Monique Sheffield was sworn in as the new county commissioner from District 4. Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill, who had her own swearing-in ceremony last week, presided over the ceremony…
At Monday evening’s Austell City Council Meeting the council approved a pay and compensation plan for city employees. The council also passed two resolutions regarding racism: a general anti-racism resolution,…
District 4 Cobb County Commissioner Lisa Cupid announced in an email that a virtual forum will be held to discuss issues of racism and policing. The event is free, but…
Cobb County’s 2019 odd-year municipal elections took place on Tuesday. The Cobb County Courier has been covering them regularly (click here for all our coverage), but here’s a handy summary…
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…
Sarah Shurden is running for Austell City Council At Large Post 1 in the November 5 2019 special election. The post was vacated by then-Mayor Pro Tem Ollie Clemons when…
The Courier had a conversation with Ikaika Anderson, candidate for mayor of Austell, at Volkstuin, the downtown Austell business he co-owns with Andrew Lundstrom. Anderson is one of four candidates…
On August 2 the ribbon-cutting took place in Austell for the new headquarters of Ducere Construction Services and Ducere Investment Group. Ducere renovated a historic Austell house on Mulberry Street…
The clouds moved away and the sun burst through just in time for the ribbon cutting at Isabella’s Pizza and Wings this afternoon. Customers, staff, and Austell officials gathered in…