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Cobb Police said Monday a motorist was killed Saturday night in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 at Terrell Mill Road. Sgt. Wayne Delk said in a release that the male victim, who has not been identified pending notification of next of kin, was the driver of a gray 2012 Nissan Maxima that was stopped … Read more
As a new Kroger superstore is being built on the former site of Brumby Elementary School, plans are in the works to redevelop the current supermarket site nearby on Powers Ferry Road. WC Acquisitions LLC has filed plans with the City of Marietta to build more than 300 apartments and 6,000 square feet of retail … Read more
Two men whom Cobb Police said burglarized a home off Paper Mill Road Saturday night have been arrested, along with the driver of a vehicle who allegedly took them to the scene of the crime. According to arrest warrants, Alfredo Gallardo and Carlos Arenas broke into a home on Gateside Lane Saturday night shortly after … Read more
Marietta Police said license-plate reader technology helped identify the suspect of a kidnapping and carjacking last week at a grocery store in the Delk-Powers Ferry area of East Cobb. Randy Harmon, 34, of Meadowlawn Lane off Powers Ferry Road, was arrested Dec. 6 after police said he used a gun to force a woman into … Read more
Cobb Fire officials said they’re looking for two women they’ve identified as suspects in a September car fire on Canton Road that’s being investigated for arson. In releases Wednesday afternoon, Cobb Fire Chief Investigator Brian Beaty said Jazzmin Nicole Davis, 25, and Khadijah Jakalay Courtney, 24, remain at-large. Davis is wanted on felony charges of … Read more
A man wanted for the July murder of another man at a Smyrna apartment complex was arrested Wednesday in the Delk-Powers Ferry Road area. Cobb Police said in a statement that they were acting on a tip from the Cobb Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Task Force when Tavis Crankfield, 20, of Decatur, was located around 4:30 … Read more
A man who crossed Roswell Road near Powers Ferry Road Saturday night was struck by four vehicles and was killed, according to Marietta Police. Police said in a message Monday afternoon that the victim’s name has not been released because next-of-kin are still being notified. He was identified by police as a 38-year-old Hispanic male … Read more
A noted East Cobb development firm will soon submit plans to Cobb officials for a single-family subdivision on Shallowford Road near Blackwell Road. Brooks Chadwick is proposing to build 29 homes on nearly 18 acres of the Powers property, which includes a 13-acre lake. But the developer isn’t seeking a change from the present … Read more
A fast-moving thunderstorm pushed through East Cobb late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, dumping several inches of rain and causing flooding on some major roadways. Several inches of rain left portions of 15 streets and roads underwater, according to Cobb County officials. Most of them were passable as the Wednesday rush hour began. Cobb … Read more
Two motorists were taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital on Sunday, one of them with serious injuries, after their vehicles crashed in the intersection of Powers Ferry and Terrell Mill roads, according to Cobb Police. Police said a yellow 2021 Subaru Crosstrek SUV was heading north on Powers Ferry Road in the right lane around 7:09 … Read more
After closing his doors to a 40-year family restaurant in the Powers Ferry Road area last December, owner Christos Giannes is reopening the Greek-style eatery in East Cobb in the Johnson Ferry Road area. The successor to Kouzina Christos will occupy the former space of Aurelio’s restaurant in the Market Plaza Shopping Center (1255 Johnson … Read more
After months of delays and a torrent of opposition from nearby residents, the Marietta City Council on Wednesday quickly nixed two proposed redevelopment projects in the Powers Ferry Road with little discussion. By unanimous 7-0 votes, the council rejected rezoning requests by Nexus Gardens and Nexus Marietta for a mixed-use and housing developments, respectively, along … Read more
A 2.24-acre infill lot on Childers Road that’s the site of an older ranch home will soon contain five single-family homes. The Cobb Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved by a unanimous 5-0 vote a delayed request by Galaxy Childers Land to redevelop the property at a higher density level for single-family use (revised site … Read more
Just a few hours before its meeting Wednesday, the Marietta City Council tabled two rezoning requests in the Powers Ferry Road area that have drawn substantial opposition. They’re for a mixed-use project and a townhome development by Macauley Investments, and the main property owner for the assemblages is real estate investor Ruben McMullan. Kevin Moore, … Read more
The Marietta Planning Commission on Tuesday recommended denial of two major rezoning cases in the Powers Ferry Road corridor, but the attorney for the applicants said he will appeal to the City Council next week for a delay. The advisory planning board voted unanimously in both instances against a mixed-use project, Nexus Gardens, near Powers … Read more
Following up a story we’ve been reporting since the fall, about the proposed mixed-use development at the Johnson Ferry-Shallowford intersection: Cobb Commissioner Jerica Richardson and Cobb Planning Commission member Tony Waybright are having a virtual town hall next week to hear from the public about Z-72-2020. The town hall meeting is set for Thursday, Feb. … Read more
All we know is what you see on the sign: The restaurant building that formerly housed Houston’s on Powers Ferry Road at Windy Hill Road soon will be occupied by The Orient, which will feature a variety of Asian cuisine. We haven’t seen a business license that’s been granted and are working to learn more, … Read more
We’ve been writing about the redevelopment of what had been known as Restaurant Row along Powers Ferry Road. Part of that mixed-use development approved by Cobb commissioners in 2018 is an independent senior residential community called Overture at Powers Ferry. While the construction continues, Overture at Powers Ferry is beginning the leasing process, via in-person … Read more
A major mixed-use development proposed for the South Marietta Parkway (Loop) and Powers Ferry Road area is scheduled to get its first public hearing in December. What’s being called “Nexus Gardens” would contain nearly 500 units of apartments, senior-living units and townhomes, as well as restaurant, retail and event space and greenspace amenities on 17.14 … Read more
A master plan for the Johnson Ferry-Shallowford area that involved citizen input over the last two years reflects strong local desires to maintain a community dominated by single-family neighborhoods. The Cobb Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 Tuesday to adopt the recommended master plan, which will guide not only future development and land use, but also … Read more
