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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Repairs to historic Cobb County bridge completing today after someone hit it... again
The Concord Road covered bridge in Cobb County will reopen to traffic later today. The bridge has been closed for repairs since Tuesday after a truck with a car carrier hit the protective beam at the bridge's entrance earlier this year. The bridge has been hit by vehicles dozens of times over the years. In 2019, Cobb County officials installed a warning system to reduce the number of times the bridge is struck by vehicles that are too tall. 'People don't seem to be getting the message. They hit the beam outside the covered bridge on an average of about once a month,' Cobb County spokesperson Ross Cavitt said at the time. The warning system consists of chains hung from a pole to let drivers know that if they hit those chains, they will strike the protective barrier in front of the bridge. Repairs to the guardrail, the wooden structure, and beams will be completed by 4 p.m. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] TRENDING STORIES: Husband, wife from Buford drown near Destin resort 4 people shot at Southwest Atlanta gas station Double shooting leaves 16-year-old dead in Southwest Atlanta [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
57 sets of ashes connected to Cobb County funeral home fire remain unclaimed
The Cobb County Medical Examiner's Office released 57 names connected to ashes discovered inside a funeral home that caught on fire last year. 'If there's family members out there that knows these people or has any association with them and is interested in helping give these remains a dignified burial, we'd like to hear from those people,' Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt said. The Medford-Peden Funeral Home caught on fire in April 2024. In November, a hobby photographer from London named Ben James said he traveled to Cobb County to take pictures of what he considered a forgotten space. Inside, he saw ashes and documents connected to past clients, took photographs, and posted them online. Someone saw them and alerted Marietta Police. Days later, investigators showed up and took dozens of sets of ashes out of the burned building. Since then, the county has been working to connect families to the cremains. 'We have made contact with some family members,' Cavitt said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] However, he said the Medical Examiner's Office has been unable to locate loved ones of 57 sets of ashes. Cavitt said that could be because the Department of Family and Children Services was in charge of some of the cremations. 'This funeral home handled indigent burials with DFACS. These are cases where family members can't be found when somebody dies or somebody dies and there's no resources to bury them. It goes to DFACS who works with local funeral homes to handle those cases,' Cavitt said. 'We believe a large number of those may be in that category. In that case, we may not be able to find any family members, but we want to put it out anyway just as an abundance of caution and care.' State records show the funeral home dissolved operations in 2021. The person listed as the owner of the building has not responded to our request for a comment. Marietta Police Department said its investigation is closed. The state is still investigating. If you believe any of these cremains may belong to your loved one, please contact the Cobb County Medical Examiner's Office at 770-590-6596 or via email at You have until May 30, 2025, to claim these cremains. TRENDING STORIES: Police say Atlanta rapper's 'cowardly' actions led to innocent teens' birthday party murders Man accused of shooting Clayton officer has a lengthy criminal history, records show Search teams say they're getting close to finding missing teacher who vanished in Lake Oconee [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
