The hit new mobile app Pokémon Go has become a nationwide sensation, and Marietta is no exception, as more than 500 players roamed the downtown square on Thursday evening, leading to at least one instance of property damage. CBS 46 reports that a Facebook post inspired many players to come to downtown Marietta in search [...]
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill to rename a Marietta post office in honor of a fallen Marine. Patch.com reports U.S. Rep. Tom Price wrote the bill, (H.R. 5612), to designate the U.S. post office at 2886 Sandy Plains Road as the "Marine Lance Corporal Squire 'Skip' Wells [...]
Thousands of spectators flocked to Marietta Monday for the city’s Freedom Parade this year. The city was expecting about 30,000 people to watch the annual Freedom Parade that morning, which included 110 entries and 2,000 participants. “Stationed in a prime spot on Marietta Square, the Buzzell family of east Cobb was trying to establish a [...]
Two major business deals affecting Marietta were announced this week. Coolray will be bringing its headquarters to Marietta and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has sold several buildings and land from its Marietta location to Georgia Tech. The Wrench Group, whose home maintenance and repair service brands include Coolray, is bringing its corporate headquarters to Marietta, according [...]
It’s the 80th anniversary of the classic novel ‘Gone With the Wind’ and the Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum held a special celebration last weekend in honor of the anniversary. A range of special guests spoke at the event including Daniel Selznick, son of David O. Selznick, who produced the movie. Tickets were $180 [...]
MUST Ministries will offer more than 7,500 sack lunches during the week to children in need in Cobb County and other nearby regions. According to the Marietta Daily Journal, last year MUST’s summer lunch program gave out more than 303,000 lunches prepared by more than 12,000 volunteers. “MUST began handing out lunches the day after [...]
The Marietta Police Department spent the day Friday at Dunkin’ Donuts from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. for National Doughnut Day. Their purpose? To raise money for Special Olympics of Georgia. According to a FOX 5 News article, the officers also sold shirts and hats. National Doughnut Day, which is celebrated in the United States, is [...]
Two sisters who were rescued from a massive home fire in Marietta early Tuesday morning have died. Media reports say Marietta firefighters spent hours battling the blaze at the historic Willingham House in the 400 block of Church Street. Fire officials told Channel 2 the women were unconscious when they were found sitting behind the [...]
A Marietta Councilman has been temporarily suspended amid recent felony charges he was found guilty of. A jury recently convicted Anthony Coleman, 58, of one count of making a false statement, for sending a letter from his city office to the city's probation department indicating that Coleman’s girlfriend, Terry Jones Mays, had completed 59 hours [...]
A Military Family Support Center opens Thursday in Marietta. The center, which is part of a public-private partnership will serve National Guard and Reserve members, retired veterans and active-duty military personnel and their families, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The center will hold on-site sales for retired veterans, active-duty personnel and their families three [...]
