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Crackdown coming: Mableton moves to hold negligent landlords accountable

Marietta Daily Journal 30 Aug 2025
MABLETON — After years of south Cobb residents complaining about subpar living standards caused by absentee landlords, the Mableton City Council is preparing to take action ... .
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Cobb approves parking in place of event center, $4.6M Mableton bus depot

Marietta Daily Journal 22 Aug 2025
MARIETTA — Despite opposition from nearby residents, the Cobb County Board of Education is moving forward with plans to build a bus depot on Veterans Memorial Highway as well as a parking lot on property once slated for a $50 ... .
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UPDATE: Man apprehended after SWAT standoff at Mableton home

Marietta Daily Journal 21 Aug 2025
The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has apprehended a suspect who barricaded himself in a Mableton home Wednesday morning and held a family member hostage ... .
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Mableton residents continue to oppose bus depot as school board members defend site

Marietta Daily Journal 21 Aug 2025
MARIETTA — Following months of public outcry, the Cobb County Board of Education publicly discussed plans for a proposed Mableton bus depot for the first time Thursday afternoon ... .
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School Board to vote on controversial Mableton bus depot Thursday

Marietta Daily Journal 20 Aug 2025
On Thursday, Cobb Schools Superintendent Chris Ragsdale will recommend the school board award a $4.6 million contract to build a controversial bus depot in Mableton ... .
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Hostage released, suspect still inside Mableton home

Marietta Daily Journal 20 Aug 2025
Following a hostage situation Wednesday morning, the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office is working to get a suspect out of a Mableton home behind Lindley Middle School ... .
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FBI: Mableton man accused of threatening TV star's spouse, multiple victims

Marietta Daily Journal 19 Aug 2025
An FBI investigation has led to a Mableton man being charged with sending threatening messages to multiple victims, including the spouse of an actor on the TV showDexter.” ... .
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Man charged after 73 tires illegally dumped in Mableton, police say

Marietta Daily Journal 15 Aug 2025
Aaron Burton of Decatur is accused of dumping about 73 tires in a subdivision under construction, at 4655 Floyd Road in Mableton, without the owner’s permission on June 24 at 11.50 a.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb ... .
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'Would you live like that?' Mableton renters describe life with snakes, raccoons, and leaks

Marietta Daily Journal 15 Aug 2025
MABLETON — Residents gathered at the Mableton City Council meeting Wednesday to discuss an item not on the agenda. ongoing housing problems on Riverside Parkway that involve leaks, roaches, snakes and even racoons in the ceiling ... .
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Woman charged with Mableton hotel burglary

Marietta Daily Journal 14 Aug 2025
Jasmine Conner, 42, of Austell, is accused of using a hammer and screw driver to break into the living area behind the front desk of America’s Best Value Inn, 6089 Mableton Parkway in Mableton, on Aug. 8 at 6 a.m ... .
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Mableton man indicted in Fourth of July murder

Marietta Daily Journal 14 Aug 2025
A Cobb grand jury has indicted a Mableton man in connection to multiple shootings on the Fourth of July, one of which left an Austell resident dead ... .
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Mableton City Council delays vote on police tax

Marietta Daily Journal 13 Aug 2025
The Mableton City Council has pulled a proposed special service district for police from this week’s agenda, Mableton Mayor Michael Owens announced ... .
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Mableton Council takes up public safety tax Wednesday

Marietta Daily Journal 12 Aug 2025
This week, the Mableton City Council will consider creating a special service district for police to help pay its $9.5 million bill from the county ... .
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UPDATE: Mableton City Council delays vote on police tax

Marietta Daily Journal 12 Aug 2025
The Mableton City Council has pulled a proposed special service district for police from this week’s agenda, Mableton Mayor Michael Owens announced ... .
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