Cobb County News

A Marietta anesthesia nurse was still being held on a $50,000 bond Saturday afternoon on eavesdropping charges.

A contracted registered nurse anesthetist has been arrested and accused of setting up a video recording device in the women's restroom of a Cobb County dental office.

A contracted certified registered nurse anesthetist has been arrested for the unlawful surveillance and eavesdropping of patients at a dental office in Cobb County, said police.

Tickets can be purchased at The Strand Box Office, via Paypal at www.cobbcat.org/cobb_lib_foundation.htm or mail a check to The Cobb County Library Foundation, 266 Roswell Street, Marietta, 30060.

Cobb County Commissioners have put a 90-day hold on decisions about a voter-approved $40 million parks bond issue.

Cobb County Government Geographic Information Systems will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary along with GIS Day which is celebrated internationally during Geography Awareness Week.

Last week, Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson announced he was suffering from depression so powerful he attempted suicide.

A 26-year-old pedestrian who stepped in front of a vehicle in Austell has died, Cobb County police said.

Cobb County commissioners will begin touring two dozen properties next week to decide which might become public parks.

A man being chased by Cobb County police was killed early Thursday when the stolen car he was driving wrecked near the Chattahoochee River.

A man being chased by police is dead after the stolen car he was driving wrecked in north Atlanta.

A Cobb County police officer who is accused dealing an illegal poker game in Smyrna has resigned.

As in most districts, proposed changes to the school calendar in Cobb County have riled some parents who fear the system is drifting to "year-round" school.

Governor Sonny Perdue and the Governor's Office of Workforce Development today announced the second annual Work Ready Awards, which recognized and honored the partners, businesses and individuals who have supported Georgia Work Ready and made it a success.

A Cobb County police lieutenant was charged with driving while drunk after a hit-and-run crash in Kennesaw.

The cost of water and sewer are expected to rise again in Cobb County next year as part of an ongoing rate increase that will continue through 2012.

Investigators say a Cobb County police officer was hit by a suspected drunk driver.

Becky Padgett, Douglas County Board of Commissioners office receptionist, empties used paper from her work station into a collection bin for recycling.

Cobb County police are investigating the Tuesday afternoon armed robbery of a bank near Marietta.

The covered bridge in Cobb County reopened Friday morning after a driver smashed a truck into the entrance of the bridge and then got his too tall U-Haul truck wedged tight inside the historic bridge.