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Martin Marietta Bids for Vulcan Materials
The hostile takeover aims to cut Vulcan's costs as the construction business picks up.

The hostile takeover aims to cut Vulcan's costs as the construction business picks up.

Here's the varsity high school sports schedule for Dec. 13 in Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas and Paulding counties.
Here's a roundup of top headlines from Patches around Northeast Cobb for Dec. 12.
The former Pope High quarterback is creating a national buzz after leading the Houston Texans to their first playoff berth.
The blaze broke out late Sunday at the Ridge Pointe Apartments along Franklin Road.
The blaze broke out on the fifth floor of the Henderson Arms Apartments on Saturday morning.
The 74-year-old was standing by the curb when a pickup truck knocked the vehicle into her Friday in Marietta.
William Webb, 23, is blamed for the death of a 74-year-old woman after driving his pickup truck into a parked vehicle Friday.
Here are some of the highlights from Holly Springs-Hickory Flat and nearby Patches for Dec. 9.
Here's the varsity high school sports schedule for Dec. 9 and 10 in Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas and Paulding counties.
A federal indictment says Michael Baxter scammed Cisco and Verizon out of millions of dollars worth of equipment over more than three years.
A federal indictment says Michael Baxter stole and sold millions of dollars' worth of network equipment over more than three years.
The board enacts every proposal on the agenda with only one "no" vote all night.
Here are today's top headlines from Holly Springs-Hickory Flat Patch and beyond.
The Blue Devils' new region will group them with schools in West and South Cobb and separate them from East Cobb.
Simon Blyden was found safe Thursday night.
The GHSA's reclassification keeps Lassiter with familiar opponents.
The GHSA's realignment groups Pope with Fulton and Cherokee schools instead of Paulding and Douglas.
Wrestling winners Wednesday included East Paulding, Cherokee, Etowah, Hillgrove, Walton and Campbell.
The Grizzlies and Chiefs are grouped with schools in Cobb, Forsyth and north Fulton counties.