The Marietta Daily Journal

The Marietta Daily Journal (MDJ) is a daily newspaper based in Marietta, Georgia. It boasts a daily paid circulation of around 17,000 copies and provides coverage of local, national, and international news. As the main newspaper for Cobb County, where Marietta serves as the county seat, largest city, and geographic center, it ranks just behind the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which reports on the entire metro Atlanta area and much of north Georgia. Every Thursday, the MDJ releases additional editions that are distributed to all county residents, including those without subscriptions, funded through advertising inserts. These editions include the East Cobb Neighbor for East Cobb, the North Cobb Neighbor for Kennesaw and Acworth, the South Cobb Neighbor for Mableton, Powder Springs, and Austell, as well as the Smyrna Neighbor for Smyrna. There's also the Vinings Neighbor, which focuses on the Vinings area and is managed from a different office. All of these publications are part of Neighbor Newspapers, which also produces similar weekly papers throughout most metro Atlanta counties from their respective county seats. To the north, the Cherokee Tribune is another daily newspaper created by the same company for Cherokee County, Georgia. The editorial perspective of the MDJ leans center-right, reflecting the county's historical voting patterns, which have shown strong support for Republican candidates since the area became suburbanized.

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Snow, Harrison Freeze out Grayson

1 day ago | mdjonline.com | Greg Oshust

KENNESAW – It took a little while for the Harrison girls to get going in its Class AAAAAA state playoff opener against Grayson, but once it got untracked it was hard to stop. Sydney Snow scored four goals, Caroline Shaw finished with three, and the Hoyas scored eight goals in the first half on their way to a 10-0 victory over the Rams at Cobleigh Stadium on Tuesday.
Former Marietta Coach Richard Morgan Headed to Florida

2 days ago | mdjonline.com | Larry Rubama

Former Marietta football coach Richard Morgan is headed to Florida. Morgan, who resigned from the Blue Devils' post after the 2024 season, was named the new head football coach at Niceville High in Florida. Morgan left Virginia's Oscar Smith High School, which he led to state titles in 2008 and 2011, in 2016 to take over at Marietta and led the Blue Devils to the program’s first state quarterfinal appearance in 23 years in his second season.
Chastain Arts Center to Host Inaugural Porch Sale

3 days ago | mdjonline.com | Skyler Heath

Buckhead's Chastain Arts Center and Gallery will host its inaugural Porch Sale on Saturday, May 3, featuring art, music, food and fun for the whole family. The free community event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., invites Atlantans to shop for one-of-a-kind works of art and handcrafted items from local artists who make Chastain a creative cornerstone of the city.
THE POSTSCRIPT: A DAY LIKE YESTERDAY

3 days ago | mdjonline.com | Carrie Classon

Only after you've had a day like yesterday do you really know you married the right person. The day started out fine. We were flying back from Mexico to the U.S. My husband, Peter, books all our flights, and he had arranged it so we did not have to get up at "the crack of stupid," as he would say. Instead, the cab arrived in the late morning, so I had time for a last walk around the city before we said goodbye to the wonderful staff at the apartment hotel where we stay every year.
KSU Men's Basketball Signs 2024 Alabama Class AAA Player of the Year

6 days ago | mdjonline.com | John Bednarowski

In past years, the Kennesaw State men's basketball team has worked to find quality, underrecruited high school players in the current era of the transfer portal. The Owls' coaches are hopeful to have done the same again after announcing the signing of 6-foot-8, 210-pound forward Trey Simpson on Thursday.
Former Walton Football Standout Heading to Oklahoma State

6 days ago | mdjonline.com | John Bednarowski

Former Walton standout Wendell Gregory is moving from the Southeastern Conference to the Big 12. Gregory, an edge rusher at South Carolina, announced Thursday evening on social media that he had committed to Oklahoma State. "Gods plan," Gregory wrote on X. "Go Pokies." Gregory, who entered the transfer portal earlier this week, is the first of a number of highly rated Cobb County products to find a new home.
Wheeler Opening as Early Favorite for 2025-26 Season

6 days ago | mdjonline.com | John Bednarowski

The high school basketball season may have ended just a month ago, but MaxPreps is already taking a look ahead at the 2025-26 season. The outlet released its "way-too-early" national top 25 for next season, and it ranked Wheeler No. 4. The Wildcats are the highest-ranked public-school program in the poll. Wheeler is coming off a 29-3 season in which it claimed the Class AAAAAA state championship and finished with a No. 7 national ranking by MaxPreps.
Change the Atlanta Braves' Name? Brothers Have Their Idea Down to a 'T'

6 days ago | mdjonline.com | Josh Shaffer

Love for the Atlanta Braves runs so deeply through Chris Buccafusco that as a 12-year-old boy, he and his younger brother, Marty, built an 8-foot tomahawk in their front yard — a plywood monument to their baseball heroes. Even as an adult, Buccafusco tears up recalling his dad waking him up late on a school night to watch the last inning of the 1992 playoffs, when first baseman Sid Bream famously won the game with a slide into home plate.
MARTA to Resume Five Points Overhaul; Bus Detours Begin May 17

6 days ago | mdjonline.com | Rachel Kellogg

MARTA will resume its transformation project at Five Points Station next month, beginning with the detour of downtown bus routes on May 17 and the relocation of key customer services on June 6. The project — which aims to revamp the transit hub into a safer, more connected, and customer-friendly city center — was paused last summer for additional planning to ensure continued station access.
State awards five workforce housing grants

6 days ago | mdjonline.com | Dave Williams

ATLANTA – Three cities and two local economic development authorities will receive more than $11 million in grants to help finance infrastructure improvements needed to service new housing. The latest grant recipients through the state’s Rural Workforce Housing Initiative include the cities of Cairo, Hagan, and Swainsboro, the Douglas Coffee County Industrial Authority, and the Augusta Economic Development Authority. Gov. Brian Kemp launched the program early in 2023.