Mableton News

After claiming on Facebook he was 25 years old, a DeKalb County man allegedly drove to the home of a 15-year-old girl and raped her, according to police.

About a year ago, after watching incumbent David Morgan in his first term as the Cobb Board of Education's Post 3 representative, Bobby Allen said he decided to run for the seat.

Rachel Warren Bell, 73 of Mableton, died on Friday May 25, at Tranquility Hospice.

THREE OF THE FOUR Cobb school board members up for re-election this year chose to run again, and in what many will read as a sign of continued public disgruntlement at how the county schools are run, all three incumbents picked up multiple opponents.

The Georgia Department of Labor will host a 90-minute live chat to help people find work using online tools, and you can join the discussion on South Cobb Patch.

A 34-year-old man swimming in Allatoona Lake becomes the second person to drown in a Georgia waterway this Memorial Day Weekend.

A 56-year-old Mableton man is one of eight people which died on Georgia's roadways so far this Memorial Day Weekend.

A newly appointed board is developing a four-year plan for breathing new life into three parts of south Cobb County.

Cobb police are offering a $2,000 to anyone who has information that can help them capture the man now being called the Lollipop Bandit.

Cobb natives Reed Foust and Wes Walker are hoping that a series of concerts will help revitalize the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre.

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Noon: No candidates have qualified for the state Senate District 33, currently held by incumbent Sen.

Police are now offering a $2,000 reward if you can help them catch a lollipop-sucking bank robber who's been terrorizing Cobb County businesses.

A Cobb County Magistrate Judge ruled Friday that the indictment of the four men charged with the murder of Acworth Marine Zach Gamble will go before a grand jury.

For the second time in a week, a man sucking a lollipop has robbed a Cobb County bank, but police said it's too early to tell if they searching for one man or two.

THREE OF THE FOUR incumbent Cobb school board members whose terms are up this year are expected to have opposition should they run for re-election and a challenger for the fourth is waiting in the wings.

A cocaine-fueled birthday party, terrifying war stories and a vulgar text message led to the beating death of former Marine Zach Gamble, 34, of Acworth, on March 25, prosecutors said Friday.

Developers are set to begin construction of the Sanctuary at Kennesaw, a mixed-use development of student housing and retail shops.

The Mableton Day Coalition will host a Mableton Day celebration for area residents on Saturday at the Mable House Arts Complex.

Three Men Pose as Police, Attempt to Break into Home - Marietta Patch Cobb County Police A are investigating an attempted home invasion, which occurred at a residence on Chisholm Trail Wednesday.