Cobb Burning Ban Starts May 1

From May 1 through Sept. 30, you may not burn leaves, tree limbs or other yard waste, or use air curtain destructors for land clearing.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has issued a ban on open burning from May 1 to Sept. 30. Fifty-four counties in Georgia, including Cobb, are affected. Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services is responsible for the enforcement of this state-issued burning ban in unincorporated Cobb County and the cities of Acworth, Kennesaw and Powder Springs. From May 1 through Sept. 30, you may not burn leaves, tree limbs or other yard waste, or use air curtain destructors for land clearing.

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Hazmat Probe at East Cobb Apartment

The discovery of a body and chemical substances shut down part of the Jefferson Lakeside complex Thursday afternoon.

A portion of a Roswell Road apartment complex was closed off Thursday afternoon as Cobb fire and police officials investigated a possible suicide using potentially hazardous chemicals.  Around 1 p.m., maintenance crews at the Jefferson Lakeside complex discovered a dead body, surrounded by an undetermined mix of substances, according to various news reports.  Cobb Fire Department spokesman Lt. Dan Dupree was quoted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in describing the scene as "suicide by hazmat," and that the maintenance workers were being quarantined. WSB-TV reported that the workers were complaining of skin burns. The deceased man has not been identified, and the AJC also reported that Cobb Police cannot retrieve the body until the …

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East Cobb Child Falls from Window

A female toddler is in stable condition after accidentally pushing the screen of a first-floor bedroom window.

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Dog Saves Owner, Dies in Fire; Dobbins Gets a Christmas Tree

Here's your sampling of Cobb-area headlines for Wednesday, Nov. 2.

For more about today's featured headlines, please click the links below:  Dog Saves Owner, Dies in Fire Dobbins Receives Christmas Tree Probe of Cobb Officer Nears End

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