Austell

Government & Politics October 2, 2026

Candidate forum set for Oct. 5: UPDATED WITH LIST OF CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS

A candidate forum will be held Monday, Oct. 5, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Faith Christian Center, 3831 Tramore Pointe Parkway in Austell, offering voters an opportunity to meet…

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Food and Restaurants October 1, 2026

Three restaurants to try during Hispanic Heritage Month in Cobb County

Photos by Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow By Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow. Hispanic Heritage Month, running from September 15 to October 15, celebrates the cultures and contributions of people with Hispanic American Heritage….

Cobb County Police Department sign in front of headquarters

Crime & Public Safety September 25, 2026

Two Charged With Felony Murder in the Austell Norfolk Southern Yard Homicide Case

[The Cobb County Courier usually omits the names of suspects of crimes unless the crimes are high profile enough that exoneration would be as well publicized as the arrest or…

Community, Giving Back to the Community September 10, 2026

Cobb Collaborative Partners with Cobb County Public Library to Expand Family Literacy Kits at Sweetwater Branch, Supported by VyStar Credit Union

Cobb Collaborative distributed the following press release about the expansion of its Family Literacy Kit. Cobb Collaborative and the Cobb County Public Library are proud to announce a partnership to…

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Puzzles Games and Quizzes August 24, 2026

How much do you know about Austell Georgia (Part 2 of our quiz)?

By Larry Felton Johnson Cobb County has seven cities within it, and these quizzes will, from time to time, focus on individual cities. Today the quiz takes on the City…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes August 23, 2026

How much do you know about Austell Georgia (Part 1 of our quiz)?

By Larry Felton Johnson Cobb County has seven cities within it, and these quizzes will, from time to time, focus on individual cities. Today the quiz takes on the City…

An Norfolk Southern engine pulling a long line of boxcar, tankers and other cars starting through a crossing in downtown Austell GA

History August 22, 2026

The incorporation of Austell, Georgia in September 1885

With the incorporation of the City of Mableton as the now-largest city in the county, we’ve decided to revisit our series “Cobb County history through documents.” This is an evergreen…

A high school marching band at Austell's National Night Out event

Community Life August 6, 2026

Austell National Night Out Brings Community Together at Legion Field Park

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the City of Austell’s National Night Out: We appreciate the City of Austell for hosting their National Night Out…

History July 31, 2026

How it began: the automobile begins its rapid rise to dominate the roads of Cobb County

[Editor’s note: This is an evergreen article we periodically update, edit and republish. The first version appeared in 2017] By Larry Felton Johnson If the first owners of automobiles in…

Crime & Public Safety July 26, 2026

Austell Man Faces Federal Drug Charges After DEA Meth Investigation

By Mark Woolsey [The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects unless and until the person is convicted in a court of law…

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