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Pedestrian killed in overnight crash at Kennesaw intersection
KENNESAW, Ga. - A pedestrian has died in a crash in Cobb County overnight, police say. Officials tell FOX 5 the deadly collision happened around 1 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Cherokee Street NW and Shiloh Road NW in Kennesaw. Medics rushed the pedestrian to a local hospital. Sadly...
Couple allegedly steals $40K watch from man after ride from Buckhead bar
ATLANTA - In the early hours of April 28, Atlanta police responded to an incident involving a strong arm robbery at 3660 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta. The event took place around 2:30 a.m. after the victim, who had just left Johnny’s Hideaway, was offered a ride home by a female suspect.
College Volleyball Player Mariam Creighton Dead at 21 After Fatal Shooting
Watch: Rapper Chris King Dead at 32 After Shooting: Justin Bieber & More Pay Tribute. Albany State University is mourning the tragic loss of a student. Mariam Creighton, who played for the school's volleyball team, was killed in a shooting at an Atlanta nightclub May 12. She was 21. "We...
Marietta Schools Expands ‘Private School’ Literacy Push
Marietta City Schools will be building on its lauded literacy practices, bringing what Superintendent Grant Rivera called a "private school model" to its middle-grade classrooms next fall. The district will launch the "Writing the Book on Literacy: The Next Chapter" initiative it designed, extending its science of reading approach to students in sixth through eighth grade. Marietta Sixth Grade Academy and Marietta Middle School teachers will go through intensive training...
County OKs De-annexation of Cobb School District Property
MARIETTA — Now that it has picked the spot for its new $50 million event center, the Cobb County School District is looking to bring all property it owns near that location into the city. Marietta and the school district requested that a 10-acre portion of school district property on South Cobb Drive that is in unincorporated Cobb be annexed into Marietta. The piece of land is part of the property anchored by the district’s headquarters. ...
Videos give inside look of new Palmetto USPS facility at center of Georgia mail delays
PALMETTO, Ga. — Videos obtained by 11Alive provide an inside look at the new U.S. Postal Service facility in Palmetto that has been at the center of mail delays in metro Atlanta and north Georgia. The Atlanta Regional Processing & Distribution Center opened in February, part of the USPS...
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