Marietta GA

MARIETTA — The Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved a concept plan for a new roundabout and road realignment at Villa Rica and Irwin roads Tuesday, advancing a project county officials say is needed to address longstanding traffic and safety concerns. In a 4-0 vote, with Commissioner Erick Allen absent, the boar

The state has launched an active investigation into Douglas County Coroner Renee Godwin over allegations of widespread mismanagement inside her office, according to state officials.

Coroner Renee Godwin faces intense scrutiny and a possible suspension from the Coroner Training Council over allegations of office mismanagement. Among other things, state officials raised sharp concerns about an uncertified deputy working active cases and poor communication with grieving local families. Relatives of M

ATLANTA - A male was stabbed near the Hamilton E. Holmes MARTA station on Wednesday, according to MARTA police. MARTA police said the victim suffered a stab wound to the shoulder. The victim then walked to the MARTA station for help. Police said the victim is expected to recover from...

Sharrell Canty, co-owner of Atlanta nightclub Opium, was remembered at a memorial celebration following her fatal shooting at her Gwinnett County home, with the woman accused in her death expected to appear in court. Friends, family and employees gathered at Atlanta nightclub Opium on Tuesday night to celebrate the lif

Freedom bells rang in Galveston Bay, Texas, on June 19, 1865, two years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing more than 250,000 enslaved people. Now, five years after its official declaration as a federal holiday, Atlanta is celebrating with family-friendly community gatherings, live music

A case of suspected arson was carried out in broad daylight, and an arrest was made with the help of quick-thinking neighbors

[This is an expansion and republication of an evergreen article we first published in July of 2017, when the Courier’s web traffic was about a tenth of our current readership.]. On Nov. 18, 1954, an article in the Atlanta Constitution opened with the following paragraph. “The Belmont Hills Shopping...

An independent investigation is underway into one of the largest fish kills ever recorded on the Chattahoochee River.

Atlanta police shut down part of Edgewood Avenue to investigate a double shooting on Wednesday morning.