Austell News

Two days after fighting off the kidnapping attempt of a man at the Bremen Walmart, 7-year-old Brittney Baxter was sharing her experience with her classmates at Tallapoosa Primary School to help a community spread the word to their children about "stranger danger." "Because we live in Haralson County, people think this kind of thing doesn't happen ... (more)

A 40-year-old Marietta woman has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison after prosecutors said she preyed on consumers who were in debt as part of a multi-million dollar telemarketing fraud.

Giving back to the communities we cover is a huge part of Patch. We do it as part of our coverage - in a dedicated space that lets local charities and volunteers find each other - and with a program called "Give 5," through which we donate free advertising space to charitable organizations and contribute our own time as volunteers.

Two of the three construction projects that the Cobb school board is expected to approve later this month came in over budget.

Cobb County police are investigating why a man ran from police and was eventually found inside the attic of an Austell apartment building.

Where does a band perform when they don't have an auditorium? Where does a One Act Play cast rehearse when they don't have a stage? For a very long time the answer in Bremen has been the school gymnasium.

Brittney Baxter was in a Georgia Walmart when she narrowly avoided catastrophe by kicking and screaming her way out of a would-be kidnapper.

Two siblings from Austell are accused of taking advantage of an elderly resident at Greenwood Gardens Assisted Living Home on Whitlock Avenue at the Polk Street Extension.

A suspect remains jailed after police say he tried to abduct a 7-year-old girl who was able to fight him off at a Walmart store in west Georgia on Wednesday.

Has anyone ever told you that? I'm born and raised in the South, so I think it's a Southern saying that, "You better slow down or something's gonna slow you down." I'm always busy.

A 7-year-old Georgia girl managed to scream and kick her way out of a kidnapping attempt in an Atlanta area Wal-Mart by a man out on parole for voluntary manslaughter, authorities said.

During 2011, South Cobb saw a number of its businesses fold or move and leave behind vacant storefronts and large "for lease" signs.

Police say a 25-year-old parolee tried to abduct a 7-year-old girl from a west Georgia Walmart store.

The suspect in an abduction attempt that occurred earlier this morning at Wal-Mart in Bremen is currently being held at the Haralson County jail pending charges in connection with the incident.

Jim Taylor, age 75 of Mableton, passed away Jan. 28. "Big Jim" was a resident of Cobb County since 1971, was owner-operator of McDonald's for over 50 years and was active in Cobb County Parks and Recreation.

Cobb County School District officials will present the final draft of the redistricting map for South Cobb and Smyrna elementary schools at this morning's Board of Education work session.

While Mableton residents are fighting to keep out a waste transfer station, City of Austell residents will soon have a new recycling center at 5010 Flint Hill Road.

Cobb EMC and its natural gas affiliate, Gas South LLC, will separate from call center business, ProCore Solutions, LLC, and assume their own call center services beginning in May.

Taco Bell in Austell is seeking a general manager and an assistant manager. Restaurant General Manager behaviors include: Ensuring the entire restaurant team is properly trained and developed.

A young woman gave a sometimes tearful account of being robbed of her money, telephone and cigarettes with a gun in her face, being told if she told anyone she would be killed.