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Cobb County News

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Thursday | Catoosa County News

New Miss Georgia quits day after winning crown

Miss Cobb County Emily Cook, left, clasps hands with Miss Capital City Kristina Higgins, right, during the Miss Georgia pageant in Columbus Saturday.

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Related Topix: Georgia, Columbus, GA, Gwinnett County, GA

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Catoosa County News

Commission recommends 9 for Supreme Court post

Gov. Sonny Perdue's Judicial Nominating Commission has submitted recommendations to fill the vacancy on the Georgia Supreme Court created by the resignation of Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears.

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Related Topix: Gwinnett County, GA

Dalton Daily Citizen

Trail of Tears group meeting at the Chattahoochee Nature Center

The next meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. at the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Association, Roswell, GA, Fulton County, GA

Tue Jun 30, 2009

WSB-AM Atlanta

DOT Hands Out Stimulus $$$

Georgia's Department of Transportation says it has awarded 22 more projects worth $56.7 million under the federal stimulus program.

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Related Topix: Cherokee County, GA

Mon Jun 29, 2009

ClipSyndicate

VIDEO: I-Team: Winning Spirit Sports

Winning Spirit Sports is a Kennesaw company that sure says all the right things, like promising to pay others for helping disadvantaged youth in Cobb County.

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Related Topix: Video

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Miss Capital City Kristina Higgins steps down as Miss Georgia 2009,...

Less than 24 hours after winning the crown, Miss Capital City Kristina Higgins has stepped down from her role as Miss Georgia.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Man stuck in elevator faces charges

A Pennsylvania man who got stuck in a hotel elevator spent the night in the Cobb County jail after he allegedly damaged the elevator trying to kick his way out.

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Related Topix: Smyrna, GA

Thu Jun 25, 2009

WSB-TV

Caught On Camera: Teens Vandalize Cobb Pool

A group of teenagers, caught on camera damaging a Cobb County community pool, are draining the pockets of those who live there.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers

Tue Jun 23, 2009

WSB-AM Atlanta

Officer Charges with Child Porn

Cobb County Police have arrested a Georgia Correctional Officer on child porn charges.

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Related Topix: Bleckley County, GA

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Man found stabbed to death in Smyrna

Smyrna police are investigating a fatal stabbing Sunday night at a Cobb County apartment complex.

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Related Topix: Smyrna, GA

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Georgia: Prosecutors, defense clash over 'slayer statute'

ATLANTA a ' Some of the state's top defense attorneys and prosecutors gathered at the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday to hear an unusual argument that could determine the fate of a law that bars a murderer from inheriting money from a victim.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty

MyFoxAtlanta

Cobb Co. Schools Target Drugs, Drinking

Several schools across the state are cracking down on student drinking and drug abuse.

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Related Topix: Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Family

Sat Jun 20, 2009

WXIA-TV Atlanta

Selling Junk Saves Taxpayers Money

Here's another example of how the recession is changing the way we do things. State and local governments are conducting fire sales of old equipment and they're selling it on-line. Marietta was the first city in Georgia to do it.

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Related Topix: Marietta, GA

Fri Jun 19, 2009

WXIA-TV Atlanta

Joggers See Alligator Underneath I-285 Bridge on Fulton-Cobb County Line

An alligator is feasting, fat, and probably not so festive as it prowls the banks of the Chattahoochee River underneath the I-285 bridge on Atlanta's northside.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA

Thu Jun 18, 2009

WTXL

Ex-VA employee accused of taking BlackBerrys

A former employee of the VA hospital in DeKalb County has been accused of stealing four BlackBerry telephones and running up $10,355 worth of charges.

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Related Topix: Austell, GA

Wed Jun 17, 2009

WXIA-TV Atlanta

Governor Perdue Approves Water Projects

State and federal officials have signed off on 11 sewer and water projects costing $91 million that are designed to improve infrastructure systems throughout Georgia.

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Related Topix: Colquitt County, GA

Tue Jun 16, 2009

WSB-TV

White Water Closes Suddenly; Blames 'Plumbing Problem'

White Water, the Cobb County water park, closed suddenly Tuesday afternoon ordering park visitors out of the water and to leave the park immediately.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

Cedartown Standard Plus

51 Georgia schools among nation's best

For the second straight year, 51 of the nationa s 1,500 best public high schools are in Georgia, according to Newsweek magazine.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

On Common Ground News

Rockdale County hits bumpy road amidst staff departures

Saying he did not want to cause the county any further embarrassment, Arthur Reese has resigned his position as Rockdale County's human resources director.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

Fox 24

Man Arrested In Georgia For NYC Cold Case

A man has been arrested in suburban Atlanta in connection with an 18-year-old New York City cold case murder.

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Related Topix: Mableton, GA

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