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Marietta Daily Journal DJONLINE . COM MAY 10, 2015 ♦ $1 COBB’S NEWS SOURCE SINCE 1866 WEATHER: 87 I 66 PARTLY SUNNY 8D COLUMNIST: HINES SAYS STREETS OF BALTIMORE ARE PART OF LYNDON’S LEGACY 6B GEORGIA I ENTERTAINMENT COBB I MOTHER’S DAY COBB I DESIGN INSIDE: 149th year, edition 130 COBB & STATE: 1,200 ATTEND MILITARY ACADEMY DAY AT DOBBINS 1B OPINION / 6B CLASSIFIEDS / 8C COBB & STATE / 1B OBITUARIES / 3B SPORTS / 1C LIFE & STYLE / 1D , BoC eyes plans for square in Mableton By Ricky Leroux [email protected] MARIETTA — Hollywood is moving east, and Cobb County is playing a leading role. Georgia is now third among states in terms of film and tele- vision productions, and Cobb has seen its share of the growth, playing host to Jon Hamm, Jen- nifer Lawrence, Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels and a whole horde of zombies in recent years. Cobb has seen everything from big-budget blockbusters to smaller independent films, largely thanks to efforts at the state level to make Georgia more welcoming to film com- panies, according to Holly Quinlan, CEO of Cobb Travel & Tourism. “The film industry in Geor- gia, as well as in Cobb, is a leading industry that has grown tremendously over the last few years, due in large part to the tax incentives that the state has put in place,” said Quinlan.” We’re definitely known as the Hollywood of the East Coast, and lots of productions are mov- ing their different operations here to take advantage of the incentives that are available.” Qualifying productions in Georgia receive a 20 percent tax credit if $500,000 or more is spent on production or post-pro- duction in the state, with an additional 10 percent credit if the production includes a Geor- gia promotional logo in the pro- duction’s credits. Gov. Nathan Deal, speaking at an event at Vinings Bank last month, said Georgia’s film industry “continues to be a suc- cess story” for the state. “We are now ranked No. 3 COBB LIFE INSIDE TODAY PAIR OF ACES: WALTON GIRLS AND BOYS WIN STATE TITLES // 1C Marietta children work hard on gifts By Philip Clements [email protected] MARIETTA — Elementary school students in classrooms across the county have been working on various projects and gifts to give to their mothers today, and Cobb students are no exception. “Every mom is special because she takes care of you,” said Priscilla Marquez, 11, a fifth-grader in Natalie Darbey’s class at Lockheed Elementary School. Darbey’s class made cards and canvas boxes with messages of love and appreciation. Darbey, who lives in Kennesaw and has been teaching at Lockheed for eight years, said she came up with the idea for the project from Pinterest. “I just wanted them to decorate something that their mom could have with her in her home or in her office,” Darbey said. “I try to do something for Mother’s Day every year.” Alexa Castaneta, 11, said her family is going to Lake Allatoona to celebrate. “It’s a special day to appreciate your mom,” Alexa said. “It’s an important day to give your mom more love than you already do every day.” Alexa said she is going to do all her chores today to give her mother some free time. Lockheed Elementa- ry School fifth-grader Les- ter Solomon writes a special note inside a card to his mother, which he and fellow classmates Olivia Tucker and Sy Ghas- sedi will deliver for Mother’s Day. Teacher Natalie Dar- bey had her students paint and decorate the boxes to honor their moms. Staff-Kelly J. Huff By Hilary Butschek [email protected] MABLETON — The final design for the proposed $3.1 million Mableton Square will be presented to the county commission Tuesday for a vote. The design includes an about one-acre lawn and seeks to preserve existing trees in the center of the intersection of Church Street and Walker Drive in front of Mableton Elementary School. There will also be a 10-foot wide sidewalk around the edge of the square, according to the plan. The estimated cost of the landscaping, including the sidewalk and plants, will be $275,000, which is included in the $3.1 million, said Jim Wilgus, deputy director of the county’s transportation department. SQUARE, 7A GIFTS, 7A FILM, 6A Every mom is special because she takes care of you. Priscilla Marquez, Lockheed Elementary student Jim Wilgus SCENES FROM COBB Top: From left, ‘Selma,’ ‘Million Dollar Arm,’ ‘Dumb and Dumber To,’ ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ and ‘What To Expect When You’re Expecting.’ Below: From left, ‘Joyful Noise,’ ‘Footloose,’ ‘The Watch,’ ‘Zombieland’ and ‘The Walking Dead’ Cobb plays leading role in state’s film industry

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Marietta Daily JournalSundayDJONLINE.COM

MAY 10, 2015 ♦ $1 COBB’S NEWS SOURCE SINCE 1866

WEATHER: 87 I 66 PARTLY SUNNY 8D COLUMNIST: HINES SAYS STREETS OF BALTIMORE ARE PART OF LYNDON’S LEGACY 6B

GEORGIA I ENTERTAINMENT

COBB I MOTHER’S DAY COBB I DESIGN

INSIDE:

149th year, edition 130 COBB & STATE: 1,200 ATTEND MILITARY ACADEMY DAY AT DOBBINS 1BOPINION / 6B CLASSIFIEDS / 8C COBB & STATE / 1B OBITUARIES / 3B SPORTS / 1C LIFE & STYLE / 1D

,

BoC eyes plans for square in Mableton

By Ricky [email protected]

MARIETTA — Hollywood is moving east, and Cobb County is playing a leading role.

Georgia is now third among states in terms of film and tele-vision productions, and Cobb has seen its share of the growth, playing host to Jon Hamm, Jen-nifer Lawrence, Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels and a whole horde of

zombies in recent years.Cobb has seen everything

from big-budget blockbusters to smaller independent films, largely thanks to efforts at the state level to make Georgia more welcoming to film com-panies, according to Holly Quinlan, CEO of Cobb Travel & Tourism.

“The film industry in Geor-gia, as well as in Cobb, is a leading industry that has grown

tremendously over the last few years, due in large part to the tax incentives that the state has put in place,” said Quinlan.” We’re definitely known as the Hollywood of the East Coast, and lots of productions are mov-ing their different operations here to take advantage of the incentives that are available.”

Qualifying productions in Georgia receive a 20 percent tax credit if $500,000 or more is

spent on production or post-pro-duction in the state, with an additional 10 percent credit if the production includes a Geor-gia promotional logo in the pro-duction’s credits.

Gov. Nathan Deal, speaking at an event at Vinings Bank last month, said Georgia’s film industry “continues to be a suc-cess story” for the state.

“We are now ranked No. 3

COBB LIFE INSIDE TODAY

PAIR OF ACES: WALTON GIRLS AND BOYS WIN STATE TITLES // 1C

Marietta children work hard on giftsBy Philip [email protected]

MARIETTA — Elementary school students in classrooms across the county have been working on various projects and gifts to give to their mothers today, and Cobb students are no exception.

“Every mom is special because she takes care of you,” said Priscilla Marquez, 11, a fifth-grader in Natalie Darbey’s class at Lockheed Elementary School.

Darbey’s class made cards and canvas boxes with messages of love and appreciation.

Darbey, who lives in Kennesaw and has been teaching at Lockheed for eight years, said she came up with the idea for the project from Pinterest.

“I just wanted them to decorate something that their mom could have with her in her home or in her office,” Darbey said. “I try to do something for Mother’s Day every year.”

Alexa Castaneta, 11, said her family is going to Lake Allatoona to celebrate.

“It’s a special day to appreciate your mom,” Alexa said. “It’s an important day to give your mom more love than you already do every day.”

Alexa said she is going to do all her chores today to give her mother some free time.

Lockheed Elementa-ry School

fifth-grader Les-ter Solomon

writes a special note inside

a card to his mother, which he and fellow

classmates Olivia Tucker and Sy Ghas-

sedi will deliver for Mother’s

Day. Teacher Natalie Dar-bey had her

students paint and decorate the boxes to honor their

moms.♦

Staff-Kelly J. Huff

By Hilary [email protected]

MABLETON — The final design for the proposed $3.1 million Mableton Square will be presented to the county commission Tuesday for a vote.

The design includes an about one-acre lawn and seeks to preserve existing trees in the center of the intersection of Church Street and Walker Drive in front of Mableton Elementary School.

There will also be a 10-foot wide sidewalk around the edge of the square, according to the plan.

The estimated cost of the landscaping, including the sidewalk and plants, will be $275,000, which is included in the $3.1 million, said Jim Wilgus, deputy director of the county’s transportation department.

SQUARE, 7AGIFTS, 7A

FILM, 6A

“Every mom is special because she takes

care of you. — Priscilla Marquez,

Lockheed Elementary student

Jim Wilgus

SCENES FROM COBBTop: From left, ‘Selma,’ ‘Million Dollar Arm,’ ‘Dumb and Dumber To,’ ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ and ‘What To Expect When You’re Expecting.’ Below: From left, ‘Joyful Noise,’ ‘Footloose,’ ‘The Watch,’ ‘Zombieland’ and ‘The Walking Dead’

Cobb plays leading role in state’s film industry