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New Goodwill Store To Open in Marietta Thursday

Goodwill operates half a dozen stores in Cobb County as well as a number of stand-alone donation centers in the area. The new Whitlock Avenue store includes a drive-up donation center.

By Melissa Kory | 8:00 pm

American Atheists plan to send the Georgia Department of Natural Resources enough popular atheist books to place one in every state park cabin.

Should Atheist Literature Join Bibles in State Park Cabins?

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The Harrison seniors file into the KSU Convocation Center for graduation ceremonies.

Harrison's Grad Rate: 90.71 Percent

A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla.

Local Kroger Stores Raising Funds for Oklahoma Tornado Victims

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Cobb Graduations to Be Streamed Live

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Funeral Announcements: May 22, 2013

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22 hours ago

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Rep. Wilkerson To Hold Cookout Saturday

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The severe thunderstorm that hit GreyStone’s service area on May 19 left many broken poles and downed power lines.

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GreyStone: Sunday Storms Left 13,000 Without Power

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Restaurant inspections in Lower Southampton.

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Cobb Food Scores: 2 Restaurants Get Failing Scores

By Melissa Kory

Yesterday

Anthony Hester and Alkini Patterson each face a charge of theft by taking in connection with the alleged incidents, according to online jail records.

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Burlington Employee from Powder Springs Arrested at Store

By Rodney Thrash

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Obituaries

Funeral Announcements: May 21, 2013

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Shaquioa Crawford of Powder Springs has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of her 51-year-old stepfather.

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Powder Springs Woman Held in Stepfather's Stabbing

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2 days ago

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Cobb County Animal Shelter Adopt a Thon

By Toni Easterday | Wednesday, May 15

The Real Housewife of Powder Springs

Want to be a hero? Adopt a pet this Saturday and safe a life.

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School Nutrition's Strong4Life

By Stephanie Walsh, M.D., Medical Director, Child Wellness, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta | Thursday, May 9

As the school year comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the strides we made improving school nutrition this year.

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Strong4Life: Know the Signs

By Stephanie Walsh, M.D., Medical Director, Child Wellness, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta | Saturday, May 4

It might seem easy to spot the signs of childhood obesity, but it’s not. In fact, our biggest problem in Georgia is that parents don’t notice obesity in their own home.

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