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Canton Road Bridge Project Begins Wednesday
The bridge will be closed between Sawyer Road and the Cobb Parkway ramp for about a month.

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The bridge will be closed between Sawyer Road and the Cobb Parkway ramp for about a month.

A week of grand opening festivities and giveways continues through next Friday.
Friday's doubleheader didn't end until 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
Friday's wild game was the season opener for both teams.
The Paladins won their first football game under new coach Al Morrell.
Cobb Police had issued a Mattie's Call for Francis Judson Carter, 79.
Beam transport work will affect traffic in the Johnson Ferry-Paper Mill area all day next Wednesday.
Mayor Jere Wood is running unopposed, but three council members will have challengers on Nov. 5.
Walton plays Hillgrove tonight at 6, followed by Lassiter vs. McEachern in a televised football doubleheader.
Valerie Curry hasn't been seen since Wednesday afternoon.
But the City Council is scheduled to consider how it might fill the position at its Sept. 23 meeting.
Sunday's event at Centennial High School includes fireworks.
The McCleskey YMCA and Friends of Mabry Park were among the recipients.
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A primer on how the process works, from filing to commission action.
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