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19 min ago | 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

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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Related Topix: Weather, Cobb, GA, Powder Springs, GA, Fire, Austell, GA

Patch.com

Smyrna-Vinings 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, Sandy Springs, GA, Sandy Springs (Sandy Springs, GA), Powder Springs, GA

Patch.com

Cobb School Board Adopts FY 2014 Budget

The Cobb County Board of Education on Thursday approved a fiscal year 2014 budget that includes five furlough days for teachers and staff, a reduction of 182 teaching positions through attrition, a half-year step increase for employees and taking $41 million from reserves to reach a balance.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Smyrna, GA, Cobb, GA

Patch.com

Warrant: Pregnant Woman Choked, Punched, Suffocated in Kennesaw

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Kennesaw man who allegedly choked, punched and suffocated a woman who is four weeks pregnant with their child.

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Related Topix: Kennesaw, GA

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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Related Topix: Cobb, GA

MDJonline.com

Community aims to jumpstart rec center renovation

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

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Marietta, GA

MDJonline.com

Information fair gives seniors tools for active life

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

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Related Topix: Marietta, GA, Family, Elderly (Senior Citizen), Healthcare Law, Law

Sat May 18, 2013

Patch.com

Cartersville Arson Suspect Could Not Be Fingerprinted Due to Burns, Police Say

Updated 5 p.m. Bennett was released from the hospital and taken to the Bartow County jail by 4 p.m., according to sheriff's office Sgt.

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Related Topix: Cartersville, GA, State Prisons, Prison

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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Related Topix: Hiram, GA, Cobb, GA

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Library, Schools Collaborate for Cobb Summer Reading Program

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

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Related Topix: Libraries, Education Etc., Cobb, GA

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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Related Topix: Cobb, GA, Medicaid, Health

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Powder Springs Man Among 4 Busted on Drug Charges

Four people, including one man from Powder Springs, have been arrested on drug-related charges after police found more than seven pounds of marijuana in their Kennesaw Extended Stay America Hotel room.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Powder Springs, GA, Marijuana, Kennesaw, GA, Cobb, GA

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Free Homebuyer Workshop

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

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Related Topix: Marietta, GA