John Kristofak - Cobb County Sheriff's Office
John Kristofak - Cobb County Sheriff's Office
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Man pleads guilty to murder
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Kristofak gets life for killing ex-wife in her east Cobb home

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Russ Parker's trial notes include photos of 15-year-old Bridgett Lee and 7-year-old Britney Ikharia, who were killed 20 years ago today in an apartment off Six Flags Drive in Austell.<br>Staff/Noreen Cochran
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Grant Newton receives an award and a certificate of recognition for his bravery under pressure from Cherokee 911 Communication Training Officer Cindy Brookshire.
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Roy Barnes, founding partner of Barnes Law Group and former Georgia governor, stands in his Marietta office.
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Mike Sikes of Acworth talks to Cobb Probate Clerk Jonathan Swiney as he files an application for a concealed weapons permit Friday afternoon.<br>Staff/Emily Barnes
Gun permits reach record pace in Cobb
Applications for concealed weapons permits are reaching numbers no one in Cobb County’s probate court can remember se...
12:18 AM, Saturday, January 05
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Smyrna won’t revisit old court cases after breach in security
Cobb County officials do not foresee a need to revisit past court cases after details emerged of a breach in security...
12:15 AM, Saturday, January 05
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New Cobb Commissioner Lisa Cupid holds her son, Nehemiah, 4, as her husband, Craig, holds their son, Noah, 2, and the Bible as she’s sworn in Friday afternoon by Cobb Superior Court Judge Gregory Poole during the ceremony at the Cobb Board of Commissioners office.<br>Staff/Emily Barnes
With Cupid joining BoC, ‘women rule!’
Holding one of her sons as her husband stood at her side holding the other, Lisa Cupid of Austell was sworn into offi...
12:11 AM, Saturday, January 05
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Life University President Dr. Guy Riekeman speaks in his office on the university campus. Life is a little different than most of the public institutions,’ Riekeman told the Journal. ‘Their money comes from recycled tax dollars. The money that comes here to our institution is all dollars that don’t come from tax dollars.’<br>Staff/Emily Barnes
Life president seeks to increase enrollment
When Dr. Guy Riekeman became president of Life University in 2004, enrollment was 600. Now it’s 2,700, and he doesn’t...
12:00 AM, Saturday, January 05
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Marietta mulls different options for rec center
Little movement has marked the city’s promise to spend $3.75 million on a new or renovated Elizabeth Porter Recreatio...
12:00 AM, Saturday, January 05
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Taxi Driver robbed at gunpoint
MARIETTA – Police are investigating an armed robbery of a taxi driver that happened early Friday near Powder Springs...
03:38 PM, Friday, January 04
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Buford man killed in crash on I-285 in Smyrna
SMYRNA - The Cobb County Police Department’s S.T.E.P Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on the ramp f...
10:09 AM, Friday, January 04
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New Cobb code would check for illegal workers
The Cobb Board of Commissioners is eyeing a code change that would affect contractors under a federal program designe...
12:27 AM, Friday, January 04
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Dr. Ernest Easley, senior pastor of Roswell Street Baptist Church, left, and wrestler Rocky King hold King's championship belts at the church's office on Wednesday. Easley will serve as a manager and King will wrestle as part of a Wrestling Extravaganza event for charity.<br>Staff/Emily Barnes
Wrestling event to raise money for homeless veterans
Rocky King, who wrestled with the WCW and NWA for about 20 years, has invited Braves pitcher John Rocker and Roswell ...
12:10 AM, Friday, January 04
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Isakson chosen for key Senate post on finance committee
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson was appointed Thursday to the Senate Committee on Finance, a key posting that provides overs...
12:00 AM, Friday, January 04
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Dayton Hibbs, Associate Superintendent of Marietta City Schools, addresses the faculty and staff of Marietta High School at the conclusion of Thursday morning's safety seminar. STAFF/LAURA MOON.
Marietta High staff gets training for ‘active shooter’ loc...
Marietta High School staff members were reminded Thursday about necessary safety measures in the event of a shooting ...
12:00 AM, Friday, January 04
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