Volunteers Needed for Meals on Wheels

Each day, Cobb Senior Services prepares over 250 meals to be delivered to senior adults in Cobb County.

Meals on Wheels is looking for volunteers to deliver meals to homebound seniors in Marietta, Smyrna, Austell, Mableton and Powder Springs. If you have some time to volunteer as a MoW driver, or if you belong to an organization or business that would like to “Adopt-A-Route,” call Volunteer Services at 770-528-5381.  Meals on Wheels brings homebound, frail seniors a hot meal on a daily basis. Each day, Cobb Senior Services prepares over 250 meals to be delivered to senior adults in Cobb County. For more information about Cobb Senior Services visit cobbseniors.org. Keep up with all the news you care about by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Chicken Battle Continues After One Year

The Right to Grow Act would have prohibited cities and counties from banning gardens, chickens and honeybees for personal consumption.

by Joseph Pond One year ago this week I was given a Notice of Violation by the Cobb County Code Enforcement for having a dozen hens in my backyard. In Cobb County, you must have at least two acres of land to own poultry; I have only a half-acre. The neighbor that lives behind me in a different neighborhood was looking over my six foot privacy fence and saw my enclosed chicken coop and hens. She had unsubstantiated fears that the poultry would ruin her property value and notified her County Commissioner. In the year since, I have worked hard to change the 40-year-old law that essentially bans poultry in Cobb County. I researched the topic, compiled statistics and presented this to the Board of Commissioners. The Board unanimously rejected …

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2012 14u and 15u WWBA National Championships

Perfect Game’s 14u WWBA National Championship kicked off Monday in Marietta.

Perfect Game’s 14u WWBA National Championship kicked off Monday in Marietta. This tournament is just the beginning of a series of tournaments. The first 14u WWBA National Championship took place in 2007. Since then 32 alumni of the event have been drafted, including Kaleb Cowart (2010, Angels, First Round) a native of Adel. The East Cobb Astros 14u have dominated at the championships, winning all but one championship in the history of the event. The Dulin Dodgers are the only team that has been able to wrestle the championship away from the Astros. The Dodgers took the championship in 2009. “The event has grown from 20-some teams to 80-some teams," Coach Dave Roberts of the East Cobb Astros 14u said. "We’ve been fortunate to win it every …

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Barrett Parkway Construction Continues

Take a look at the work being done in Marietta, what part of Barrett Parkway is under construction and what times lanes may be closed.

Barrett Parkway Construction Update - Week of June 16-22 NB Barrett Pkwy (Burnt Hickory Rd to Old Hwy 41), June 16-22 Expect periodic outside lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the northbound lanes between Burnt Hickory Road and Old Highway 41. One lane will remain open at all times. SB Barrett Pkwy (Old Hwy 41 to Burnt Hickory Rd), June 16-22 Expect periodic outside lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the southbound lanes between Ridenour and Burnt Hickory Road. One lane will remain open at all times. A contractor is performing grading operations, wall construction and storm drainage work. Various utility companies are relocating services. Keep up with all the news you care about by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking …

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Readers' Choice

Nominate Your Favorite Marietta Rainy Day Entertainment

Let us know what is your favorite rainy day entertainment in Marietta so we can put it to a vote and find out which is the Readers’ Choice 2012 winner.

What is your favorite rainy day entertainment in Marietta? Patch is relaunching its Readers’ Choice program and we’re asking you, your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers and anyone else to nominate the best spots in Marietta. We’ll keep accepting nominations through July 9. After that, nominations will be closed and we’ll start the voting, so make sure to get in your favorites now. All you need to do to nominate a business is to add it in the comments below. If you already see the business you want to nominate, make sure to add your comment about why it should be included, because we may not be able to add all businesses to our poll and we want to make sure the top ones make it into the poll. Thanks in advance for your participation.  …

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Marietta Athlete Heading to the Olympics

Jeff Larimer, of Marietta, and Eric Hurd, of Woodstock, joined the team heading to London for the 2012 Olympics. It will be the first Olympic Games for both paddlers.

Add two more athletes and one final boat to the nominees for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Canoe/Kayak Team. Eric Hurd (Woodstock) and Jeff Larimer (Marietta) reached the Men's Double Canoe (C-2) Final Sunday, where they finished 9th. Hurd and Larimer finished tops among U.S. C-2 boats with a time of 115.40, +7.11 seconds behind the gold medalists. It will be the first Olympic Games for both paddlers. Casey Eichfeld (Drums, Pa.) and Devin McEwan (Salisbury, Conn.) placed 13th. Scott McCleskey (Sylva, N.C.) and Dave Hepp (Charlotte, N.C.) finished 18th in the semifinal after turning in a Team USA-leading 11th place run in qualifying heats. In order to be displaced as the lone U.S. men's C-2 in London, one of the other U.S. boats would have had to …

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Marietta Athlete to Compete for Olympic Spot This Weekend

The Georgia canoe team of Jeff Larimer, of Marietta, and Eric Hurd, of Woodstock, leads in Olympic selection points after winning the previous two selection races.

The 2012 Olympians for Men's Canoe, Men's Kayak, Women's Kayak and Men's Double Canoe will be named by Sunday.  In Men's Double Canoe, the Georgia tandem of Jeff Larimer, of Marietta, and Eric Hurd, of Woodstock, leads in Olympic selection points after winning the previous two selection races, the 2012 Pan American Championships and the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Casey Eichfeld and Devin McEwan, of Salisbury, Conn., finished second in both races. Scott McCleskey, 33, of Sylva, N.C.,and Dave Hepp, 38, of Charlotte, N.C., came out of retirement to place third at the Olympic Trials and take one more shot at qualifying for the Olympics. This weekend athletes will compete in the 2012 ICF Slalom World Cup No. 1 in Cardiff, Wales. This is the…

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White Water Crime Spree Ends in Ride to Jail

Two suspects were arrested in a theft crime spree that involved 10 victims at the Marietta amusement park.

Amanda Young, 27, of Marietta and Xavier Ransom, 18, of Marietta were arrested in a theft crime spree that involved 10 victims over a three-day period at the Six Flags White Water amusement park. Both suspects were stealing valuables from unattended bags at the theme park while the victims were on rides, according to Marietta Police. Detectives were able to track some purchases made with stolen credit cards to the Walmart on Trade Center Parkway. With help from Walmart Loss Prevention, detectives were able to identify one of the suspects and later identify the second.  Around $2,700 worth of stolen property was returned back to the victims.  Approximately $2,500 of property was purchased with stolen credit cards, of which $400 of the …

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Wendy Parker

3:56 pm on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Thanks for the clarification Alison. White Water is owned by Six Flags, which most readers know as the park in South Cobb.   more ›