A Marietta man claiming to be a school bus driver was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly entered the home of a 10-year-old student, according to an arrest warrant.
Rayudu Nagabhushana Gogineni, 55, of Marietta, is accused of entering the student’s home while school was off for Presidents Day on Monday. He was charged with felony burglary and misdemeanor loitering.
Gogineni was arrested Wednesday evening and is being held in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center on $20,000 bond, according to jail records. Police allege Gogineni entered the home of the student’s mother off Delk Road, asking to see her daughter. The mother told police Gogineni had been to her home three times and questioned neighbors about where her daughter lives, per the warrant.
Police wrote in the warrant that Gogineni is “the bus driver for the homeowner’s 10-year-old daughter.”
The home listed in the warrant is zoned for Powers Ferry Elementary School in the Cobb County School District. A school district representative said they are cooperating fully with police in the investigation.
A Cobb County man has received a five-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to shooting at a man and his family at a Vinings apartment complex in July, District Attorney Flynn Broady’s office announced.
Javan Isles, 22, was charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm while committing a felony.
The charges stemmed from a July 5 incident in which Isles shot at another person. The victim, who was not named, was shot at by a person driving a black SUV, the DA’s office said. Though no one was injured, the victim told police it was the second time he had been shot at that day. Investigators were able to identify the vehicle and stopped it the next day. Inside, they found a shell casing and identified Isles as the driver during the shooting. Isles later told police his brother, who was affiliated with a gang, had been shot at the same day. Isles then sought out the victim, “and shot at him after seeing what he believed to be a long object in the victim’s hand,” the DA’s office said. In addition to his five-year prison sentence, Superior Court Judge Sonja Brown gave Isles seven years on probation.
Cobb County commissioners are expected to vote next week on hiring three consultants to plan for a 2024 referendum on transit expansion in the county.
The hiring of the three firms — expected to cost taxpayers around $530,000 — comes ahead of a planned public outreach tour this year to begin pitching voters on the tax-hike referendum.
Working in conjunction with the Department of Transportation, the firms will be primarily tasked with developing a project list for the referendum. County leaders, thus far, have given little indication of what that list might include, though Commissioner Jerica Richardson suggested in a recent interview with the MDJ that a heavy rail option is likely off the table.
But recent moves suggest the county will move toward a scenario favored by Chairwoman Lisa Cupid and her two Democratic colleagues, which would be a sales tax of up to 1% for up to 30 years to fund mass transit expansion.
If the three agenda items are approved Tuesday, the board would hire firms WSP USA, Kimley-Horn, and CDM Smith to guide planning for the referendum.
With temperatures in the mid-70s Thursday, children, parents and babysitters came out in force to enjoy a balmy February morning at the park.
At East Cobb Park off Roswell Road, kids played on swings, monkey bars and other equipment. While the sky was overcast, rain did not materialize.
Atlanta broke the all-time record for February temperatures Wednesday, reaching 81 degrees, said Carmen Hernandez, a forecaster for the Peachtree City office of the National Weather Service.
The previous high for February was 80 degrees, and was set back in 1996.
In Marietta, Thursday's high was 78, with rain and a low of 60 forecasted for Thursday night. Friday's forecast has a high of 69 and a low of 53, with rain likely.
Carmen said of the warm weather, "mostly it's just we have a ridge of high pressure over areas."
That pressure, and the fact that a front hasn't come through the region recently, has allowed the air to get thicker and warmer.
The City of Kennesaw announced the 2023 Kennesaw Grand Prix 5K series schedule.
The series, the premier 5K race series in north Georgia, is run on a mostly flat and fast asphalt course, professionally timed and USAT&F Certified, through downtown Kennesaw and Swift-Cantrell Park. The course is perfect for competitive runners seeking a qualifying time for the Peachtree Road Race. But the festival-like atmosphere and plentiful food and drink make these races perfect for beginner runners/walkers, as well as families. The four 5K runs are part of the Fit City Kennesaw initiative, encouraging residents to become more active and engage in wellness-related activities. Registration can be done online at Race Roster dot com. The entry fee of $35 includes a race t-shirt. Early bird registration is now open for $30 per race or $105 for the series. This year’s lineup is Fit City 5K on May 13, Summer Sun Run 5K on June 10, Harvest Hustle 5K on Sept. 9 and Nightmare on Main 5K on Oct. 28.
Each race begins at the Kennesaw First Baptist Church on Main Street in downtown Kennesaw. Each race program includes a one mile fun run at 7:30 a.m.; the 5K at 8 a.m.; and a Tot Trot at 8:55 a.m. Awards are presented at the after party on Main Street at 9:15 a.m.
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