Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Volunteers from Word of Faith church at the MLK Day litter cleanup

Mableton January 20, 2025

Volunteers turn out for two MLK Day events in Mableton

Photo above: volunteers at Word of Faith MLK Day litter cleanup Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs passed along reports and photos from two MLK Day litter cleanup events in Mableton,…

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Weather January 20, 2025

Increasing likelihood of snow in metro Atlanta Tuesday, Jan 21 through Wednesday morning

An Extreme Cold Warning remains in effect for Cobb County and other Georgia counties on Monday, January 20, 2025. There is an increasing likelihood of a winter storm in metro…

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Quiz of the Week January 19, 2025

How much do you know about Cobb’s government and departments?: Quiz of the Week

The Cobb County Courier has a daily quiz in our email newsletter. Here on the main website, it will be a weekly quiz. While the daily quizzes in the newsletter…

Weather January 19, 2025

National Weather Service revises terminology in cold weather alerts to reflect seriousness of extreme cold

By Mark Woolsey As brutally cold weather settles into Cobb County and metro Atlanta late Sunday into Monday, you may notice some changed weather terminology. On Oct.1, the National Weather…

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Mableton January 19, 2025

Agendas for City of Mableton work session and regular meeting: January 22, 2025

The Mableton City Council will meet next Wednesday, January 22 at the Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Pkwy, Austell, GA 30168. A work session will begin at 5:15 p.m., and the…

Weather January 19, 2025

Extreme Cold Warning issued for metro Atlanta and north Georgia counties

The National Weather Service issued an Extreme Cold Warning for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia beginning at noon on Monday, January 20. Counties from metro…

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Kennesaw January 19, 2025

Trains, Trains, Trains returns to Kennesaw’s Southern Museum

Photo courtesy of the City of Kennesaw By Mark Woolsey What’s old is new again at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in downtown Kennesaw. This facet…

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Business January 18, 2025

New businesses licensed by Cobb County in the week ending January 17

Here are the 57 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, January 17, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

Ribbon-cutting for Little Free Library on Quintasha Swanson's property

Cobb County January 18, 2025

Another Little Free Library created in Cobb

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report, along with photos, about a new Little Free Library in Cobb: Quintasha “Quin” Swanson, who works with the City of Austell…

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