‘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
Keheley Elementary School principal to retire in October
Keheley Elementary School Principal Felicia Angelle will be retiring, effective Oct. 1, the Cobb County School District announced. The announcement came during the Cobb County Board of Education’s Thursday meeting. An interim principal has not yet been announced. Angelle has worked at the school since 2020, according
Weekend lane closures on I-285 in Smyrna, Vinings expect delays
Work crews for the Georgia Department of Transportation will install lane closures on I-285 this weekend for a project along seven miles of I-285 from Collier Drive in Fulton County to Paces Ferry Road in Cobb County. These lane closures are related to the ongoing concrete slab reconstruction and rehabilitation project
CSO credits Flock camera alert for finding missing woman
A woman reported missing from Kentucky was found in Cherokee County Friday after authorities received an alert from license plate reader technology, the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office reports. According to the sheriff’s office, the CSO Real Time Intelligence Center received an alert Friday morning from a Flock Safety autom
Smyrna financial adviser sentenced for stealing $10 million from elderly client
A Smyrna financial adviser will spend the next seven years behind bars after pleading guilty to defrauding an elderly client out of nearly $10 million. Ejiroghene Okuma, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in March and, on Friday, was sentenced to seven years and four months in prison, to be followed by three
17-year-old charged in deadly wrong-way crash after police chase
A 17-year-old driving with four passengers after 1 a.m. ran from Lawrenceville police and crashed head-on in the wrong lanes of a Gwinnett County highway, killing a 33-year-old driver, warrants say.
Sandwich chain starts first Georgia location, grand opening this weekend
Restaurants like Subway and Jersey Mike's may have some competition as another sandwich chain plants a flag in Georgia . Potbelly Sandwich Works opened its first location in the Peach State earlier this month, and will soon be celebrating the opening in style. Potbelly near me The Georgia Potbelly is located in Chamble
