prepares homemade Greek food and pastries for folks from all over the metro-Atlanta area.

The race to take Phil Gingrey's place in Congress representing Georgia's 11th District has gotten a bit more crowded.

A Marietta man is facing charges of identity fraud and forging prescriptions after authorities say he forged the signature of a doctor and used the doctor's identifying information to obtain prescription drugs.

WellStar Health System's Reynold Jennings, left, and Board of Trustees Chairwoman Janie Maddox look through a copy of 'Life Well-Lived,' a book about the 20-year history of WellStar Health System.

Cobb police are looking for a missing 82-year-old man who suffers from dementia.