Kennsaw State earns first ever lacrosse victory

Submitted by Sam Crenshaw, 11Alive Sports Anchor

Friday, April 12th, 2013, 11:28pm

KENNESAW, Ga. -- The Kennesaw State lacrosse team made history Friday night at Fifth Third Bank Stadium.

Behind the offensive firepower of junior Emily Collins and freshman Senneca Ward, and the stellar goalkeeping of freshman goalie Beth Cochran, the Owls defeated Atlantic Sun Conference rival Howard, 14-13, to record the program's first-ever win. Collins tallied a program-record seven goals and Ward equaled a career-best with six scores, while Cochran established a career-high with 14 saves.

Kennesaw State (1-7, 1-1) recorded several firsts in the game, including its first-ever halftime lead, largest lead and first come-from-behind victory.

The Owls withstood a late rally by the Bison (1-13, 0-2), who scored four straight goals to tie the score at 13:13 with 1:35 remaining before Collins scored the game-winner with 1:05 to play.

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U-Haul ranks Atlanta No. 26 growth city

Submitted by Holly Pennebaker, Community Web Producer

Friday, April 12th, 2013, 6:22pm

(ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE) -- U-Haul International, Inc. ranks Atlanta No. 26 on its annual U-Haul National Migration Trend Report released Friday that measures the nation's top growth areas for families that moved during the past year.

Pittsburg takes the top spot with the highest percentage of growth, U-Haul said.

"The report, reflective of growth patterns in the United States during 2012, was complied based on nationwide trends in cities of all sizes and reflects communities with more than 5,000 families moving in or out of the area," said John "J.T." Taylor, president, U-Haul International, Inc.

"Growth cities were then determined by calculating the percentage of inbound moves vs. outbound moves for each area," Taylor added.

The U-Haul 2012 Top U.S. Growth Cities Report was compiled from more than 1.6 million U-Haul one-way truck transactions, the company said.

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Author to hold book signing at Caribou Coffee

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Thursday, April 11th, 2013, 11:38am

Author to hold book signing at Caribou Coffee

ATLANTA -- A Mableton author will hold a book signing at a local coffeeshop next weekend.

Wayne E. Beyea is the author of The Treasure of Valcour Island. He will sign copies of the book Saturday, Apr. 20 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Caribou Coffee on Northside Parkway in Buckhead.

According to Beyea's publisher, Tate Publishing:

It was difficult to hide a body 30 feet long, 2 to 4 feet thick, and weighing nearly 6,000 pounds, but he knew every inch of the half-mile long, pitch-black cavern ... he stretched his massive, dark body against the cool stone wall and tried to blend into the dissipating darkness near the far end of the cavern.

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Cobb residents encouraged to 'Keep Cobb Beautiful' on 4/20

Submitted by Eden Godbee, Where U Live Producer

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013, 4:22pm

COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- Cobb County, in conjunction with, Keep Cobb Beautiful invite residents to celebrate Earth Day on April 20.

Keep Cobb Beautiful will be hosting a Community Recycling Center event to encourage residents to begin their spring cleaning.

The Recycling Center will be accepting all reusable and recyclable items. Activities planned, include:

Document shredding
Electronics recycling
Latex paint recycling
Styrofoam recycling
Textiles collection
and battery recycling

The event will be held at Jim Miller Park, which is located at 2245 Callaway Road in Marietta.

For more information, call 770-528-1135

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Cobb County hiring police officers

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, April 8th, 2013, 1:27pm

COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- The Cobb County Police Department is looking for new officers.

Everyone is welcome to apply; no law enforcement experience is necessary.

Applicants must be at least 21 years old, have a high school diploma or GED, be a U.S. citizen and pass a series of tests, including a fitness assessment, drug test, interview and background check.

The starting salary for a police officer is $38,355. Officers also receive benefits packages with health, dental and life insurance, a retirement plan, and paid leave and holidays.

Learn more and apply for the job at hr.cobbcountyga.gov.

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Weekend street closures and event parking/travel tips

Submitted by John Gerard, Commuter Dude

Friday, April 5th, 2013, 11:34pm

Weekend street closures and event parking/travel tips

ATLANTA -- With hundreds of thousands of people planning to attend events in the City over the next four days, transportation officials have released a list of street closures, as well as parking suggestions and travel tips. The following comprehensive information was collected from the Atlanta Police Department, the Georgia Department of Transportation, and MARTA.

A.P.D. - The Atlanta Police Department reminds the public of heavy traffic volume in Downtown Atlanta from April 4^th-8^th , centered around the Final Four basketball tournament and related events around the Georgia Dome. The Department is urging event-goers and others who must travel into Downtown to consider taking MARTA, or other alternative modes of travel to decrease volume.

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Twenty local companies to recruit new workers at job fair

Submitted by Holly Pennebaker, Community Web Producer

Friday, April 5th, 2013, 1:04pm

Twenty local companies to recruit new workers at job fair

(WXIA) -- The JobNewsAtlanta.com Job Fair is set for Tuesday April 9, when a good number of local companies will be recruiting new workers to fill job openings throughout metro Atlanta.

Those hiring businesses include Six Flags, Atlanta Foods International, Amerilife, DEA, General Wholesale Co., Georgia Army National Guard, Georgia College of Construction, Medtech Orlando, Meritage Hospitality Group, NTB - National Tire & Battery, Panda Express Restaurants, Shane Co., TMX Finance, LLC, U.S. Marines, Bed Bath and Beyond, Georgia Department of Labor, AMC Theatres, Matador Distributing (Red Bull), Georgia Management & Marketing/Roofing Systems of America and Advantage Sales & Marketing.

The local companies participating have job opportunities open across the board, from entry-level to management. Open positions may include sales, service, government, finance, warehouse, retail, transportation, production and administration.

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