New community grocery opens on Marietta Square to address food access
Asher & Rose Grocers offers a mix of locally made products, prepared foods, fresh produce, and a café — all with an emphasis on supporting local farmers and producers.
Shots fired into Smyrna home after alleged gunpoint robbery, police say
Dominance Salter, 23, of Riverdale, is accused of robbing a man at gunpoint with a Springfield Mil-Spec pistol on Feb. 2 at 12:43 a.m. at a residence at 2099 Valley Oaks Drive in Smyrna, according to an arrest warrant from the Smyrna Police Department. Salter took between $101 and $120 from the victim, his keys and...
Palmetto school shooting: Suspect ‘on the run’ as gunfire erupts at Georgia elementary
An active shooter alert has been issued for Palmetto Elementary School in Fulton County, Georgia, on Tuesday with none of the students or teachers being harmed
Alpharetta mayor says big news forthcoming on North Point Mall redevelopment
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta could see movement in the redevelopment of North Point Mall within the coming weeks. Mayor Jim Gilvin announced during his State of the City address Feb. 5 the mall’s owner New York Life Co. “has engaged a new local partner to help shape its vision of transforming North Point Mall into an...
Student assaulted by principal during walkout protest, father says
A Cobb County father says a high school principal assaulted his son during a school walkout to protest ICE operations.
Former state employee charged with COVID fraud, attorney general says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A former state employee was charged with nearly $230,000 in COVID-19 fraud, the Georgia attorney general said. Porsha Robinson, a former employee of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, allegedly conspired with five other people to defraud the agency’s Emergency Rental...
Police: Marietta man fled traffic stop, then escaped hospital custody
Kristopher Howard Ricketts, 36, of Marietta, is accused of felony escape and driving under the influence, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Ricketts was found asleep behind the steering wheel of a 2018 black Ford Explorer with the vehicle in drive at the intersection of Roswell...
Morehouse Chapel unveils portrait of Joseph Smith Jr., sparks student outrage
The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel sparked campus outrage after it unveiled a portrait of Joseph Smith Jr., founder of Mormonism, in its Hall of Honor. Students say chapel administrators made the decision without meaningful student input and ignored how the honor conflicts with Morehouse College’s...
$47M at stake: What Kennesaw’s SPLOST vote could mean for roads, parks and a...
KENNESAW — Cobb County voters will be asked in November to renew a 6-year Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, a 1% levy Kennesaw leaders say would fund $46.77 million in projects including a new community center, road expansions and the final phase of Depot Park. Kennesaw Mayor Derek Easterling said he doesn’t...
University of West Georgia student killed after disagreeing with man she knew
Lyric Farley, 19, was shot several times and killed over the weekend.

















