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Atlanta court dismisses 1,800 cases because police fail to show

...dismissals, court officials say.In Gwinnett County, the court administrator called such cases "quite rare."In Cobb County, just 13 cases have been dismissed during the past five years because officers failed to appear, the chief magistrate...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-05-13/atlanta-court-dismisses-1800-cases-
Across Georgia

...Businessman held in bomb threatsMARIETTA, GA. - A Cobb County businessman who operates a restaurant on the Marietta...a gas station less than a mile from the restaurant, Cobb County Sheriff's Col. Milton Beck said. Surveillance footage...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-05-08/across-georgia
Mary Margaret Ansley - Christopher Edward McMurtagh

...Education, and a graduate of Augusta State University with a Masters of Special Education. Margaret is employed by the Cobb County School System as a Special Education Teacher. Mr. McMurtagh is the grandson of Mrs. Marcella Walker and the late...

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=CE000164382995
Engagement
Georgia lawmakers debate easing gun laws for those treated for mental illness

...Jasperse, R-Jasper, in a statement. "Simply being hospitalized doesn't make a person a criminal or a threat."Cobb County District Attorney Vic Reynolds said he had concerns about the proposed changes."My concern would be there's got...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-03-06/georgia-lawmakers-debate
Across the region

...investigation, police were never contacted.Witness withdraws testimony at trial MARIETTA, GA. - A key witness in a Cobb County murder trial has recanted her testimony after the man accused in the slaying was sentenced to life plus 47 1/2 years...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-04-05/across-region
Rural Ga. grads unprepared for college, study finds

...different. Reyer, 18, graduated from Sprayberry High in Cobb County with a 4.578 grade point average and 39 hours of college...ambitions for students there than in a suburban area like Cobb County.One limitation some rural districts face is in recruiting...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2012-11-26/rural-ga-grads-unprepared
Chambliss defends openness to raising taxes

...the extra taxes he would pay under a Chambliss-style plan.Just before Chambliss took the podium, the head of the Cobb County Republicans warned the audience against compromise with Democrats.Drew Holley, 27, of Kennesaw, said he would support...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2012-12-01/chambliss-defends-openne
Girl accused of burying her newborn baby in woods

...newborn child buried in woods behind an apartment complex.Cobb County police Officer Mike Bowman said the baby was discovered...released.An autopsy was scheduled to be done by the Cobb County Medical Examiner's Office to determine how the newborn...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2012-12-14/girl-accused-burying-her-newborn-ba
Charges dismissed in Georgia immigration case

...An order signed Wednes day by Cobb County Superior Court Judge Mary Staley...charge of false swearing after the Cobb County Sheriff's Office said she gave...entered into an agreement with the Cobb County district attorney's office in...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-01-10/charges-dismissed-georgia-imm
Hair-trigger reaction

...Journal-Constitution, "Gwinnett's weapons carry applications doubled from the previous December, rising to 1,082. Cobb County saw an 89 percent hike to 1,212 last month."In Augusta, a recent spot check of Richmond County government by The...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/editorials/2013-01-14/hair-trigger-reaction