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Austell January 22, 2025

Incorporation of Austell Georgia — September 1885

This is an evergreen article we republish occasionally, often expanded with added material. It began as part of a series called Cobb County history through documents The article reprints the…

Mableton December 27, 2024

A 1911 auto adventure through Mableton and Austell

[This article is part of an ongoing project of resurrecting evergreen articles from the Cobb County Courier’s stacks, and expanding them with newly discovered information] I’ve been sorting through the…

south Cobb October 31, 2024

South Cobb Area Council names Citizens of the Year for Austell, Mableton and Powder Springs

The Cobb Chamber’s South Cobb Area Council has named its 2024 Citizens of the Year, recognizing three community advocates for their contributions to South Cobb’s districts. The recipients were Quintasha…

Quintasha Swanson speaking at lectern in front of Habitat for Humanity house

Austell October 6, 2024

Report and photos from Habitat for Humanity ribbon-cutting in Austell

Barry Krebs submitted the following report and photos from the ribbon-cutting for a Habitat for Humanity house in Austell: The Habitat For Humanity celebrated the ribbon cutting at their new…

Dance October 6, 2024

Dancer’s Dreamhouse at the Threadmill Complex in Austell

By Mark Woolsey Stopping by Kayla Stubbs’ fledgling Austell dance school, Dancer’s Dreamhouse, reveals kids and teens in leotards learning and practicing their moves under her watchful and patient eye….

A color drawing of a house, car, and tree partially submerged in a flood

Climate and Weather September 29, 2024

Flood warning for Sweetwater Creek near Austell in Cobb and Douglas counties continues Sunday

The National Weather Service flood warning for Sweetwater Creek near Austell, affecting nearby parts of Cobb County and Douglas County continues Sunday morning, September 29. The flooding is expected to…

Climate and Weather September 28, 2024

Major flooding expected on Sweetwater Creek near Austell

Major flooding is expected on Sweetwater Creek in Cobb County and Douglas County. The National Weather Service issued a Flood Warning on Saturday September 28 that will remain in effect…

Austell June 3, 2024

1911 crime story from Austell; a 16-year-old bride flees with her burglar husband

By Larry Felton Johnson I’m going to do this introduction in first-person, because I want to make a personal observation about the story I’ve reprinted below. There are references in…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Cobb County May 2, 2024

Motorcyclist killed in collision on Austell Road

A motorcyclist died as a result of a collision with an automobile on Austell Road yesterday. According to a public information release from Officer Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County…

Cobb County May 1, 2024

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Austell Road identified

Cobb police have identified the victim killed in the hit-and-run incident on Austell Road last Saturday. Her name is Maria Perez Gonzalez, 21, of Marietta. Her next of kin has…

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