The purpose of the study is to develop a redevelopment plan for Cobb and South Marietta Parkways, increase visibility of Life and Southern Polytechnic State universities and help to connect the universities with the surrounding community.
The four-year 1 percent sales tax will be collected until December 2015 and must be spent on voter approved projects.
New regulations were posted this past weekend.
Two Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II carrier variant test aircraft refueled together with a KC-130 Hercules as part of an F-35 flight test program that will accomplish more than 1,000 flights in 2013.
An employee of the Little River Marina in Cherokee County died after being crushed by a forklift in a workplace accident; an arrest has been made in the Midtown carjacking of a Bentley belonging to Bobby Valentino.
Fernando Wise was removed after refusing to give his name during a public hearing.
A new smartphone app provides live streaming, among other things. Also, check developments leading up to Monday's events.
It's tax time again! Standard deductions will increase, but the ceiling for itemized deductions decrease in 2013, plus other changes that will affect your taxes this year.
The National Rifle Association released a statement hours after President Barack Obama proposed sweeping gun reform.
The Georgia Department of Labor announced that Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 8.6 percent in December, up one-tenth of a percentage point from 8.5 percent in November.
Marietta City and Cobb County officials and representatives from Wal-Mart Neighborhood Markets celebrated the opening of a 41,403-square foot grocery-only store at 1137 Powder Springs Road on Jan. 16.
A Marietta man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to charges arising out of a scheme to defraud the IRS out of more than $3.4 million in federal income tax refunds while he was in state custody.
The state of Georgia has expanded one of Marietta's opportunity zones to encourage new businesses to locate in the city or existing businesses to expand.
Cobb County will be providing final relief to victims impacted by the 2009 floods.
Randy Scamihorn is a former administrator at Sprayberry High School and Daniell Middle School.
That's because the state’s jobless rate has declined in the last three months.
HB 386 replaces the annual ad valorem tax on newly purchased vehicles.
The Board of Commissioners also has approved the hiring of a new director of public services.
The county is in strong financial standing, Chairman Tim Lee said.
The commission chairman will speak at a Cobb Chamber breakfast next Monday.
Take a look at some of the closings in Marietta on Monday, Jan. 21, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Input is being sought to identify ways to make the area near Cobb and Marietta Parkways a better place to live, work, play and learn and to draft plans for new trails,, destinations and connections between Life University and SPSU and adjoining areas.
The preliminary unemployment rate in metro Atlanta declined to 8 percent in November, down two-tenths of a percentage point from 8.2 percent in October.
The Georgia General Assembly will convene on Jan. 14, 2013, and Patch wants to know what you think lawmakers should discuss.
Cobb Tax Commissioner Gail Downing provides important information about changes, which go into effect March 1.
Marietta City Council approved a map reapportioning the city’s seven wards to comply with the Voting Rights Act to create a majority minority ward after population changes in Marietta.
Marietta City Council appointed a member to the Board of Zoning Appeals and reappointed members to the Civil Service Board and Marietta Museum of History board in December.
"It did not address spending, entitlement or tax reform in any meaningful way," he said on his Facebook page this afternoon.
Take a look at some of the closings in Marietta on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013.
The two projects are included in the annual update to the airport's Capital Improvement Plan for 2013.
The District 2 commissioner and the Cobb Commission chairman will take the oath of office for their second terms on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.
Lockheed Martin delivered an MC-130J Commando II to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. from Marietta on Dec. 10.
The revocation comes after an employee with an expired permit sold alcohol to a minor.
City Manager Bill Bruton honored retirees, employees who have served Marietta for a combined total of 1,801 years and employees of the year at a City Hall ceremony.
The Design-Build Institute of America honored the Cobb County Superior Courthouse in Marietta with its Southeast Region 2012 Best Design Award.
During the last three years, the comm squadron has grown from 19 to 53 members, and that amount qualified them to be upgraded to squadron level.
Sixteen men and women from the 94th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron were recently welcomed home after their 120-day deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Marietta has been named one of the top 10 digital cities in the country for the city's use of technology to improve efficiency and provide better services to the public while saving money.