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2 hrs ago | 11 Alive

Seed money advances GA-400, I-285 interchange project

More than 300,000 motorists travel through the interchange between Georgia 400 and I-285 every day, making it one of the most congested interchanges in metro Atlanta.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, US Governors, Nathan Deal

5 hrs ago | MDJonline.com

Marietta Krystal robbed st gunpoint

Cobb County Police are investigating an armed robbery reported to have occurred at the Krystal's at 2929 Canton Road in Marietta just before 10 p.m. Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Marietta, GA

9 hrs ago | Patch.com

Senior Information Fair Today

The Senior Information Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Cobb County Civic Center .

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law

13 hrs ago | WTMA-AM North Charleston

Couple Pleads for Return of Stillborn Son's Stolen Ashes

A Georgia couple is pleading for the return of a silver box stolen from the bedroom of their Cobb County home, as the box holds the ashes of their stillborn son.

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15 hrs ago | Patch.com

Cobb Gardening Council Taking Shape

Officials with the Cobb County Cooperative Extension Service and the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County want to hear from community garden coordinators across the county.

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Related Topix: Kennesaw, GA

17 hrs ago | Patch.com

Powder Springs Man Suspected in WellStar Kennestone Hospital Incident

A Powder Springs man was captured on video rummaging through the information desk at WellStar Kennestone Hospital and looking through every car in the parking deck.

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Related Topix: Powder Springs, GA, Marietta, GA

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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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Painting, Arts, Cobb, GA

11 Alive

Soldier reunited with dog, missing for 18 months

Brandon Patterson was serving in Iraq, when he got the heartbreaking call. It appeared his dog Alfaba had found a gap in the sitter's fence and wandered away.

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Daily Report

Brooks Looks To Political Ally For Criminal Defense

Tyrone Brooks has said the FBI targeted him for investigation because he has pushed for it to solve the 1946 Moore's Ford Bridge lynchings.

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Related Topix: Marietta, GA

Patch.com

Police ID Suspects in Home Burglary

Warrants have been issued for the arrest of two people in connection with an April 5 home burglary.

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Related Topix: Roswell, GA, Fulton County, GA

Patch.com

Powder Springs Woman Held in Stepfather's Stabbing

A 19-year-old Powder Springs woman has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of her 51-year-old stepfather.

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Related Topix: Powder Springs, GA

Patch.com

Burlington Employee from Powder Springs Arrested at Store

Two Burlington Coat Factory employees have admitted that they took items from the store without paying for them.

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Related Topix: Powder Springs, GA, Marietta, GA

11Alive

Grieving parents seek help finding stolen ashes of infant son

A burglar broke into a couple's Cobb County home Monday morning, stole the usual collection of valuables that burglars usually take -- and, sadly, stole much, much more.

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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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Related Topix: Cobb, GA, Smyrna, GA, Ipad, Science / Technology

Mon May 20, 2013

Patch.com

Cobb County Road Work Updates, May 20-24

Here are the latest updates on road work being done around Smyrna-Vinings and Cobb County, according to the Cobb Department of Transportation .

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Related Topix: Vinings, GA, Georgia, Sandy Springs, GA, Sandy Springs (Sandy Springs, GA)

MDJonline.com

WellStar, physician win ruling in lawsuit

The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of WellStar and one of its local doctors and against a Newnan man who lost his wife to ovarian cancer in 2010.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Newnan, GA

Patch.com

Arrest Made in Acworth Brush Fire

A Northeast Cobb man has been arrested in connection with a brush fire behind an Acworth business.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Acworth, GA

Patch.com

Police: Smyrna Girl, 7, Raped

A Smyrna man has been arrested in connection with the rape of a 7-year-old girl.

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Related Topix: Smyrna, GA

Rome News

Family keeps bluegrass festival going in Armuchee

The sounds of banjos, guitars and accompanying voices will once again stake their claim in Floyd County this week.

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Related Topix: Armuchee, GA, Floyd County, GA, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Lithonia, GA

Patch.com

Austell Finishes Disc Golf Course

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

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Related Topix: Austell, GA, Marietta, GA