This month’s unanimous Georgia Supreme Court ruling greenlighting $35 million in revenue bonds for a new Kroger in east Cobb isn’t getting unanimous praise from local analysts.
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Austell resident James C. Birdsong Jr., recipient of the 2019 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, will be the special guest on the Anointed Radio Network, a nationwide internet Gospel radio broadcast, June 12 at 10 p.m.
When I talk about the evolution of modern Buckhead, it is through the prism of one family — my own.
Henry Joe Martin, 68, of Austell, GA died May 07, 2019. Service will be held at 1:00PM, on May 15, 2019 at Calvary Baptist Church, Austell. Arrangements by Davis-Struempf Funeral Home and Crematory.
A Stone Mountain man was arrested and later released from the Cobb jail after police say he pointed a handgun at two women in another vehicle as he sped to see his wife in labor.
Jerry Reece of Villa Rica, Georgia passed away at the age of 69 on Sunday, April 28, 2019. A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 2 o'clock at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Macland Chapel in Powder Springs with Rev. Johnny Foster officiating & speaker Daniel Casteel. Jerry is …
John Henry Barkwell, 91, of Austell, GA died April 22, 2019. Service will be held at 1:00 PM, on April 25, 2019 at Davis-Struempf Chapel. Arrangements by Davis-Struempf Funeral Home and Crematory.
Carol Jane Ray, age 80, of Dallas, Georgia passed away Friday, April 19, 2019. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, April 22, 2019 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will follow at Mozley Memorial Gardens in Lithia Springs. Born in Atco, GA, Mrs. R…
Austell resident James C. Birdsong, Jr., author of the inspirational memoir, “The Best is Yet to Come: A Testimony of One Young Man’s Redemption,” two-time Who’s Who in America listee and member of the famed Birdsong family, has been named as the recipient of the 2019 Albert Nelson Marquis L…
An unnamed suspect is in custody after shooting at a Cobb police officer late Monday night, according to Cobb police.
An 82-year-old Atlanta woman was killed in a wreck on C.H. James Parkway just outside Austell on Sunday afternoon, according to Cobb police.
Aliera Healthcare announced a new agreement with MinuteClinic, the retail medical clinic of CVS Health — which has several locations in Cobb County.
A 66-year-old from Roaring River, North Carolina, was killed early Thursday morning while walking on Riverside Parkway near the Interstate 20 overpass, according to Cobb police.
Charles Larue Lockhart age 79, of Austell passed away March 16. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Brenda Lockhart; son, Scott ( Rhonda) Lockhart; granddaughter, Kirsten Lockhart; sisters-in-law, Nancy (Bobby) Hardy and Sue (Ronnie) Edwards, brother-in-law, Keith Price and many nieces a…
Kayla Hinton (Scott), age 56, of Austell passed away March 13, 2019. She is preceded in death by her father, Weyman Hinton. Surviving her is her mother, Shirley Hinton; children, Natalie Bennett, Delaney Bennett, Roderick Bennett, and Olivia Bennett; grandchild, Quinn Bennett; and siblings, …
An Austell man is in custody after allegedly shooting several people at an apartment complex in south Cobb earlier this month, according to an arrest warrant.
Police have arrested an Atlanta man they say hijacked a woman’s car at an Austell gas station across the street from the city’s police headquarters in December.
Robert Raoul Bourgon, 83, of Dallas, GA, passed away on February 27, 2019, in Austell, GA.
Raymond Meadows, 91, of Powder Springs, GA passed away on Monday, February 25, 2019 in Atlanta, GA. A Funeral Service will take place on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 2 o'clock with Rev. Cindy Conner officiating at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Macland Chapel. Raymond is survived by his daughters, Vi…
EARLIER THIS WEEK, state Rep. David Wilkerson, D-Powder Springs, the new chairman of the Cobb Legislative Delegation, raised concerns about former Cobb District Attorney Vic Reynolds’ approach to gang prosecution, saying whoever Gov. Brian Kemp selects as his replacement needed to have a mor…
Jerry A. Landers, Sr. died on February 21, 2019. He was the son of the Rev. Alfred J. Landers and Vannie Landers, the second of five children. He grew up in south Cobb County as had at least six generations of Landers before him. He graduated from the Austell High School and went on to conti…
AUSTELL — In an address that highlighted some of her district’s crown jewels, Commissioner Lisa Cupid said improvements to aging developments and an emphasis on expanding transit are needed to improve her quadrant of the county.
Nell Reed Hanes, beloved wife and devoted mother, died at the age of 92 on Monday February 11, 2019. She was born November 5, 1926 to the parents of D.T. and Ozie Reed of Chestnut Mountain, Georgia.
Yvonne Scales Jones, 80, of Austell, GA died February 01, 2019. Services will be held at 2:00PM on February 3, 2019 at Mt. Harmony Baptist Church. Arrangements by Davis-Struempf Funeral Home and Crematory.
James Lee Sayer, 65, of Austell, GA died January 29, 2019. Services will be held at 1:00pm on February 2, 2019 at Bellamy Chapel Hiram. Arrangements by Bellamy Funeral Home.
AUSTELL — After nearly three decades in office, Austell Mayor Joe Jerkins confirmed Tuesday that he will not seek re-election.
Elizabeth A. Henderson, 87, of Austell, GA died January 08, 2019. Services will be held at 2pm on January 11, 2019 at White Columns Chapel. Arrangements by White Columns Chapel and Cremations.
Josephine “Jo” Cash, 81, of Austell, GA died January 02, 2019. Services will be held at 3:00pm on January 5, 2019 at Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church. Arrangements by Bellamy Funeral Home.
With the 2018 elections behind us, it’s time to look ahead to the positions that will be on the ballot in 2019.
Jacquelin Reeves Beck, age 74, of Austell, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018. Jacquelin (Jackie) was born March 18, 1944, in Marietta, Georgia, to Huey and Juanita Reeves.
The 12th annual Toys for Tots Golf Classic will take place on Dec. 17. Registration starts at 9 a.m., with a shotgun start at 11:30 a.m., at Dogwood Golf Club.
Mr. Johnny Brun, age 96, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta. The family w…
Heavy rains early this week led to the closure of several roads in and around Austell this week.
Austell resident De’Janae Tookes, a senior at Jarvis Christian College, has been named a 2018 HBCU Competitiveness Scholar, the White House Initiative’s highest student recognition.
Etheleen Harding, 87, of Austell, GA died September 18, 2018. Services will be held at 2:00 PM on September 20, 2018 at Davis-Struempf Funeral Home Chapel.
The American Legion Post 29 of Marietta is hosting its 22nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament to raise funds to support local law enforcement and first responders children’s programs. Proceeds will be donated to the Marietta Police, Marietta Fire, Cobb Sheriff’s and Cobb Police departments.
POWDER SPRINGS — Powder Springs Mayor Al Thurman will have a vote on who represents his city on a region-wide board that will oversee transit projects across metro Atlanta.
A Dallas man has died after he was run over by a yard tractor just after midnight Thursday at the Norfolk Southern Rail Yard, according to Cobb police.
A police chase Saturday morning that lasted only seven seconds almost turned deadly in an instant.
Cobb’s tax digest climbed to another record high this year, beating previous projections and increasing by the largest rate since 2002.
NW Metro Habitat for Humanity has announced Publix Super Markets Charities hammered the first nail on its annual Habitat house in Austell on June 16.
Friday marked the one-year anniversary of the fire that turned the Clarkdale Community Center — for nearly 90 years the site of neighborhood cookouts, Friday night fish fries, weddings and other community events — into ash and rubble.
AUSTELL — Longtime south Cobb residents remember life before their hospital was built.
An Atlanta man was arrested Wednesday after he and an accomplice allegedly robbed a woman at gunpoint in her Cobb County motel room, police say.
Reba A. Baxter is one hundred years old today. The Austell resident is still going strong.
AUSTELL — Habitat for Humanity club students from Campbell, Hillgrove, Kennesaw Mountain, Pope, Sprayberry, Walton and Wheeler High Schools recently gave the Baidoo family a new, affordable place to call home.
ATLANTA — After staking a 37-point lead following seven events Wednesday, the Campbell girls fought off a furious rally from defending champion Westlake and finished tied with the Lady Lions for the Region 2AAAAAAA track and field championship Saturday.
ACWORTH — A group of 15 Chattahoochee Tech students representing a variety of college programs earned 10 medals at the recent statewide SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta. The college’s three gold medal winners will represent Chattahoochee Tech at the national SkillsUSA competition this summer…
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