The city of Marietta is offering free Christmas tree pick up to city residents the first and second week and the first Wednesday of January 2009. Residents must have their tree — free of decorations, lights, stands, tinsel and nails — curbside by 7 a.m. to ensure pick up.
Residents can also bring their live trees [...]

Cobb County is accepting nominations from the public for consideration of potential property purchases for public park land. Property owners must be willing to sell their property in order

The Marietta Post Office just off the Marietta Square is a great location for sending your mail out just about any time of year. As of late, however, the parking lot has been getting a much needed facelift and makeover.

We’ve all been through the light at the intersection of South Marietta Parkway and Powder Springs road. If you haven’t, then you don’t know just how dangerous this intersection can be to both vehicles and pedestrians.

Marietta Power and Water offers its customers ways to stay warm and keep costs down this winter. January and February always seem to be Georgia’s coldest months, when winter’s chill is felt the most.

The runoff between Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) and Democratic challenger Jim Martin, and other runoffs, including races for the Georgia State Appeals Court and Public Service Commission’s District 4, are set for Dec. 2.

Cobb County has a nationally accredited police department, which demonstrates its commitment in providing outstanding law enforcement services to our community. But the ongoing problem of false burglar alarms is hampering police officers by wasting time and money.

If you haven’t gotten out and voted today, go right now. This election is arguably the most important in our nation’s history. Your vote is significant and important - even if you think otherwise.

With all the election updates going on, we wanted to feature a cool application Google has released via Google Maps in regard to finding your polling location for the upcoming election. If you live in Marietta or in downtown Atlanta (or hey, even Knoxville, TN) this latest mashup from Google will help you to remember [...]

With only a few weeks left until election day, the polls in Marietta and Cobb are already very busy. On Monday, October 27th, five new poll locations will be open for early voting.