Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Don't know what to do with your Christmas tree? Marietta parks are accepting Christmas trees for recycling.
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Don't throw out that Christmas Tree. Bring one for the Chipper! Through Saturday, Keep Cobb Beautiful is sponsoring "Bring One for the Chipper," free tree-recycling drop offs at specified locations, including: Christmas trees can be recycled to create fuel, mulch, habitats for wildlife and other useful materials. After Jan. 8, free mulch will be provided to Cobb citizens at Cobb Parks chipper locations as well as at Davey Trees (770-451-7911.) For more information, visit Keep Cobb Beautiful at cobbcounty.org/kcb or call 770-528-1135.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Here's your roundup of top stories from Patches in Cobb, Cherokee, Douglas, Bartow and Paulding counties for Jan. 2.
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Marietta police call it another success for the 2011 Holiday Crime Suppression Plan.
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Marietta police believe they have cracked a residential burglary spree with the arrest of a Riverdale man on parole for burglary. Police arrested Moises Sanchez Jr., 28, about 1:30 p.m. Friday at a hotel within walking distance of the neighborhood where the string of home burglaries occurred in the past week, police spokesman Detective Christopher Lindsey said in a press release this afternoon. A search of Sanchez’s hotel room turned up many items stolen in the burglaries, including electronics, jewelry, rare coins, luggage, clothes and a bicycle, Lindsey said. The burglaries all occurred in one part of police Zone 2, which is east of Cobb Parkway and north of South Marietta Parkway. Police detectives and uniform officers found Sanchez …
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Friday, December 30, 2011
Here's your roundup of top stories from Cobb, Cherokee, Paulding, Douglas and Bartow counties for Dec. 30.
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The Marietta Johnson Ferry Bank of North Georgia supported the Center for Family Resources, and the Marietta Roswell Street location supported Cobb Christmas.
Bank of North Georgia and Bank of Coweta, two divisions of Synovus Bank, hosted a Holiday Toy Drive from Nov. 25 through Dec. 16 at its 46 branches in metro Atlanta. Customers and local residents participated in the Holiday Toy Drive by bringing new, unwrapped toys for boys and girls to the banks. The Marietta Johnson Ferry Bank of North Georgia supported the Center for Family Resources, and the Marietta Roswell Street location supported Cobb Christmas. A total of 2,534 toys were collected through this program. Last year, 2,787 toys were collected. In a press release, Don Howard, chairman of Bank of North Georgia and Synovus Regional chief executive officer, said, "Through this special community relations initiative, our customers and team…
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Here's your roundup of top stories from Cobb, Cherokee, Bartow, Paulding and Douglas counties for Dec. 29.
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
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Take a look at the holiday closings in Marietta.
New Year's Day will fall on a Sunday this year; therefore, local, state and federal offices will observe the holiday on Monday. Marietta Police, Fire and other services essential for public safety and health will remain open. City of Marietta administrative offices will be closed Monday. City offices reopen Tuesday. Marietta City Schools reopen from Winter Break on Tuesday. Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum will be closed Sunday and Monday. All Cobb County government offices will be closed on Monday. Cobb libraries will be closed on Monday. There will be no mail delivery Monday by the U.S. Postal Service. Most banks will be closed Monday. Marietta City's Sanitation Schedule: Regular Monday Service will be on Tuesday. Regular Tuesday …
The Christmas Kids Campaign collects about half of all the gifts the Department of Family and Children's Services gives to children in foster care.
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
By Clay National Guard Center, Marietta Soldiers with the Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) and the Georgia Army Guard’s 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 78th Homeland Response Force, volunteered their time on Saturday, Dec. 10 to help Atlanta radio and television personality Clark Howard during his 21st annual Clark Howard Christmas Kids campaign. Every year Howard, who is also a State Defense Force captain with the Public Affairs Office, and News/Talk WSB join with the Georgia Department of Family and Children's Services to provide gifts for foster children across Georgia. Clark's Christmas Kids Campaign collects about half of all the gifts the Department of Family and Children's Services gives to children in foster care. ”This …
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Here's your Dec. 28 roundup of high school girls basketball action for Bartow, Douglas, Paulding, Cherokee and Cobb counties.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
It's all about holiday tournaments today, so much so that we're breaking the boys and girls scoreboards into separate files. Check out the scores and schedules for the boys here. If you have photos or videos from any of these matchups, we'd love to see them; just click on "Submit Photo & Video." You can post scores in the comments below, email them to GaPatchSports@gmail.com or send them to us on Twitter (@GaPatchSports). Come back Friday for the most complete results we can gather from Thursday's action. We're pulling in scores from Georgia Prep Country, Score Atlanta, Twitter, Facebook, school websites and the other media outlets cited below.
Here's your Dec. 28 roundup of high school boys basketball action for Bartow, Douglas, Paulding, Cherokee and Cobb counties.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
It's all about holiday tournaments today, so much so that we're breaking the boys and girls scoreboards into separate files. Check out the scores and schedules for the girls here. If you have photos or videos from any of these matchups, we'd love to see them; just click on "Submit Photo & Video." You can post scores in the comments below, email them to GaPatchSports@gmail.com or send them to us on Twitter (@GaPatchSports). Come back Friday for the most complete results we can gather from Thursday's action. We're pulling in scores from Georgia Prep Country, Score Atlanta, Twitter, Facebook, school websites and the other media outlets cited below.
