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Beverly-Waterford Homecoming Parade kicks off long America 250 weekend

WATERFORD – Even with an extreme heat warning in effect, many people lined the route for the annual Beverly/Waterford Homecoming parade, kicking off a long weekend of events themed around the nation’s 250th birthday. The parade stepped off from Waterford Elementary School around 5:30 ...

Public speakers question proposed Knox Park property agreements in Marietta

MARIETTA — Questions over private encroachments on city-owned land at Knox Park led public comment during Thursday evening’s Marietta City Council meeting, as council considered two proposed revocable license agreements related to the park. The legislation, Resolution Nos. 19 and 20, would authorize Safety-Service Director Steven Wetz to enter into revocable license agreements with Joseph H. Wesel II and Kathryn J. Wesel, and with Donald J. McMahan, trustee of the Donald J. McMahan Revocable Trust. Both agreements would allow the property owners to use specific areas of city-owned ...

A holiday note to our readers

The Marietta Times will not publish a print edition on Saturday, Independence Day, nor any of the other federal holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Our newsroom will remain staffed on both the day before and the actual holiday. Event and breaking news coverage, local sports coverage and obituaries will still be handled and appear on our website on those holiday mornings, and in print on the day after the holidays. Readers who have not linked their ...

Area Scouts enjoying time at Camp Kootaga

Around 130 Scouts from around the Kootaga District are enjoying summer camp at Camp Kootaga in Wirt County during the first season since the camp was bought by the Camp Kootaga Foundation from the Scouting USA Buckskin Council for use as a multi-purpose camp for Scouts and others. Many of the ...

Wirt grad Alex Trembly living out dream as fighter pilot

LAS VEGAS – The letter from first grade still exists – proof that Maj. Alex Trembly is living out his dream career. The 2011 graduate from Wirt County High School is an F-16 Viper (officially named by the Air Force as the Fighting Falcon) pilot, who was assigned to the 55th Fighter ...