Local News for the Way You Live Today
Cobb Police said Friday that a man was found shot to death in a vehicle on Powers Ferry Road. According to a release, the body of Curtis Coleman, 43, of Powder Springs, was discovered by police responding to a call in the 2200 block of Powers Ferry Road near the Chattahoochee River. Police didn’t say … Read more
Beyond Skin, an holistic skin care studio, has opened on Powers Ferry Road in the East Cobb area. The studio specializes in customized facials, acne solutions, Nano-needling and plant-based skin care. The owner is Frankie Coker, a licensed holistic esthetician, who said the objective is to “provide a tranquil and pampering experience, making each visit … Read more
Cobb DOT said Wednesday morning that Powers Ferry Road is closed between Delk Road and Terrell Mill Road due to a water main break. Alternates include Bentley Road and “Delk and Terrell Mill Roads to where they intersect east of the problem area,” DOT said. Cobb government spokesman Ross Cavitt said that Cobb DOT has … Read more
Despite pleas from the developer and nearby community members Wednesday night, Marietta Mayor Steve “Thunder” Tumlin vetoed a proposed apartment complex at Powers Ferry Road and Delk Road. The Marietta City Council voted 5-2 to approve the 322-unit on the site of a Kroger store that will be moving later this year. There was no … Read more
The developer of a proposed apartment building at the site of a Kroger store on Powers Ferry Road wants more time to refine plans. An attorney for WC Acquisitions LLC asked for and received a continuance Wednesday from the Marietta City Council, which voted to delay hearing the case until its April meeting. The Marietta … Read more
From Marietta Police at 5:24 p.m.: “AVOID Power Ferry Road between Terrell Mill & Delk Road. An accident has that entire area closed.” Related: Electric vehicle charging stations installed at Parkaire Landing Johnson Ferry Road repaving prompts night lane closures Cobb DOT to start Bill Murdock-Pine Road realignment East Piedmont Road resurfacing project continues East … Read more
Residents in two older neighborhoods along the Powers Ferry Road corridor have been organizing for several months to fight mixed-use proposals filed with the City of Marietta. After several delays, both of those cases are scheduled to go before the Marietta Planning Commission Tuesday night (you can view the agenda here). Both proposals are on … Read more
A mixed-use project that would turn an older single-family neighborhood into apartments, senior living and restaurant space at the intersection of the South Marietta Loop and Powers Ferry Road is being delayed again. At its meeting Tuesday night, the Marietta Planning Commission agreed to table the proposal by Nexus Gardens, after the developer’s attorney added … Read more
A Cobb police officer is recovering after being shot in the head in a carjacking incident on Powers Ferry Road Thursday night in which the suspect also was killed, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The GBI said Friday morning that the incident began around 7:30 p.m. Thursday when Cobb Police were asked by … Read more
Two Powers Ferry Road redevelopment projects that are considered major efforts to revitalize that corridor are starting to take initial shape. Over the weekend we swung by both to capture the work in progress. Above is the parking deck for a apartment building at MarketPlace Terrell Mill, fronting Powers Ferry, where a low-slung office park … Read more
The attorney for a proposed suites hotel next to the Hilton Garden Inn at Powers Ferry Road and Windy Hill Road has withdrawn an application for a special land-use permit. Garvis Sams, who represents Milestone Hotel Management, wrote a letter to the Cobb Zoning Office dated Sept. 10 about the withdrawal without prejudice, which means … Read more
Cobb Police said a pedestrian died after he was hit by a car Wednesday night on Powers Ferry Road. Harold Glaspy, age 69, of Marietta, was pronounced dead after being taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital, Cobb Police Officer Sydney Melton said in a release. Police said a grey 2010 Mazda 6 was driving north on Powers … Read more
Cobb Police said a woman was arrested Wednesday after an attempted robbery of a Wells Fargo Bank branch on Powers Ferry Road. Police said Sandra Daniel, 66, was found in her vehicle near Delk Road and Bentley Way not long after the incident. That’s near the Wells Fargo branch at 1547 Powers Ferry Road, at … Read more
Marietta Police said a 61-year-old man was killed Friday morning when he was attempting to cross South Marietta Parkway near Powers Ferry Road and was hit by two vehicles. Police said the man was walking across the loop outside of a designated crosswalk around 5:30 a.m. when he was struck by a car driven by … Read more
A public hearing on Tuesday to consider amendments to Cobb County’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan turned into a plea of sorts by citizens in the Powers Ferry Road corridor. They’re being affected by major development changes all around them, and wonder what will happen to their community in transition, as higher-density commercial and residential projects are … Read more
A proposed Powers Ferry Road development that would include nearly 500 residential units and restaurant and retail space comes before the Cobb Planning Commission Tuesday. The rezoning request by Powers Ferry Road Investors, LLC, would raze a string of vacant restaurants and build 291 apartment units and 181 upscale senior active dwellings in between a … Read more
Cobb Police said a 68-year-old woman suffered serious injuries Saturday afternoon in a Powers Ferry Road crash. Public Information Officer Sarah O’Hara said in a statement issued Monday that Lynda Phillips of Marietta was taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital after the incident. O’Hara said Phillips was driving a gray 2007 Saturn VUE northbound on Powers Ferry … Read more
There was no opposition Tuesday to a Powers Ferry Road corridor rezoning request for a major mixed-use development. But the Cobb Planning Commission put the application on hold for a month to sort out some issues some members had with the project. The request by Chance Powers Ferry LLC would redevelop the aging Powers Ferry Woods … Read more
A reader who saw Sunday’s fatal Powers Ferry Road crash alerted us to this GoFundMe page that has been started to pay for the funeral expenses for Miraylla Sousa, a 23-year-old woman who died in that wreck. Her car was struck by a car driven by Ryan Michalski, 31, who also died. Thus far the fundraiser has … Read more
The drivers of two vehicles that collided in a Powers Ferry Road accident on Sunday were killed, Cobb Police said. Ryan Michalski, 31, and Miraylla Sousa, 23, both of East Cobb-area addresses, died after being taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital, Cobb Police Officer Sarah O’Hara said. O’Hara said the crash took place at 4:10 p.m. … Read more
