Wow. What type of activity would signal gang activity in Marietta? Gone are the days of brass knuckles and red bandanas on their heads. According to the Cobb Anti-Gang Enforcement (CAGE) team’s display at the Marietta High School last week, the signals these days are a lot more subtle than days of old, shockingly subtle [...]

We all know that traffic, particularly going up or down Whitlock, can be trying and downright frustrating at times. Most are acquainted with the past proposals of widening the road and all the local, political discourse that took place regarding this issue. Depending on your point of view, you’re happy with what Whitlock [...]

It looks like the city council is torn on new ‘ethics’ standards that are being proposed. Van Pearlberg (Ward 4) and Philip Goldstein (Ward 7) have a bit of diametrical viewpoints on the new standards that would be upward of 30 pages opposed to the 4 pages of ordinance that is in place today.
“The [...]

source: MDJOnline:
It didn’t take long for former City Councilman Pete Waldrep to resurface in city business.
The Marietta Housing Authority’s governing board voted Wednesday to hire Waldrep as its new director of development. Waldrep, a member of the City Council for 11 years, will head the authority’s efforts to buy land for new low-income housing in [...]