Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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

Mableton April 2, 2024

UPDATE: South Cobb High student dies of injuries sustained when hit by car on March 20

The Cobb County Police Department distributed the following update to the incident in which a 15-year-old South Cobb High School student was hit by a car while crossing Clay Road:…

Climate and Weather April 2, 2024

Line of storms expected in Cobb: some could be severe with damaging winds

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia on April 2 due to a line of storms headed…

Cobb County April 1, 2024

2 seriously injured in motorcycle/car crash on Canton Road

[It is the policy of the Cobb County Courier to omit the names of people involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] According to a public information release…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta April 1, 2024

Marietta SWAT team dispatched for incident on Bells Ferry Road

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, the SWAT team was dispatched to an apartment on Bells Ferry Road yesterday, Sunday, March…

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

Cobb County April 1, 2024

Check out the 53 new businesses licensed by Cobb County for the week ending March 29, 2024

Here are the new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending March 29, 2024. There were 53 licenses issued. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated…

Gasoline pump resting in its cradle used in articles about Georgia gasoline prices

Transportation April 1, 2024

Georgia gasoline prices drop an average of 3 cents over past week

According to the weekly report from AAA, gasoline prices in Georgia dropped 3 cents over the past week, reaching an average cost of $3.32 per gallon for regular unleaded. Crude…

Mableton March 31, 2024

More Cobb History: Bandits captured outside Mableton in 1914 car chase

In 1914 a newspaper called the Atlanta Georgian was owned by William Randolph Hearst. Like most Hearst newspapers, the Georgian placed a high emphasis on sensationalism. Crime and scandal were…

A diagram of a microchip with the letters "AI" in the center

Education March 30, 2024

AI is the Future: Autonomous Cars Revolution

[This article is by Brianna DaCosta, a student at Kennesaw State University. She spoke to engineering professors at KSU about the future of autonomous vehicles] Rafia Akhter, an electrical engineering…

An assortment of buildings with the word "Housing" above

Housing March 30, 2024

Monica DeLancy’s email to tenants under threat of eviction

Monica DeLancy, a well-known Cobb County tenants’ rights organizer and the founder and president of the We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association, distributed a message to tenants who are under…

An image of the front page of the Marietta Helicon, a 19th Century Cobb County newspaper

Cobb County March 30, 2024

Cobb County’s two earliest newspapers: the Marietta Advocate and the Marietta Helicon

by Larry Felton Johnson [This is an updated and expanded version of an article we published last December] I have a fascination with old newspapers. As a journalist, examining the…

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