According to a public information release from Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department the Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating a homicide that occurred in Precinct 2…
Mayor Ollie Clemons is not your typical incumbent. He was sworn into office on July 1st, 2019 after serving as the mayor pro tem for five years. Originally from Chicago,…
Melanie Maria Elder is running for Austell City Council, campaigning for At Large Post 1. The city’s municipal elections are on November 5, 2019. The Courier had a conversation with…
Devon Myrick is running for the Ward 2 seat on the Austell City Council. He sat down with the Courier in the Cenacle coffee shop in downtown Austell last week…
Cindy Thompson is running for Mayor of the City of Austell. Born and raised in Georgia, Thompson previously owned several small businesses, including restaurants. After relocating to Austell four years…
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…
According to a public information release from Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department a collision on Austell Road on Tuesday resulted in a fatality. The department’s Selective…
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…