Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Photo of Mableton Mayor Owens flanked by three other council members

Government & Politics, Local government October 31, 2026

Mableton seeks funding to support local agriculture

Photo by Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow By Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow The City of Mableton is applying to get funding for a Local Food System Planning grant to help facilitate the City…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Traffic incidents October 31, 2026

Marietta school mourns student killed in traffic crash

By Mark Woolsey Students and staff at a Marietta elementary school are mourning the death of a second grader killed in a traffic accident earlier this week. Police and family…

Advance voting sign in front of South Cobb Community Center

Government & Politics, Local government October 31, 2026

Cobb early voting wraps up as Georgia sets midterm records

By Mark Woolsey Voters stood in long lines and records were set as the three-week early voting period for the 2026 midterm election wrapped up Friday. In Cobb County, voters…

The words "Quiz Time" in large cartoon font

Uncategorized October 31, 2026

Cobb County news quiz: Transit, jail technology and puppets

This week’s questions in our weekly wrapup of Cobb County news cover public transit, jail technology, puppets and more, drawn from Courier articles published during the past seven days. Looking…

Uncategorized October 31, 2026

South Cobb library plans holiday crafts and community outreach

By Kelly Johnson SOUTH COBB REGIONAL LIBRARY GIVES IN SEASON OF THANKFULNESS As November highlights the fall season with gratitude and thankfulness, South Cobb Regional Library exhibits selflessness that is…

Community Life, Libraries October 31, 2026

North Cobb library November events feature autumn wreaths

By Kelly Johnson TWEENS\TEENS TO WIND HOLIDAY AT NORTH COBB REGIONAL LIBRARY With a break for Thanksgiving set at the end of November, North Cobb Regional Library offers children eleven…

Drawings of hand puppets and a marionette

Community Life, Libraries October 31, 2026

Puppetpalooza comes to Mountain View library Nov. 17

By Kelly Johnson MOUNTAIN VIEW PUPPETRY EVENTS ENTERTAIN FOR HOLIDAYS The week before Thanksgiving break, which for some might be a four or five-day holiday weekend or a planned, weeks-long…

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community October 30, 2026

Glover Park Kitchen Exudes Southern Hospitality

[This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield. Photo above by Brian Benefield] If there is one thing Southerners know how to do, it…

Photo of South Cobb Regional Library in article about fall book sale

Community Life, Things to Do October 30, 2026

Here are a few events happening around Mableton in November

South Cobb Regional Library (photo by Semmendinger — licensed under Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution Share Alike) By Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow With the Holiday season coming and friends and family coming…

Major Jacob Huval, Sheriff Craig D. Owens Sr., Chief Deputy Rhonda W. Anderson and Greg Piper, spokesperson for GUARDIAN RFID, participate in a media Q&A during an Oct. 28 press conference highlighting new safety-check technology at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center.

Crime & Public Safety October 30, 2026

Cobb sheriff replaces paper jail logs with digital inmate tracking

Photo above provided by the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office: Major Jacob Huval, Sheriff Craig D. Owens Sr., Chief Deputy Rhonda W. Anderson and Greg Piper, spokesperson for GUARDIAN RFID, participate…

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Government & Politics, Local government October 31, 2026