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5 things to know: Cobb County man bitten by copperhead while working, officials say

An Acworth man was bitten by a copperhead while landscaping on Friday, according to the Cherokee County Fire Department.
An Acworth man was bitten by a copperhead while landscaping on Friday, according to the Cherokee County Fire Department.
By Staff Reports
May 27, 2016

1. Cobb County man bitten by copperhead while working, officials say. A 22-year-old Acworth man clearing brush and debris in Canton was bitten on the finger by a snake and transported to Northside Cherokee Hospital, authorities say. [Read more]

2. Developer seeks permits to start work on mini-city in Dunwoody. Boston developer GID Urban Development has filed an application for a land disturbance permit to start construction of a portion of the High Street mini-city near Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody. [Read more]

3. Woman arrested allegedly repairing her car after hit-and-runA woman sits in the Fulton County Jail after Atlanta police said she tampered with evidence in a hit-and-run case. [Read more]

4. Florida man bursts into ex's delivery room, fights her boyfriend, police sayA Miami man was arrested Sunday after police said he burst into his ex-girlfriend's delivery room, kicked her and got into a fight with her current boyfriend. [Read more]

5. Fire ants kill woman day after mother dies. An Alabama family is in mourning after holding a double funeral for a mother and a grandmother. [Read more]

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