The Marietta Timeshttp://www.mariettatimes.comTop Headlinesen-usSat, 19 May 2012 10:29:14 EDTSat, 19 May 2012 10:29:14 EDThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssLearn from Abehttp://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/544212.htmlThe school day ended with a bang Tuesday for 300 Washington County eighth-graders, who covered their ears and squealed as a cannon was fired off three times near the Ohio River Museum on Front Street in Marietta.Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 EDTSilvesco fire containedhttp://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/544213.htmlAn evening blaze at a Marietta business off Ohio 26 was brought under control within minutes and extinguished in just more than an hour through the efforts of eight area fire departments, officials said. The fire, which occurred at Silvesco, Inc.Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 EDTMan, 47, sent to prison for pursuing girlhttp://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/544214.htmlDespite a sterling military career and lack of criminal history, a Davisville, W.Va. man was sentenced Thursday morning to one month shy of the maximum possible penalty for attempting to engage in sexual conduct with a 15-year-old girl last October.Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 EDTCourt begins movinghttp://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/544215.htmlMost days, Marietta City Law Director Paul Bertram can be found in his office sorting through case files and preparing for an upcoming case.Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 EDTVote seals Lawrence's fatehttp://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/544216.htmlNEW MATAMORAS - Lawrence Elementary School will be open next year, but with no kindergarteners and the other six grades combined into three classe.Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT