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Monthly Archives: July 2009

Mosquitos in Marietta are pretty tough this summer near the Square

July 19, 2009 – 8:09 am

Summer is in full swing and that usually means mosquitoes would be flying around the city, but the city is taking steps to prevent mosquitoes from growing and causing problems for residents. Marietta’s Public Works Department is beginning a program that offers to send an employee to homes to kill mosquito larvae and prevent adult [...]

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Worship on the Square in Marietta, GA

July 17, 2009 – 6:55 am

[Updated on 7.21.2009 - sorry we had the date incorrect when this was first posted. The correct date is 7.25.2009] This Saturday, July 25th. an event called “Worship on the Square” will be taking place from 7:30-10pm on the Marietta Square. The event is the combined efforts of various churches in Metro Atlanta for the [...]

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Mayor Dunaway gives candid opinions on the City, MDJ, and Otis Brumby

July 16, 2009 – 7:01 am

Yesterday, Marietta Mayor Bill Dunaway gave his annual State of the City address at the Marietta Area Council meeting. It took place during the Cobb County Chamber breakfast at the Mansour Center. We’ve posted a quick 5 min clip of the Mayor Dunaway’s speech that was filmed by the City of Marietta. For the full [...]

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Security Cameras might be coming to a Marietta Park near you

July 15, 2009 – 6:31 am

In a move to crack down on illicit activity at city parks, Marietta officials are considering installing stationary surveillance cameras at Burruss and Wildwood Parks. “People who commit crime don’t want to be seen, they definitely don’t want the police to see them and they don’t want to be seen by the general public,” said [...]

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Kids might be allowed to ride their bikes on the sidewalk in Cobb County

July 14, 2009 – 7:59 am

Today, the Cobb Board of Commissioners meets at 9 a.m. at 100 Cherokee St. in Marietta to vote on whether or not it will be legal for kids under 12 to ride their bicycles on sidewalks in Cobb County. Personally, I didn’t even realize it was against the law to ride them on sidewalks to [...]

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Celebrate Summer at the Strand Theatre in downtown Marietta

July 13, 2009 – 6:31 am

Celebrate summer at the Earl Smith Strand Theatre with a variety of events that the whole family will enjoy: July 18-19, 3 PM & 8 PM. The Elephant Man (Live Performance). The Earl Smith Strand Theatre presents its first student produced show: Bernard Pomerance’s The Elephant Man. The show recounts the life of Joseph Merrick, [...]

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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Expansion

July 12, 2009 – 11:07 am

If you’ve never visited Kennesaw Mountain right off the Marietta Square, you’re definitely missing out. There are great hiking trails about 3 miles from the Marietta Square. Over the past six months, there have been some great upgrades to the trail system. Some new trails have been opened connecting the main trail up the mountain [...]

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Old 41 Closing between Stilesboro and Ridenour Road

July 11, 2009 – 6:33 am

Old Highway 41 between Stilesboro Road and Ridenour Road will be closed July 20-October 17, and traffic will be detoured while the bridge over the CSX railroad is being replaced. Northbound traffic on Old Highway 41 will be detoured west on Stilesboro Road, then north on Barrett Parkway. Southbound traffic on Old Highway 41 will [...]

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Chelsea Steele – Cheerleader is charged with robbing kids on July 4th

July 10, 2009 – 8:24 am

A Sprayberry High School cheerleader is in jail after police say she robbed children at a pool party in Marietta. Chelsea Steele, 17, was arrested after she stole a box containing $147 from a group of children, including a wheelchair-confined child, at a neighborhood pool on Sandy Plains Road, according to the arrest warrant. The [...]

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Farmers Market in the Marietta Square extended until December

July 10, 2009 – 2:00 am

The Marietta Square Farmers Market is in full swing and so popular this year that Marietta City Council July 8 approved extending it through December 26 along North Park Square. The market takes place every Saturday – rain or shine – from 9 a.m.-noon. “The market features products that are grown and produced in Georgia, [...]

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