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20 Ga. schools receive Lowe's 'Toolbox for Education' grants
Feb 22, 2012 at 8:17 AM

ATLANTA -- Twenty schools throughout Georgia have been awarded money through the Lowe's Toolbox for Education program.
Toolbox for Education is designed to help pay for improvement projects at public schools across the country. It has provided nearly $30 million through more than 6,000...more grants since 2006.
"Through Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant program, we are acknowledging parent-initiated efforts that enhance the learning environments of children in the communities we serve," Marshall Croom, chairman of Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation, said in a statement. "By supporting schools in Georgia, we are rallying behind a cause that is important to both our customers and employees, and we're helping to build a stronger foundation for the children who will be tomorrow's employees, homeowners and community leaders."
Georgia's winners for the fall 2011 cycle are:
Woodward Elementary, Atlanta (Brookhaven/Druid Hills)
$5,000 for new doors for the school
Cumming, Brookhaven, Druid Hills, Covington, Canton, marietta, riverdale, Conyers, McDonough, Union City, Dallas, Rome

Ex Glock employee accused of siphoning millions
Feb 22, 2012 at 9:35 AM

MARIETTA, Ga. -- A Georgia prosecutor told jurors a former attorney for gun manufacturer Glock Inc. was essentially running the company's U.S. operations and used his position to steal millions from his employer.

In his opening statement Wednesday, Cobb County Assistant District...more Attorney John Butters listed various methods that he says Paul Jannuzzo used to siphon money into personal accounts. He says Jannuzzo stole money by fabricating loan documents and pilfering corporate funds.

Defense lawyers chose to defer their opening statement until they begin presenting their case.

Jannuzzo has pleaded not guilty. He worked for the U.S. division of Glock, which is based in Austria.

A former Glock vice president confessed nine years ago to the company's founder that he and Jannuzzo stole from Glock. He's expected to testify against Jannuzzo.
marietta

Dames Aflame "POP!"
Feb 22, 2012 at 9:24 AM
Dames Aflame "POP!" Inspired by the lavish showgirl revues of Paris and Las Vegas, and boasting a line-up beautiful dancing Dames, world class singers and side-splitting comics, the annual Valentine's production of “POP!” featured brand new acts along with your favorite Dames Aflame classics. This...more adult-themed show attracts a diverse audience with its bawdy humor and elegant striptease.  The posh and intimate vibe of Le Maison Rouge inside Paris on Ponce made the perfect setting for a night of dazzling debauchery. Featured on the "Best Night Out" list in SPIN magazine and seen on Playboy TV's "The 69 Sexiest Things to Do Before You Die"!

With special guest emcee all the way from NYC, Brooks Braselman, and the side-splitting comedic karate chops of Adult Swim superstar Dana Snyder! www.damesaflame.com
virginia-highland, marietta, Little 5 Points, Old Fourth Ward

MARIETTA | Author pleads guilty on federal wire fraud, money laundering charges
Feb 21, 2012 at 1:34 PM

ATLANTA (WXIA) -- Marietta science fiction author Mitchell Gross pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal wire fraud and money laundering charges.

According to a release from the US Attorney's office, Gross began a romantic relationship with a woman he met through an internet dating service...more - and claiming he was independantly wealthy and financially secure, convinced the woman to to wire nearly $3 million to an account controlled by Gross.

In a second scheme, the US Attorney said Gross befriended an unmarried couple and represented himself as "successful lawyer and entrepreneur." The release said Gross had been disbarred in 1991 for engaging in "dishonesty, fraud and deceit."

The release said Gross got the couple to pay about $2.2 million in "legal fees" to Gross over the course of 10 years in relation to a supposed lawsuit related to the couple's real estate business. According to the US Attorney, no such lawsuit existed, and the money they paid to Gross
marietta

Woman charged with stabbing Cobb County Transit bus driver
Feb 21, 2012 at 12:02 PM

KENNESAW, Ga - Cobb Police have identified the suspect accused of stabbing a transit bus driver, while the director of Cobb's bus service says the victim himself may be in some hot water.

21-year-old Taniesha Nicole Twyne is facing several charges including aggravated assault after...more an incident on board a Cobb Transit bus Monday afternoon. Cobb police say Twyne pulled a knife while on the bus, then stabbed the driver with his own pen.

According to officers, Twyne was on a bus near Towne Center Mall when she got into an argument. Police say Twyne borrowed a cell phone from another passenger but refused to return it.

Cobb police say when bus driver Damian Haney tried to stop the fight, Twyne displayed a knife. During a struggle the knife fell to the floor. Police say Twyne grabbed a pen from Haney's shirt pocket and stabbed him repeatedly in the face.

Twyne was treated for minor injuries she suffered during the altercation and taken to the
marietta, Kennesaw

SMYRNA | Jury nearly set in Glock corporate case
Feb 21, 2012 at 4:57 PM
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) - Opening statements are set in a Georgia case against a former attorney for gun manufacturer Glock Inc., accused of theft and racketeering.

A court employee said jury selection was expected to wrap up Tuesday in the trial of Paul Jannuzzo in suburban Atlanta. Opening...more statements starting Wednesday.

Jannuzzo has pleaded not guilty. He worked for the U.S. division of Austria-based Glock.

Prosecutors charged Jannuzzo with stealing money by fabricating loan documents and pilfering corporate funds.

A Glock vice president confessed nine years ago to the company's founder that he and another top lieutenant had been stealing millions from the gun maker. The executive, Peter Manown, got 10 years probation after pleading guilty to theft and is now set to be the government's star witness against Jannuzzo.
marietta, Smyrna/Vinings

Where can I give blood in Marietta and East Cobb?
Feb 21, 2012 at 5:57 AM

ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta residents have plenty of opportunities to give blood to the American Red Cross between now and the summer.
An up-to-date list of donation times and locations can always be obtained by entering a zip code at redcrossblood.org. Several blood drives have already been...more scheduled in Marietta, including East Cobb:
Tuesday, Feb. 21
Non-Surgical Orthopaedics, 335 Roselane Street
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 21
WellStar Windy Hill Hospital
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 23
Cobb County Department of Human Resources
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 24
Peachtree Business Products, 1940 West Oak Circle
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 25
Zion Baptist Church
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 28
St. Catherine's Episcopal Church
3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 29
Roswell Street Baptist Church
2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday, Mar. 5
WellStar Kennestone Hospital
9 a.m. to 7
marietta

Special Family Pricing Available for The Golden Ticket
Feb 21, 2012 at 10:35 AM

 
The Atlanta Opera is now offering a Family 4-Pack* for The Golden Ticket. Four tickets and a chocolate treat for only $150! Available for a limited time only, call 404-881-8885 or 1-800-35-OPERA (Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm) to order.

$15 child tickets* are also available for all...more performances (limit 1 per adult ticket purchased at full price) by calling 404-881-8885.
*Limited availability. Offers cannot be combined.
This new work by composer Peter Ash, who will be conducting the Atlanta Opera performances, is based upon the novel Charlie & the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. Learn More >>
marietta

MARIETTA | Author to plead guilty to dating site scam
Feb 21, 2012 at 6:32 AM

ATLANTA -- The local author of a fantasy trilogy who was accused of bilking women out of millions of dollars is scheduled to enter a guilty plea in federal court.

Mitchell Gross' defense attorney Jerry Froelich said his client would plead guilty at a hearing Tuesday to charges...more related to the scheme.

The 61-year-old Marietta man was charged last year with bilking a Florida real estate agent he met through an online Jewish dating site into investing about $3 million in a sham company that he secretly controlled. They say he used some of the money to repay another woman who he had bilked out of at least $1.4 million.

Gross writes under the pen names Mitchell Graham and Douglas Alan. His work includes a suspense story called "Circle of Lies."
marietta

COBB CO. | Driver ID'd in fatality crash at I-75 on ramp
Feb 20, 2012 at 2:25 PM

SMYRNA, Ga. -- Police have identified the driver of the car involved in a single-car wreck on the on ramp of I-75 at Cumberland Boulevard on Saturday morning. 

According to investigators, the driver, 17-year-old Derrick Pritchett got into an accident after trying to evade a Cobb...more County emergency vehicle attempting to make a traffic stop. 

Pritchett was transported to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital where he was pronounced dead.  

One passenger was pronounced dead on the scene and the other is in critical condition at Grady Hospital. 

Investigators believe the dead passenger to be a juvenile but have not been able to positively identify him.
marietta, Austell, Kennesaw, Mableton, Smyrna/Vinings, Stone Mountain

Southern Baptists to hear proposed name change
Feb 20, 2012 at 1:28 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The nation's largest protestant denomination will remain "Baptist" but it's thinking about whether to stay "Southern" for much longer.

Southern Baptist Convention President Bryant Wright is expected to present the recommendation of a task force studying...more whether the denomination should change its name.

No potential new names have been made public, but they could be revealed Monday night in an executive committee meeting. No change would be official until it is voted on at the annual convention this summer.

Wright has said he is concerned the name is too regional and hinders efforts to plant new churches outside of the South.

Others outside of church leadership say the name has become a liability because it is too often associated with divisively partisan politics.
marietta

ADOPT A PET: Meet Lacey
Feb 20, 2012 at 11:08 AM

 
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font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">MARIETTA, Ga. – If you dream of coming home to a cool purr or a comforting meow adopt a kitten from your local pet shelter. According to the ASPCA, approximately 5 million to 7 million domesticated...more animals enter animal shelters nationwide, every year, and approximately 3 million to 4 million are euthanized. However, you can change those numbers but adopting a “companion” for yourself or your family. Pets are an investment but, in our opinion, an investment well worth the money.
< span style="font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Lacey is a domestic short hair Tabby cat and she is available for adoption from the Cobb County Humane Society. According to the Humane Society, she is a sweet cat and he is looking a family to keep her occupied.
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Acworth, Canton, marietta, Dallas, Kennesaw, Rome, Woodstock

MARIETTA | Historian discovers bravery, tenderness of former slave
Watch the story
Feb 20, 2012 at 3:36 AM

MARIETTA, Ga. -- Volunteer historian Brad Quinlin knows the stories behind thousands of headstones at the Marietta National Cemetery, but there is one that has captivated him.

"We're down in the USCT section of the cemetery," Quinlin said during a tour of the cemetery last week. "You...more see there, she died on July 16, 1864, while here in the hospital in Marietta, Georgia."

PHOTO GALLERY | Former slave fights for freedom with gentle hands 

Quinlin points to the gravesite of Emma Stephenson, which sits among the African-American soldiers who fought in the Union army during the Civil War. She was a former slave who became a nurse.

"Whenever I come out to the national cemetery and talk about Emma, I always bring a rose and place it by her headstone," he said.

Quinlin has traced her history back to Tennessee, where she was freed by Union soldiers. She then decided to join their fight.

"She could have gone to safety. She didn't have
Acworth, marietta

COBB | County may ban smoking in parks
Feb 20, 2012 at 5:18 AM

MARIETTA, Ga. -- Cobb County is considering a ban on smoking and tobacco use in all of its 77 parks and recreation areas.

The proposal is still in its early stages. But if it is adopted, Cobb County would join a growing list of Georgia jurisdictions outlawing a once common practice....more

The county's indoor park areas are already tobacco-free but the new designation would add outdoor areas to the list.

The ordinance would first have to be approved by the county commission, and there will be an opportunity for public comment before it reaches a vote.
Acworth, Lilburn, marietta, Austell, Kennesaw, Mableton, Smyrna/Vinings

What's on sale President's Day
Feb 20, 2012 at 2:30 AM

 
There are Presidents' Day sales as well as Valentine's Day clearance all over metro Atlanta this holiday weekend.
RELATED | Top 11 Presidents' Day Deals
Aeropostale has everything in the store marked down 50 percent off. The sale runs until February 21st in stores and online. ...more Aeropostale also has some items on clearance, including Valentine's day pajamas for $8.
Target, Walmart and the drug stores chains have Valentine's Day items priced at 50 percent off and 70 percent in some stores. Look for candy you can freeze, small toys for party favors, gift wrap in red and pink, and baking supplies.  (From Targetsavers.com). The discounts and selection may vary by store location.
The Children's Place is having a President's Day sale. Some items are prices as low as five or six dollars.  Use the coupon code Q3G2012  for an additional 15 percent off at checkout.
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