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Monthly Archives: May 2006

Uniforms approved for some Marietta Schools

May 17, 2006 – 11:56 am

The Marietta School Board passed the school councils request to implement a uniform dress code at West Side Elementary and MSGA last night. West Side’s uniform dress code consists of a polo-style shirt in navy or yellow with West Side Elementary and the school’s mascot on the left side. Students can also choose to wear [...]

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Important notice regarding traffic near downtown Marietta

May 16, 2006 – 11:04 pm

Be advised about the traffic situation, starting today, at Mill Street. Also, take notice of the upcoming possibility of more road closings near the railroad crossings as detailed below. WhitlockAvenue.com: keeping our citizens informed! Streets temporarily closed in Marietta for railroad maintenance MARIETTA, GA — CSX Railroad will temporarily close Mill Street at the railroad [...]

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Marietta launches free public wireless Internet downtown, unveils directional signs during National Tourism Week

May 15, 2006 – 11:39 am

It looks like the city of Marietta has jumped on the Wifi bandwagon finally! Hopefully this will give us some good accessibility from our laptops or mobile devices when we are on the Square. Be sure to visit WhitlockAvenue.com’s Mobile Access Site to read and discuss your city while on your wifi device! What are [...]

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Rediscovering Saturdays on the Square

May 13, 2006 – 1:39 pm

Having lived within two miles of the Marietta Square for the better part of two decades, my memories of this historic place are innumerable to say the least. One of my favorite childhood memories to recall is how my mother and I would spend Saturdays on the Square. With morning chores and dance lessons over, [...]

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City of Marietta adopts revised ethics code

May 12, 2006 – 7:09 am

Marietta City Council unanimously passed a revision to its ethics code this week that they believe is among the strongest they’ve seen. The code sets out disclosure of their ownership of property, conflicts of interest and activities as elected officials. All seven members of City Council and the mayor worked together over 40 hours — [...]

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Uniforms in some Marietta Public Schools?

May 12, 2006 – 7:05 am

Today, the Marietta School board will have a special session at 11:30 am to review several proposals regarding uniforms in the following Marietta City Schools: Westside Elementary, Marietta Sixth Grade Academy and Woods Wilkins Center. The MDJ is reporting: School board member Jill Mutimer said the three proposals, if approved, would not set a precedent [...]

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Marietta selected All-America City finalist among best in nation

May 11, 2006 – 2:08 pm

Congrats to our city for being selected as a finalist for the best in the nation! Marietta selected All-America City finalist among best in nation May 11, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARIETTA, GA — The National Civic League has selected the city of Marietta as a 2006 finalist for the All-America City Award, the oldest [...]

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Strand Theater Renovation Project: Update

May 9, 2006 – 10:17 pm

The Cobb Commission voted Tuesday to approve a $250,000 grant toward the Square’s Strand Theater renovation fund. However, the money won’t be given until the “Friends of the Strand” has raised $2 million (of a $5 million goal) . Friends president, Earl Smith, has suggested that tax revenue could be contributed to the fund, which [...]

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The Marietta Music Scene: Zac Brown Band

May 9, 2006 – 5:46 pm

Atlanta has been making its mark on the music industry over the past several years by producing some pretty memorable makers such as Gladys Knight, R.E.M. John Mayer, Collective Soul, Shawn Mullins, and Travis Tritt and more recently in the hip hop industry, with artists, OUTKAST, Ludacris, and Ciara. The success of these artists has [...]

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Heated words over Historic preservation rules

May 9, 2006 – 11:34 am

The Marietta City Council continues to discuss the Historic Preservation Rules in place within the city. According to the MDJ, the meeting last night was quite interesting. The historic preservation ordinance issue divided the council as Mayor Bill Dunaway used his veto Monday to keep a proposed change to the ordinance on a schedule to [...]

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