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Not Many Blacks
Attended 'Marietta Pilgrimage'
The much-promoted Marietta Pilgrimage tour of homes revealed another divide between the races in Marietta. Few blacks took the tour. In fact, the event wasn't promoted in the 'black communities.' At least two historic sites on the tour were Civil War-era homes which, presumably, had slaves.
The tour is held every year in early December. Homes on tour over the years have ranged from mansions to cottages. No home owned by an African-American has ever been on the tour. Theresa Jenkins, executive director of the Marietta Welcome Center -- a sponsor of the pilgrimage -- could not be reached for comment.
Tanker Crash Releases
Toxic Fumes At Cloverleaf
Fumes from an overturned tanker carrying a potentially lethal substance forced officials to take emergency actions at I-285 and I-75 near the Cobb Galleria Wednesday morning.
More headlines 12/29
Stolen Gun In Puffy Combs' Car Belonged To Cobb Man
New York authorities said Tuesday that a gun found in rapper Sean "Puffy" Combs' vehicle early Monday was stolen from a Powder Springs construction worker who reported it missing in August.
Access Atlanta 12/29
Traffic Study Didn't Include
New Catholic School Factor
A traffic impact study on Whitlock Avenue predicts gridlock for the highway near where the new high school is being built. What the study didn't put into account is traffic to the new Catholic school that
will be built farther west. Most of the buses and cars will be coming from the growing Catholic parishes in East Cobb. 12/29
City Traffic Study
Predicts Gridlock For Whitlock
The state will spend some $2 million on intersection improvements on Whitlock Avenue in Marietta in order to accommodate the city's new high school. But the result will still be gridlock.
That's the conclusion of a traffic engineering study commissioned by the city to design improvements to handle an additional 2,104 trips a day that will be generated when the new school opens in fall 2001.
Link to the story 12/29
Community Pressure Put
New School On Whitlock
Pressure from residents put the new Marietta High School on Whitlock, despite predictions of traffic problems. It wasn't that people wanted on it Whitlock, they just wanted it 'on their side of town.' That's what insiders are saying. One person, Councilmember Philip Goldstein had pushed for a central location off the South Loop, but the school board felt pressured to select the west side of town.
12/29
Not Many Blacks
Attended 'Marietta Pilgrimage'
The much-promoted Marietta Pilgrimage tour of homes revealed another divide between the races in Marietta. Few blacks took the tour. In fact, the event wasn't promoted in the 'black communities.' At least two historic sites on the tour were Civil War-era homes which, presumably, had slaves.
The tour is held every year in early December. Homes on tour over the years have ranged from mansions to cottages. No home owned by an African-American has ever been on the tour. Theresa Jenkins, executive director of the Marietta Welcome Center -- a sponsor of the pilgrimage -- could not be reached for comment.
County Sheriff's Office Posts
Its Most Wanted On Internet
The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has posted its Most Wanted on the county's internet site and in its monthly newspaper, Direction Cobb. The Sheriff's Office holds an outstanding warrant or warrants on the individuals posted.
View Most Wanted12/29
County Sheriff's Office Posts
Its Most Wanted On Internet
The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has posted its Most Wanted on the county's internet site and in its monthly newspaper, Direction Cobb. The Sheriff's Office holds an outstanding warrant or warrants on the individuals posted.
View Most Wanted 12/26
Towery Leads New
'Insider' Website
An Atlanta/Washington based company has created the nation's first web-based source for advanced "insider" information concerning state and local government throughout the country. The company also announced its initial "preview" web site, as well as an impressive Board of Advisors including: former members of Congress, nationally prominent former legislators and leaders in the area of communications and the Internet. Some of those involved are Cobb Countians, including chairman Matt Towery.
Link to the story 12/26
Take Your Christmas Tree
To 'The Chipper'
Not sure what to do with the Christmas tree once the holidays are over? Keep Cobb Beautiful is inviting everyone to "Bring One for the Chipper" anytime between now and Jan. 8
Cobbline 12/26
Cobb's Bike Police
Now On The Road
It is tough to get your message across when few people know you exist. Members of the Cobb Community Oriented Policing Enforcement Unit are now on the road to a higher profile.
Direction Cobb 12/26
Cobb's Pet of The Month
A beautiful twelve-week-old retreiver/chow mixed female is available for adoption at the Cobb County Animal Control facility. Brought in by its owner because too many were in the litter, this loving dog can be located under tag # 5773 in cage #51.
There's many other potential pets available at the animal shelter.
Link for details 12/26
Website Offers Cobb Seniors
Information At Their Fingertips
Interested in taking a computer class? Want to know how to volunteer for the Meals on Wheels program? Need to locate a center in your area? Then log on to www.cobbseniors.org.
Recently launched, the Internet site is already proving to be well traveled. Senior Services Director Richard Meeks said seniors are already utilizing the site to keep up to date with course offerings and field trips.
Link to the new site 12/26
Towering Cobb Project
To Start Rising Soon
Developers will soon break ground for the high-rises and a hotel that were announced more than two years ago for the Kennedy Interchange at I-75 in Cobb County.
Houston-based developer Hines closed this week on the 35-acre tract for its 2 million-square-foot Overton Park development. The $600 million complex will include four office buildings, a 420-room hotel, a 400-unit condominium tower and three restaurants.
Access Atlanta 12/24
Developer In Cherokee Offers
Land For Vet Cemetery
Scott Hudgens, a developer behind the Mall of Georgia, has offered to donate land in Cherokee County for a proposed national veterans cemetery.
The land is in the Sutallee community east of Lake Allatoona off Ga. 20, said Ilona Sanders, a Cherokee County commissioner.
Access Atlanta
100 Evacuated After
Derailment In Smyrna
A derailment Wednesday night on the CSX railroad in Smyrna forced the evacuation of about 100 residents in the Ann Road area, near the Campbell Road bridge. Several of the cars were carrying hazardous materials, but none of them leaked, said Smyrna Assistant Fire Chief James Bivins. The tracks run beneath a wooded neighborhood of single-family homes and condominiums just south of Campbell Middle School.
Link to the story
Third Anniversary Of
JonBenet's Murder Nears
As the third anniversary of the slaying of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey approaches her killer remains at large, but those sensationalizing her name keep the mystery of who killed the girl in the headlines. JonBenet is buried in a Marietta cemetery.
Link to the story
Residents Near Austell
Say They've Been Railroaded
The trees and lakes on Norfolk Southern Railway's land are gone. And so, it seems, are buyers interested in homes nearby. "The value of this property has went down to nothing because of them," said Glynthia Wylie, who lives at the end of Ballew Drive, south of Powder Springs. Her house is next to the proposed train-to-truck freight transfer station that could draw as many as 3,000 trucks per day.
Access Atlanta
Paper Says Cobb Overcharging
For Copies Of Public Records
Most police departments in Cobb County are breaking Georgia's open records laws by overcharging the public for initial incident reports, according to a survey by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The state Attorney General's Office, which reviews open records complaints, says that local police departments throughout Georgia routinely overcharge the public for incident reports.
Link to the story
Hard Experiences Teach Youth About Drugs, Alcohol
Jan and Tammy’s lessons were hard ones. The two women were dressed in their white inmate uniforms as they explained to students of J.J. Daniell Middle School what living in jail really means.“
Direction Cobb
Lung Association Hails
Olens' Anti-Smoking Proposal
The Georgia branch of the American Lung Association is hailing Commissioner Sam Olens' proposal to split the interiors of Cobb restaurants into two sections: one for smokers, the other half for those who don't. He also wants laws to
ensure that restaurants and other enclosed sites have adequate ventilation so patrons will not inhale second-hand smoke. 12/21
After Arrest In Cobb, Campbell
OK'd To Play In Gator Bowl
Georgia Tech wide receiver Kelly Campbell, arrested last week in Cobb on a misdemeanor drug charge, will be allowed to play in the Jan. 1 Gator Bowl, coach George O'Leary said Tuesday. Campbell had passed a drug test and O'Leary said that was good enough for him.
Link to the story 12/21
Vermont Court's Gay Ruling
Could Invalidate Barr's
'Defense Of Marriage Act'
The Vermont Supreme Court ruled on Monday that gay people are entitled to the same marriage benefits as heterosexuals, in a groundbreaking decision likely to spur renewed debate across the country about gay marriage. Apparently, Bob Barr's "Defense of Marriage Act," seen as an anti-gay marriage bill, could be rendered invalid.
Link to the story 12/21
Two Men Concealed Body Of Mariettan Inside Church
Two men have been arrested for concealing the death of a third by hiding the corpse in pine straw at a Kennesaw church. Cobb County Police say members of the Church of Christ were shocked to discover the body of 20-year-old John Struck of Marietta when they arrived for services Sunday morning.
Link to the story 12/21
Police Think Passenger
Forced Car Into Oncoming Traffic
State Troopers in Cobb County asked an assistant district attorney to help survey a gruesome accident scene over the weekend. Officials are trying to determine what caused the accident involving an SUV and a passenger car. Police say it appears that the passenger in the SUV grabbed the steering wheel and forced the vehicle into oncoming traffic.
Link to the story 12/20
Federal Judge Strikes Down School Voucher Program In Ohio
A federal judge ruled on Monday that Cleveland's program to give some 3,600 poor children taxpayer-funded vouchers to attend private schools violated a constitutionally mandated separation of church and state.
The ruling is the latest -- but certainly not the last -- chapter in the contentious national battle over vouchers. The dispute pits advocates of "school choice" against opponents of public funding for private schools
Cincinnati Nation 12/20
Tabloid Editor Arrested Over JonBenet Ramsey
The editor of a supermarket tabloid was arrested Monday after being indicted on extortion and bribery charges for his efforts to obtain information about the JonBenet Ramsey murder case.
JonBenet's parents are believed to be living in Vinings.
Link to the story 12/20
Settlement Saves Gingrich
From More Embarassment
Newt Gingrich worked out a divorce agreement with his wife of 18 years early Friday, avoiding a potentially embarrassing public airing of his affair with a 33-year-old congressional aide.
The former House speaker and his wife, Marianne, reached the confidential agreement around 1:30 a.m. after a mediation session that lasted 12 hours. They left her lawyer's office without comment.
Link to the story 12/17
New 'Villages' Trying To
Recreate Small-Town Life
What goes around comes around. Smyrna and Marietta have approved two projects that will try to re-create the feeling of small-town life.
Councils in both cities recently approved developments that will mix residential and commercial use. It's called the village concept, where shop owners live above their stores. Developers think people who are tired of long commutes will be attracted to living near their work.
Access Atlanta 12/17
Lots Of Development Requests
Cobb zoning matters will be addressed on Tuesday, and there are, as usual, lots of requests for more development.
Link to the agenda 12/17
Cobb's Parks Dept. Highly Rated
Hosting one of the nation's highest rated national softball tournaments, Cobb Parks department scored the top Amateur Softball Association's Award of Excellence at the recent national council meeting in Dallas, Tx.
The week-long 16 and under girls fast-pitch tournament brought 92 teams from 30 different states to play softball at Al Bishop and Lost Mountain complexes in August 1999.
Link to the story 12/17
Cobb's Home Depot Now
Georgia's Most Valuable Company
Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, has surpassed Coca-Cola as the biggest company in Georgia by market capitalization.
Cobb-based Home Depot, which has seen the value of its shares climb about 82 percent this year in step with growing profits, soared to near an all-time high of 98 a share in afternoon trading on Friday on the New York Stock Exchange.
Link to the story 12/17
Kids 'Shop With A Cobb Cop'
Cobb County Police officers are playing Santa for needy children again this year. The cops will use money they have collected all year from fundraisers and donations to take 125 children out shopping. The officers say they have raised enough money to spend 125-dollars on each child who has been recommended for the program by school guidance counselors, the Department of Children and Family Services, or the officers themselves.
Link to the story 12/17
More Cobb Libraries
To Be Open On Sunday
What began Aug. 22 as a trial period for Sunday hours at Mountain View and Central libraries has culminated with two additional branches open on Sundays in 2000. Cobb Board of Commissioners voted today to add Sunday hours at Kemp Memorial Library on Due West Road and South Cobb Library on Mableton Parkway. The additional branches will be open 1 to 5 p.m. effective Sunday, Jan. 9.
Link to the story
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