1. Cobb DOT: Avoid Johnson Ferry Road until around 11 p.m. All lanes of Johnson Ferry Road at Roswell Road in east Cobb County were blocked Tuesday afternoon due to downed power lines and transportation officials urged motorists to avoid the area for "at least the next 5-6 hours." Some lanes were reopened as of 6 p.m. [Read more]
2. Alligator sighting prompts closing of popular Cobb County park. A portion of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area will be closed indefinitely for the safety of visitors and to protect visiting wildlife, National Park Service officials said Tuesday. [Read more]
3. HERO worker dies six months after Downtown Connector accident. More than six months after asuspected drunken driver hit and critically injured a Georgia HERO worker on the Downtown Connector, that operator has died, officials said Tuesday. [Read more]
4. Police: 7 Marietta businesses caught selling alcohol to minors. The Marietta Police Department conducted an "alcohol compliance check" on March 14, where seven of 21 establishments were caught selling to underage customers. [Read more]
5. Senate agrees to bill potentially reducing smoe pool inspections. The Georgia Senate passed a watered-down version Tuesday of a swimming pool bill that initially could have exempted 70 percent of all Georgia pools from public health and safety inspections. [Read more]
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