Multi-vehicle crash shuts down lanes of I-285NB in Smyrna area
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Traffic slowly began moving again a short time ago on northbound Interstate 285 in Cobb County after a multi-vehicle crash shut down all lanes during the morning commute. What we know:. Authorities said the crash happened between Cobb Parkway and Highway 41 and involved a semi-truck...
CCSD Honors Retiring Employees at Retiring Legends Ceremony
The Cherokee County School District honored retiring employees as legends for their dedication to ensuring our students learn more, grow more, and achieve more here than they can anywhere else!. (See more photos in our online gallery) The CCSD Retiring Legends Reception and Recognition Ceremony celebrated 156 retiring employees, including...
Local students commit to trades after high school
Roswell High School students are heading into the real world after graduation, but twelve of them aren’t pursuing a traditional post secondary education. They put pen to paper for the National SkillsUSA Signing Day, and committed to trades. SkillsUSA is a workforce development organization that partners with schools across the country to help grow students’ talents and give them hands-on instruction for career...
Central Perimeter Office Parks Face Wrecking Ball In Atlanta Housing Push
The suburban skyline around Atlanta’s Central Perimeter is about to look very different. Aging office towers in the Brookhaven–Dunwoody–Sandy Springs cluster are being teed up for demolition or residential conversion, shrinking the pool of modern office space and forcing brokers and employers to rethink where they will find big, contiguous blocks in the years ahead.
‘Give you your flowers:’ Metro Atlanta foster mom gets national Mother’s Day surprise
Of all the amazing moms across the country, Good Morning America chose a metro Atlanta mother for its annual “Breakfast in Bed” Mother’s Day surprise.
Lawrenceville man pleads guilty to shooting, killing 2 fellow churchgoers
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Lawrenceville man has pleaded guilty to shooting and killing two people he attended church with in December. Javier Aragon Ruiz, 55, entered his plea on Tuesday, according to the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office. He was convicted of two counts of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, four counts of aggravated assault and four weapons charges.
Gwinnett man gets life after double murder triggered by ‘disrespect,’ DA says
A Lawrenceville man may spend the rest of his life behind bars after admitting to killing two people in a violent attack prosecutors say stemmed from perceived disrespect.
Metro Atlanta infectious disease specialist says hantavirus quarantine is the right move
Workers from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet the American passengers this weekend and take them to a special quarantine facility in Nebraska.
Body In Rural Barn Rattles Cherokee County’s Clayton Community
What started as an ordinary Thursday in Cherokee County took a grim turn when deputies discovered a body inside a barn on a rural property in the Clayton community. The remains were found on the 2800 block of Land Road on Thursday afternoon. Investigators at the scene said the body appeared to have been inside the structure for several days before anyone realized something...
Popular Marietta Square Grocery Café Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Marietta, GA-based grocery store and café concept Asher & Rose Grocers is facing bankruptcy. The bankruptcy petition was filed under The Plates Restaurant, LLC, the business entity behind Asher & Rose Grocers. The development comes within a year of the business transitioning to Asher & Rose Grocers. The business...

















