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A Soggy Start to July 4th Holiday
Two East Cobb creeks are nearing flood stage and many Independence Day celebrations have been called off.

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Two East Cobb creeks are nearing flood stage and many Independence Day celebrations have been called off.

Poolside activities and fireworks have been rescheduled for Sunday.
The young singers who "rehearsed" in East Cobb will be performing for real at the Strand from July 4-14.
The latest incident reports from the Northeast Cobb area.
The destinations include Seattle, Boston and the military academies.
This places Cobb County among the top 1 percent of counties nationwide.
A man demanded cash from the safe on Friday night.
The Akers Mill Road restaurant will stop providing in-house dining due to parking restrictions.
They were picking up trash Friday morning in the Allgood-Scufflegrit Road area.
Among the destinations are UCLA, the Air Force Academy, Notre Dame and New York University -- and many places in between.
Saturday's anniversary breakfast will benefit North Fulton Community Charities.
The East Cobb church invites the public to a musical concert and ice cream social next Tuesday and Wednesday.
Christian Suttle has been named the new principal at Hillgrove High School.
Former Congressman Bob Barr was among those speaking out at Thursday's Cobb school board meeting.
Former Congressman Bob Barr was among those speaking out at Thursday's Cobb school board meeting.
They're ranging from as close to Kennesaw State to as far as Stanford, Nebraska and Providence College.
The company’s 550 employees learned of the voluntary separation offer in a series of meetings Wednesday and will receive "personalized information" with their paychecks today.
The increase mirrors an uptick across metro Atlanta.