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Grammy Award-winning country music star Clint Black, singer of "Killin' Time," is coming to Dallas for City Fest — and you could meet him.
Production crews for the Apple TV+ film "Ghosted," filming under the fake name "Carousel," have reportedly been filming in Marietta Square.
Mary Jo Foster's parrot has been missing for four months, but was spotted last Wednesday. She's offering $2,000 for info or his safe return.
While most teachers are people to be celebrated, Paulding County School District recently named Teachers of the Year at 34 schools.
An Alpharetta woman faces two charges in connection with a Douglasville New Year's Eve party shooting that left a 15-year-old boy dead.
Cobb Schools' accrediting body invalidated the November findings of its accreditation review and delayed the follow-up review by two years.
Tacos La Villa Mexican Taqueria off Cobb Parkway caught fire Monday morning, and the one worker in the restaurant got out safely.
Archaeologists found an unexploded, 157-year-old cannon shell used in the Civil War at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.
Good news this week includes a GA beach among best in the U.S., teen launches a dessert shop, a new vision for North Point Mall and more.
Nearly 100 restaurants and food-service operations, like the Cobb County jail, were inspected in the last week. Check out the latest scores.
Panda Express, Frannick's Cafe, The Juicy Crab and seven other restaurants were inspected in the last two weeks. Here are their scores.
Wings and Seafood got a C on its latest inspection due to "excessive black mold" on soda nozzles and other violations.
Some East Cobb homeowners are still feeling the effects of the September floods, and are growing frustrated without relief.
Georgia Beer Day is set for Saturday to celebrate the craft beer industry, and one Smyrna brewery is among the 70 participating this year.
Georgia Beer Day is Saturday, March 5, and four Marietta breweries are among the 70 across the state participating this year.
The annual Georgia Beer Day, put on by the Georgia Craft Brewers Guild, is set for Saturday. Which breweries made the list?
As the CDC eased mask-wearing guidelines last week, the Douglas County court system made some changes to its COVID-19 protocols.
COVID-19 home test kits will be given out in Cobb County this weekend, targeting communities that have had a hard time getting them.
Paulding sheriff's deputies seized 68 stolen guns and $12,000 worth of drugs, including heroin, meth, cocaine, ecstasy and other drugs.
The new Cobb County commission map signed by Gov. Brian Kemp draws a sitting East Cobb commissioner out of her seat.
