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Reply Charles D. Switzer Library is set to reopen June 1, Cobb County officials announced Monday, after undergoing extensive renovations to its interior and exterior over the last two years. (Shutterstock) MARIETTA, GA — Charles D. Switzer Library is set to reopen June 1, Cobb County officials announced Monday, after undergoing extensive renovations to its interior and exterior over the last two years. The nearly $10 million renovations to the central library complex and its administrative and support services spaces were funded with $6 million of Cobb County's 2011 and 2016 Special Purpose...

MARIETTA — Cobb County welcomed its new Superior Court clerk on Tuesday afternoon with the swearing-in of Connie Taylor, the first Black officeholder of that post. Taylor defeated two-term Republican incumbent Rebecca Keaton in November, receiving 200,072 votes or 52.06%. She took the oath of office in the Superior Court’s ceremonial courtroom before supporters and elected officials. “Look at what God has done,” Taylor said, a smile on her face. “I am grateful. I am thankful. I will lead, and I will ask for help.” The clerk’s office is responsible for mainta...

But Richard Jewell and Watson Bryant formed a bond, one that Jewell would rely on heavily when thrust upon the global stage as the suspect in the 1996 Olympics bombing. Watson Bryant, left, poses with Hollywood mogul Clint Eastwood and Bobi Jewell, mother of Richard Jewell, who was falsely accused of setting off a bomb in Centennial Park during the 1996 Olympics.  Bryant told the story of the improbable alliance as guest speaker of the Kiwanis Club of Marietta last week. He also shared Hollywood tales of his involvement with the Clint Eastwood biopic “Richard Jewell,” released...