Shontae Brown, 29, is running for Austell City Council (Ward 2). Brown has lived in Austell for 8 years and said that her life in the community makes her the…
An Austell mother was sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter, cruelty to children in the second degree, three counts of heroin possession, and reckless…
Chris Djonis is running for mayor of Austell in the November 5, 2019 election. The incumbent mayor is Ollie Clemons, who is also a candidate. Djonis was defeated in the…
According to a press release from Natalie Ammons of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the GBI has been asked to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Kennesaw. The request for an…
A school staffer has been charged with felony “Theft by Taking” following an Acworth school investigation on Thursday. Lindsey Waggoner, 38, of Kennesaw, Georgia, is accused of stealing medication from…
Reacting to a rapid rise in youth smoking, the Smyrna city council voted unanimously Tuesday night to ban the sale of tobacco to anyone under the age of 21. “The…
According to a press release from the office of Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Ken Howard of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, five alleged associates of the 30 Deep criminal…
Cobb County police are investigating a homicide on Westside Drive near Marietta. According to a press release from Sgt. Wayne Delk, the Crimes Against Persons Unit is handling the investigation….
Justin Lesean Cox, 41, of Powder Springs, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of the mother of his three children. Last Thursday Cox admitted in court that…
The Courier had a conversation with Mike Boyce, chair of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, at Cool Beans Coffee Roasters on Marietta Square. We talked about his campaign for…