Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Uncategorized November 16, 2024

Clothing repair and alteration support sustainability

By Carley Taylor Jasmine Durrah, student of fashion design, does in-store alterations at Ecologie Vintage and Resale in Kennesaw. She sits in the store surrounded by jeans, buttons, and zippers…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Cobb County November 16, 2024

The Cobb County Drug Treatment Court hosted its 4th Annual “Be Grateful” Dinner

The Cobb County Drug Treatment Court hosted its 4th Annual “Be Grateful” Dinner. The Drug Treatment Court is one of Cobb County’s accountability courts, created to provide alternatives to incarceration…

Three people gathered around a wall-board with various business and industry symbols including gears and charts

Business November 16, 2024

Here are the 23 new businesses licensed by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, November 15

Here are the 23 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, November 15, 2024. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

Drawing of a large red ribbon decorated with Christmas lights in front of a pine limb also with lights

Marietta November 16, 2024

Unleash your inner Clark Griswold with Marietta’s Christmas lights contest

Have you ever had an overpowering urge to compete with Clark Griswold of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation fame and create a Christmas light display with such wattage that it’s visible…

A cartoon drawing of a rooster, two hens, two chicks, and a hatchling along with a drawing of a chicken coop.

Cobb County November 15, 2024

Cobb’s agricultural past: a 1907 poultry show

[This is an evergreen history article we periodically republish, often with added information] Anyone who consistently follows Cobb County Board of Commissioners meetings or Planning Commission hearings is probably aware…

John Shern receives Cumberland Citizen of the Year flanked by two women officials of the Cobb Chamber

Cumberland November 15, 2024

John Shern named inaugural Cumberland Citizen of the Year

Photo courtesy of the Cobb Chamber The Cobb Chamber announced in a press release that its Cumberland Area Council has named John Shern, former Chairman of the Cumberland Community Improvement…

Business November 14, 2024

Ray Thomas named South Cobb Business Association Member of the Year

The South Cobb Business Association distributed the following news release: Ray Thomas, Immediate Past President of the Mableton Improvement Coalition, has been a fixture in the South Cobb community for…

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

Elections November 14, 2024

Dates set for special elections for Cobb commission districts 2 and 4

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration set the dates for the special elections for Cobb County Commission Districts 2 and 4. Qualifying will take place from Dec. 18…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta November 14, 2024

Marietta History Center November Pop-In features things on the move

The Marietta History Center posted the following announcement to the City of Marietta website about its November Pop-In event: The Marietta History Center invites families to join them for their…

A sidewalk lined with storefronts in The Battery

Food and Drink November 14, 2024

Shake Shack coming to the Battery Atlanta in 2025

By Mark Woolsey One well-known burger chain is replacing another at The Battery Atlanta adjacent to Truist Park. A spokesman for Shake Shack says the company will set up shop…

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