Acworth News

Actions Taken by the Georgia State Construction Industry Licensing Board Division of Low Voltage Contractors at its June 23 Meeting Macon, Ga.

City of Milton Police Capt. Shawn McCarty, left, stands with Bart Giesey, interim chief of the Woodstock Police Department, at the third annual Cobb EMC Steak Out luncheon.

Have you considered going back to school to get retrained for a new career? Do you want to know how to find leads on jobs? Do you need to know what financial resources are available to help you get retrained? Job Retraining Workshops scheduled for today and Thursday promise to answer those questions and more.

How much legal knowledge can you pick up after five decades inside of a courthouse? Brenda Owenby could tell you.

Private preschool company Primrose Schools plans to open six facilities in D.C. and Northern Virginia over the next four years.

Breaking the law in Hinesville is getting more expensive. In August, violators of city laws will see a $4 increase on fines they are assessed to fund what officials say is a much-needed electronic filing system for city court.

Bears are on the move in north Georgia. A number of bear-related incidents have been reported in the past few weeks and months, including two on Thursday.

Travis Tritt Mourns Loss of His dad... James E. Tritt, 76, of Marietta died on Monday, June 15, 2009.

A woman reported a bear sighting in Acworth this week. Channel 2 viewer, April Lester, sent us two pictures of the bear she spotted rummaging through trash in the Dallas Landing subdivision.

Mike Davidson, 44, of Canton, landed the Arrow 600 Sport he was tandem flying with Able Flight student Mallory a oeMala Zackory on U.S. 41 in Cobb County after the plane caught fire and lost power.

Inspections are provided by the Cherokee County Health Department. Violations are divided into two categories: Risk Factors/Public Health Interventions categories and Good Retail Practices Categories.

A student-pilot got more than a flight lesson Monday when the two-seater he was flying was forced to make an emergency landing on U.S. 41 in North Cobb.

A plane made an emergency landing on Cobb Parkway near Acworth late Monday morning.

The wife of a Kennesaw city councilman is facing shoplifting charges after she allegedly took more than $300 worth of merchandise from an Acworth department store.

A 1-year-old girl is recovering from injuries she suffered after a 32-inch television fell on top of her.

T.J. Reed battled to his first win at Lanier National Speedway and his third win overall in the Georgia Asphalt Series on Saturday night, as he edged Russell Fleeman for first place in the 100-lap GAS series race in Braselton.

After 22 years as a Cobb County magistrate, and many more years as a runner and triathlete, Don R. Hicks, 56, might be forgiven if a particular kind of case really gets under his skin.

Lorena O'Connor watched, perplexed, as the price of milk climbed past $4 a gallon last year.

A bear was struck by a car near I-575 northbound at Sixes Road, according to Bryan Gunter with the state Department of Transportation.

An Acworth woman Monday was shot in the arm inside her Skyview Drive home. Investigators believe the gunfire originated outside the home.