http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb-county-news-82003.html en-us Copyright 2012 Mon, 28 May 2012 11:12:42 GMT 2012-05-28T11:12:42Z en-us Copyright 2012 http://www.ajc.com/news/motorcyclist-killed-in-cobb-1447318.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 A motorcyclist killed early Saturday was among the three fatalities reported across Georgia during the early part of the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Sat, 26 May 2012 21:17:59 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/motorcyclist-killed-in-cobb-1447318.html Mike Morris 2012-05-26T21:17:59Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/summer-roadwork-shifts-into-1447339.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 Georgia’s mild winter and spring gave state Department of Transportation crews and contractors a head start on the summer road construction season, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be plenty of projects underway between now and the fall. Sat, 26 May 2012 16:06:35 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/summer-roadwork-shifts-into-1447339.html Mike Morris 2012-05-26T16:06:35Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/memorial-day-outlook-sun-1445320.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 This should be a stellar Memorial Day weekend, with plenty of sunshine, lots of baseball, jazz in the park and gasoline cheaper than anyone expected it to be heading into the summer vacation season. Fri, 25 May 2012 23:04:27 GMT dibata@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/memorial-day-outlook-sun-1445320.html David Ibata Mike Morris 2012-05-25T23:04:27Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/man-who-stole-houses-1446840.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 A Cobb County man convicted of moving in tenants and collecting rent on dozens of homes he didn’t own was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison, Channel 2 Action News reported. Fri, 25 May 2012 22:42:33 GMT dibata@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/man-who-stole-houses-1446840.html David Ibata 2012-05-25T22:42:33Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/remains-found-in-kennesaw-1444686.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 The remains found in the Kennesaw area Wednesday morning are those of a Calhoun man missing since August 2009, Cobb County police said Friday. Fri, 25 May 2012 21:10:27 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/remains-found-in-kennesaw-1444686.html Alexis Stevens 2012-05-25T21:10:27Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/several-overcome-by-heat-1446462.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 Several people were overcome by heat Friday morning during McEachern High School's graduation ceremonies. Fri, 25 May 2012 16:18:25 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/several-overcome-by-heat-1446462.html Mike Morris 2012-05-25T16:18:25Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/cobb-transportation-referendum-phone-1446335.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 The Atlanta Regional Commission is hosting a series of telephone chats for residents in each of the 10 metro Atlanta counties about the upcoming regional transportation referendum. Fri, 25 May 2012 15:28:57 GMT jhdavis@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/cobb-transportation-referendum-phone-1446335.html Janel Davis 2012-05-25T15:28:57Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/marietta-history-museum-gets-1446401.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 Volunteers with the Costume Society of America will provide free conservation services to the Marietta Museum of History next week as part of the Society’s annual Angels Project. Fri, 25 May 2012 15:20:46 GMT jhdavis@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/marietta-history-museum-gets-1446401.html Janel Davis 2012-05-25T15:20:46Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/womens-clinics-on-heightened-1446171.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 Heightened fears about a series of burglaries and fires targeting abortion and OB-GYN clinics around metro Atlanta have triggered heightened security across the country. Fri, 25 May 2012 13:37:45 GMT asimmons@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/womens-clinics-on-heightened-1446171.html Andria Simmons 2012-05-25T13:37:45Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/car-plunges-into-smyrna-1445499.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 Three bystanders said they didn't think twice when they saw a black Acura drive through the fence and into a Smyrna neighborhood's swimming pool Thursday morning. Fri, 25 May 2012 11:03:16 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/car-plunges-into-smyrna-1445499.html Alexis Stevens 2012-05-25T11:03:16Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/cobb-candidate-forums-kick-1445464.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 The Cobb County NAACP and the East Cobb Civic Association will host candidate forums next week for county candidates running for office in July. Thu, 24 May 2012 16:11:10 GMT jhdavis@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/cobb-candidate-forums-kick-1445464.html Janel Davis 2012-05-24T16:11:10Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/southern-poly-extends-partnership-1445480.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta and Georgia Highlands College in Dallas will extend their collaborative partnership for three more years. Thu, 24 May 2012 15:48:56 GMT jhdavis@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/southern-poly-extends-partnership-1445480.html Janel Davis 2012-05-24T15:48:56Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/ob-gyns-worried-burglaries-1444822.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 Doctors who expressed concerns about a controversial abortion bill at the State House say they have since been victims of a series of property crimes, the latest of which was a fire Wednesday at a Marietta abortion clinic. Thu, 24 May 2012 01:24:58 GMT asimmons@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/ob-gyns-worried-burglaries-1444822.html Andria Simmons 2012-05-24T01:24:58Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/cobb-signs-immigration-employment-1444682.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 Cobb Commissioners became the first local government in the state to participate in federal immigration employment program on Tuesday by signing an agreement with ICE. Wed, 23 May 2012 20:20:34 GMT jhdavis@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/cobb-signs-immigration-employment-1444682.html Janel Davis 2012-05-23T20:20:34Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/noonday-creek-trail-groundbreaking-1444667.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 The Town Center Area Community Improvement District will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday for Noonday Creek Trail. Wed, 23 May 2012 20:02:02 GMT jhdavis@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/noonday-creek-trail-groundbreaking-1444667.html Janel Davis 2012-05-23T20:02:02Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/fire-breaks-out-at-1444668.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 No one was injured in a Wednesday morning fire at a Cobb County obstetrics and gynecology office near Marietta. Wed, 23 May 2012 20:01:14 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/fire-breaks-out-at-1444668.html Alexis Stevens 2012-05-23T20:01:14Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/transit-tax-opposition-getting-1444183.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 If you go to almost any public meeting in Cobb County - no matter the topic - conversation is most likely to turn to the proposed regional transportation referendum. Wed, 23 May 2012 09:58:03 GMT jhdavis@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/transit-tax-opposition-getting-1444183.html Janel Davis 2012-05-23T09:58:03Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-weather-storms-move-1442896.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 Thunderstorms headed east out of the metro Atlanta area Tuesday night, giving way to cloudy skies and temperatures dipping to the low- to mid-60s by daybreak Wednesday. Wed, 23 May 2012 01:18:59 GMT dibata@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-weather-storms-move-1442896.html David Ibata Angel K. Brooks 2012-05-23T01:18:59Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/man-gets-life-in-1443779.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 A Cobb County judge Tuesday handed down a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for a man convicted of shooting and killing another man in a shopping mall parking lot, Channel 2 Action News reported. Tue, 22 May 2012 20:21:53 GMT dibata@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/man-gets-life-in-1443779.html David Ibata 2012-05-22T20:21:53Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/lollipop-sucking-bank-robber-1443605.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 Authorities issued a lookout Tuesday for a man they described as a serial bank robber responsible for two heists earlier this month in Cobb County. Tue, 22 May 2012 19:00:03 GMT dibata@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/lollipop-sucking-bank-robber-1443605.html David Ibata 2012-05-22T19:00:03Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/popeyes-apologizes-to-man-1443101.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 The Popeyes restaurant chain said Monday it has apologized to the college student asked to leave a Cobb County location because he had his service dog with him. Tue, 22 May 2012 11:14:21 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/popeyes-apologizes-to-man-1443101.html Alexis Stevens 2012-05-22T11:14:21Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/opportunity-zones-thought-to-1443302.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 The state of Georgia grants thousands of dollars in tax credits for each job created within designated "opportunity zones" -- areas with high unemployment, vacancies or other signs of economic distress. Tue, 22 May 2012 10:03:14 GMT jmcwilliams@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/opportunity-zones-thought-to-1443302.html Jeremiah McWilliams 2012-05-22T10:03:14Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/woman-accused-of-stealing-1442913.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 A Cobb County woman is accused of stealing nearly $1 million dollars since 2001 from the company where she worked, according to an arrest warrant obtained by the AJC. Tue, 22 May 2012 01:24:45 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/woman-accused-of-stealing-1442913.html Alexis Stevens 2012-05-22T01:24:45Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/consultant-who-confronted-school-1442898.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 In his last job as a consultant he was caught on tape angrily confronting the investigator who launched the statewide review of suspicious test scores. Tue, 22 May 2012 01:10:33 GMT ttagami@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/consultant-who-confronted-school-1442898.html Ty Tagami 2012-05-22T01:10:33Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/jury-convicts-man-in-1442940.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 A Cobb County jury Monday convicted a man who shot and killed another man in the parking lot of the Cumberland Mall shopping center on the busy Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend, Channel 2 Action News reported. Mon, 21 May 2012 23:17:37 GMT dibata@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/jury-convicts-man-in-1442940.html David Ibata 2012-05-21T23:17:37Z SPOCC