Marietta Daily Journal

11/21/2025

Cobb County commissioners voted 3-2 late Thursday night to approve a $4.75 monthly stormwater fee, a new revenue source that will raise millions of dollars for infrastructure improvements.

11/20/2025

Michael Anthony Chavez, 18, of Douglasville, is accused of doing doughnuts and fleeing from police on Nov. 12 at 10:38 p.m. at Hurt Road Park in Austell, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department.

Michael Anthony Chavez, 18, of Douglasville, is accused of doing doughnuts and fleeing from police on Nov. 12 at 10:38 p.m. at Hurt Road Park in Austell, according to an

11/20/2025

Catashia Latrice Gorman, 48, and Darbey Neon Streeter, 45, both of Marietta, are accused of engaging in s*x acts while inside a parked motor vehicle at Tumlin Park in Marietta on Nov. 12 at 9 p.m., according to arrest warrants from the Marietta Poli…

Catashia Latrice Gorman, 48, and Darbey Neon Streeter, 45, both of Marietta, are accused of engaging in s*x acts while inside a parked motor vehicle at Tumlin Park in Marietta

11/20/2025

For the second time since the end of the 2022 season, Allatoona is looking for a new football coach.

11/20/2025

After a nearly two-year-long legal battle, the former director of the Marietta Student Life Center has dismissed her lawsuit against Marietta City Schools.

11/20/2025

MARIETTA — An Acworth man and former University of Georgia student was convicted Thursday of shooting and killing his neighbors, a Cherokee County firefighter and his wife.

MARIETTA — An Acworth resident and former University of Georgia student was convicted Wednesday of shooting and killing his neighbors, a Cherokee County firefighter and his wife.

11/20/2025

Michael Paris, president and CEO of the Council for Quality Growth, was named East Cobb Citizen of the Year on Thursday at the Cobb Chamber of Commerce's East Cobb Area Council.

Michael Paris, president and CEO of the Council for Quality Growth, was named East Cobb Citizen of the Year on Thursday at the Cobb Chamber of Commerce's East Cobb Area

11/20/2025

Lighting of Avenue East Cobb

11/20/2025

ATLANTA — An alleged international drug king pin from China accused of trafficking co***ne and fentanyl in Atlanta using operations based in Mexico was arraigned in a federal courthouse in Brooklyn Wednesday, where he was accused of a host of crimes…

ATLANTA — An alleged international drug king pin from China accused of trafficking co***ne and fentanyl in Atlanta using operations based in Mexico was arraigned in a federal courthouse in

11/20/2025

The Atlanta Braves acquired utility player Mauricio Dubon in a trade with the Houston Astros on Wednesday, sending infielder Nick Allen to Houston in the deal.

11/19/2025

MARIETTA — Cobb Superior Court Judge Sonja Brown heard the defense's side of the case during the third day of the murder trial of Matthew Lanz of Acworth, who is accused of killing his neighbors, a Cherokee County firefighter and his wife in 2021.

MARIETTA — Cobb Superior Court Judge Sonja Brown heard the defense's side of the case during the third day of the murder trial of Matthew Lanz of Acworth, who is

11/19/2025

The Milwaukee Brewers and Atlanta Braves will headline the 2026 MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Major League Baseball announced Wednesday.