Cobb News

Cobb Chairman Tim Lee says he is confident that Gov. Nathan Deal will come through with his proposal to build managed toll lanes in the Interstate 75/575 corridor in Cobb and Cherokee counties.

A 25-year-old NorthStar Church youth volunteer has been arrested and charged with molesting at least one juvenile during a church lock-in. The Cobb County and Acworth police departments are investigating multiple charges of child molestation against Cesar Pastrana of Spangle Circle in Kennesaw.

A Doraville man was charged Monday in connection with the death of a Kennesaw jogger and popular teacher who was hit by a vehicle in January.

State Rep. Ed Setzler and two other state lawmakers have introduced legislation to postpone the July 31 Transportation Investment Act referendum by two years; a move that they say will save, not kill, the transportation funding issue if passed.

Cobb County's District 2, which houses Smyrna, Vinings and Mableton, will be gaining more voters this year.

Southeast Cobb Commissioner Bob Ott says that, had new redevelopment rules that will be before the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday been in place earlier, developers of the new LA Fitness at 1453 Terrell Mill Road would have saved $1 million.

Cobb voters can go to the polls to pick their choice as the next Republican presidential nominee starting Monday.

Sixth-grader Kendrick Gross, 12, plays checkers with his mentor, Dr. Geno Burch, as he visits Tapp Middle School.

Fewer than 50 people have contacted the Cobb County school district about a redistricting map that proposes the closure of two south Cobb schools and relocation of a third, and no one spoke at the first of two public forums about the issue last month.

The Cobb County School District received notice from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools affirming the full accreditation of all Cobb County schools through 2014.

Weather Partly sunny skies are in, with a high near 58, wind between 5 and 15 mph and gusts as high as 20 mph, according to the National Weather Service .

A woman on the run for two years after being charged with child molestation has been caught by police near Savannah.

Cobb County Public Health was awarded a grant in September 2011 in the amount of $499,000 to address health issues within the county.

The state department of education has recognized 16 schools in Cobb County as 2012 Advanced Placement Honor Schools.

University of Georgia students are studying Hyde Farm's past to help determine how the park can be used in the future.

The Georgia Supreme Court will hear two Cobb County murder cases today. In the first, Kevin Martin is appealing his conviction in the 2008 New Year's Eve death of Peter Mwangi.

In a defeat for Democrats and state Rep. Judy Manning , state Rep. Ed Setzler announced he has the needed votes to pass a redistricting map in the Georgia House that keeps the boundaries of the Cobb Board of Commissioners fairly similar to the way they are today.

Gov. Nathan Deal is proposing to use gas tax money to help fund a $900 million reversible toll road project along Interstates 75 and 575 in Cobb and Cherokee counties to help alleviate the commute headaches.

A 58-year-old Cobb County man has been arrested and charged with practicing dentistry without a license, a felony, after he allegedly set up an illegal dental office in an apartment in Marietta, Channel 2 Action News reported.

County Commissioner Bob Ott has proposed a plan he says would save Cobb hundreds of thousands of dollars a year by revamping tax collections to avoid taking out a $100 million-plus loan each year.