Marietta GA

COBB COUNTY, Ga. (ANF/Gray News) - Two people were killed after a Papa John’s semitruck crashed and overturned on an interstate. The crash happened on I-75 north in Cobb County, Georgia. Cobb County police said a Freightliner semitruck failed to maintain its lane and collided with another Freightliner. The...

A man faces charges for firing a gun toward people and houses in metro Atlanta.

Atlanta rock band Drivin N Cryin will headline Marietta’s Independence Eve Concert on Friday, July 3, from 7 to 9 p.m. on the historic Marietta Square, launching the city’s Fourth in the Park weekend and its local celebration tied to America’s 250th anniversary. I’m going to “break...

Coach Cross making key moves ahead of transfer portal

Nathaniel Adrian Bernal, 30, of McDonough, is accused of theft by deception at four Sherwin Williams locations in Cobb County and one transaction in Douglas County, according to arrest warrants from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office. Bernal purchased gallons of paint and painting supplies at the five locations using a fraudulent Sherwin Williams account, which was opened on Nov. 10, 2025, at a store in Boston, Massachusetts...

Beginning in late May, Marietta City Schools will have a new chief financial officer helping the district manage its money. By unanimous vote, the Marietta school board selected lifelong Cobb resident Mandy Wissing as the district’s new chief financial officer. Her first day in the role is May 29. Wissing will replace longtime retiring CFO Erin Franklin, who has served in the role the last...

Atlanta deploys AI-powered robot dogs with thermal imaging and 24/7 patrol capabilities to reduce crime in high-risk neighborhoods.

ATLANTA - Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens addressed the unsolved brutal murder of Katherine "Katie" Janness during a Monday morning press conference focused on a violent Easter weekend across the city. Katie Janness and her dog Bowie were brutally stabbed to death inside Piedmont Park on July 28, 2021. (Courtesy of...

ATLANTA — A former federal correctional officer at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta was found guilty last week in a smuggling and bribery case in which he'd been accused of aiding an elaborate scheme to build a mail-room of sorts for contraband drop-offs. According to the government, Patrick Shackelford...

The city of Atlanta is known for many things, such as having the largest aquarium in America, being the home of Coca-Cola, and being the site of the 1996 Summer Olympics. However, as anyone who lives in or around the city knows, Atlanta should also be regarded as something of a chicken wing capital. While hot wings were created in Buffalo, they're especially enjoyed...