New Marietta arcade bar offers games, themed cocktails and scratch-made food
A sci-fi and cyberpunk-themed arcade bar and restaurant opened Friday in Marietta. Satellite Restaurant and Arcade Bar, located off Canton Road near Blackwell Road, was founded by Starrcade Amusements, which also operates the Starrcade arcade at Town Center at Cobb. Starrcade founder Shane Starr told the Marietta Daily
Golf cart electrical failure sparks fire in Woodstock
Two golf carts were destroyed in a fire in Woodstock Thursday, the Woodstock Fire Department reported. No injuries were reported. According to the fire department, at 9:21 a.m. Thursday, firefighters responded to a vehicle fire involving two battery-powered golf carts. Responding crews found one golf cart fully on fi
Man caught with drugs also wanted for robbery, Atlanta police say
ATLANTA - A police officer who allegedly witnessed a drug transaction in northwest Atlanta arrested a man wanted in an armed robbery at the same location, according to the Atlanta Police Department. What we know:. The Zone 1 officer was patrolling near 3170 Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway NW on Sept....
Georgia woman accused of $17K dump truck scam in Florida
MARION COUNTY, Fla. - A Georgia woman has been arrested after investigators said she collected $17,000 from a Florida business owner for a dump truck that was never delivered. Dakota Burchfield, 31, was extradited from Douglasville to Marion County, Florida, where she was booked into jail on a $95,000 bond.
Georgia Tech’s Brent Key made some comments this week after losing to Tennessee that...
The Tennessee Vols beat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 45-24 in Atlanta last Saturday night.
Former Atlanta lab executives sued over alleged $13.7M Medicare fraud scheme
Federal prosecutors say that between 2019 and 2021, Johnson and Whiles targeted faith-based communities and older adults, including religious events and senior living facilities, as part of the alleged scheme.
‘This is not a book ban’: Cobb superintendent explains controversial decision to remove novel
Cobb County Schools removed Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye from library shelves due to sexually explicit content.
Neighbors banging on door of burning home saved family inside
One person was trapped in the basement during the fire and had to be rescued.
Dozens arrested during two-day ‘Operation Safe DeKalb’ in metro Atlanta
Among those arrested included individuals wanted on charges of aggravated child molestation and murder.
Former officer indicted on 20 more criminal charges against children
A former Cobb County Police Department officer is facing 20 new criminal charges after a grand jury indictment accused him of possessing sexually explicit images of children and engaging in graphic communications involving minors. Matthew Abbott, a former Cobb County police officer, was indicted on more than 20 charges
