Marietta GA

BET - 11/26/2025 05:51:49 PM. Kenneth McFarland, an associate pastor at Atlanta's 2819 Church, was recently arrested for allegedly abusing his 15-year-old stepson with a power cord. The incident came to light when a school official noticed the boy's injuries, which included blood on his pants. McFarland was charged...

New Birth's lead pastor, Jamal Bryant, has led the initiative to uplift Black businesses that align with shoppers' values. Almost 100 Black businesses were spotlighted by Pastor Jamal Bryant and the New Birth Baptist Church for its new entrepreneurial initaitive. The Bullseye Black Market, beginning Nov. 28, featured...

If you’ve ever seen a Georgia license plate, grabbed a peach at an Atlanta farmers market, or cheered at a Braves game, you’ve probably noticed one thing: peaches are everywhere. Roadside stands, gift shops, and even the state’s official nickname proudly proclaim Georgia as “The Peach State.” But...

A Georgia man was arrested for grand theft, identity theft, and money laundering after trying to scam in Florida. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested 31-year-old Carl Anthony Needham Jr., of Atlanta, Georgia, on one count each, of grand theft over $20,000 and under $100,000, a first-degree felony,...

An Austell man was indicted last week on charges related to multiple shootings at two Cobb gas stations in 2022. Treyvon Jenkins, now 24, is accused of firing an AK-47 at a man in his car at a Valero Gas Station in Powder Springs, and again shooting the gun during a second attack at a Shell gas station along Richard...

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically expand and republish]. South Cobb Drive has been a major commercial and commuter highway in Cobb County since the mid-1940s. In fact, until the 1940s, South Cobb Drive, or SR 280, did not even exist. In December of 1941, after Japan attacked...

One of my favorite small parks in Cobb County is Laurel Park, a Marietta city park located just off busy Whitlock Avenue. When my accountant was located on that part of Whitlock, I’d love to drop off and pick up papers, because it gave me the opportunity to walk down to the pond to watch the waterfowl and reptiles.

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the Haven of Help‘s annual Thanksgiving Day feast:. The Haven of Help hosted their annual Thanksgiving Day feast for anyone in the Austell Powder Springs Road area in need of a meal. They also provided clothing, hygiene items,...

ATLANTA, Ga. (ANF/Gray News) — A man who suffered a heart attack before crashing his vehicle has been reunited with the doctor who saved his life on the scene. On Friday, Dr. Kehinde Idowu reconnected with the man he helped save for the first time since the health scare.

A federal court has certified a class action for over 220 residents displaced by the 2023 Thanksgiving fire at The Reserve at LaVista Walk apartment complex in Atlanta.