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Community, Local Officials Respond To Reports Of Airborne Toxins

On Monday of last week, Andy Miller shared breaking news discovered by Georgia Health News and WebMD. Their investigation revealed that two facilities,...

August 02, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 1 more

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  • News

On Second Thought For Friday, Aug. 2, 2019

Gov. Brian Kemp’s administration is investigating after a Georgia Health News and WebMD report alleged airborne toxins are in Cobb County. Local...

August 02, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 5 more
More than 200 people packed into a Cobb elementary school to voice their concerns over the level of ethylene oxide Sterigenics has been releasing into the air.

Cobb Residents Voice Concerns Over Airborne Emission Of Toxin Linked To Cancer

“Shut it down!” These words echoed through the auditorium at Campbell Middle School in Cobb County, where more than 200 concerned residents crammed in...

July 31, 2019
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By:
  • Ross Terrell
Dean Palozej poses with a photo of his son, Spencer, in Stafford, Conn. Spencer Palozej died of a fentanyl overdose in 2018.

Overdoses 2nd Leading Cause Of Death In Cobb County Last Year

Fatal drug overdoses in Cobb County dropped year over year according to new data, but officials aren’t comfortable calling the drop a trend. According...

July 11, 2019
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Michael Owens

Cobb Democrat Wants A Congressional Rematch

Michael Owens, past chairman of the Cobb County Democrats and cyber security expert, announced his bid for U.S. House of Representatives Monday morning....

May 06, 2019
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By:
  • Robert Jimison
Kenny Stanton (left) and Zack Stanton hold a photo of Kenny as a baby in the horn of Marietta Daily Journal publisher Otis J. Brumby. On the right of the framed photo, Kenny holds a horn with son Zack inside.

Music In The Blood: Ken Stanton Music Celebrates 70 Years, 3 Generations

Seventy years ago, Cobb County was a bustling place of commerce, but what it needed was music. The county had only one 4-lane highway and six — that's...

April 29, 2019
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By:
  • Megan Butler
Police have I-75 South in Cobb County shutdown.

I-75 South In Cobb County Reopens After Police Activity

Police activity closed all lanes on I-75 Southbound before I-285 in Cobb County for about two hours Friday morning. The incident happened when a "non...

March 29, 2019
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
The latest truck to run into the warning beams protecting the historic bridge.

Concord Covered Bridge Beams Sustain Yet Another Collision

It just keeps happening. Oversize vehicles continue to crash into the 7-foot warning beam installed to protect the Concord Covered Bridge in Cobb County.

January 17, 2019
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By:
  • Ross Terrell
U.S. midterm elections haven't drawn a majority of voters since the early 20th century.

Why Some Georgians Won't Vote In November

With American politics more polarized than ever, most Americans have at least one thing in common going into midterms: they tend to stay home on...

September 18, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Leighton Rowell
SunTrust Park, home of the Atlanta Braves

So Far, SunTrust Park And The Battery Bringing In Revenue As Expected

SunTrust Park opened in the Spring of 2017. It doesn’t yet have two full seasons of Atlanta Braves baseball, but the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce on...

September 18, 2018
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By:
  • Ross Terrell

GPB Midday Headlines For Wednesday June 6, 2018

Cobb County Could Close Parks, Libraries Augusta Commissioners Pass Smoking Ban In Public Spaces DeKalb County Mega-Church Pastor Resigns

June 06, 2018
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

Cracking Down On Online Sex Trafficking

Georgia ranks near the top nationally for having the most human trafficking cases. Data compiled by the National Human Trafficking Resource Center shows...

March 19, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea and
  • La'Raven Taylor
Lucy McBath, left, and her husband Ron Davis participate in a gun control rally as part of the "No More Names: National Drive to Reduce Gun Violence," at the Georgia Capitol, June 24, 2013, in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Mother Of Gun Violence Victim To Challenge Handel For Seat

On this edition of Political Rewind, as qualifying continues for the 2018 Georgia elections, the 6th District Congressional Race draws a surprise...

March 07, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Corrie Davis, left, picks up her son Turner from Big Shanty Elementary School in Kennesaw, Ga., Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017.

'You Are My Slave:' School Ends Civil War Dress-Up Activity

School officials say there will be no more Civil War-related student dress-up activities at a Georgia elementary school after its "Civil War Day"...

October 20, 2017
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By:
  • Associated Press
The view of SunTrust Park from The Battery apartments

Braves Move A 'Home Run' For Cobb Real Estate

When the Atlanta Braves announced their move to the suburbs in 2013, some skeptics foresaw an exodus of residents fleeing game day traffic and crowds....

April 19, 2017
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  • Rickey Bevington
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