Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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Elections May 28, 2024

Cobb May primary results certified; turnout lower than in 2020

By Caleb Groves Cobb County’s 2024 May primaries reached 16.44% voter turnout, lower than in years past. This year’s voter turnout dropped since the last presidential race, in the 2020…

Mableton May 28, 2024

School’s Out for Adventures at South Cobb Regional Library

By Kelly Johnson Memorial Day traditionally marks the first day of summer—though the summer solstice is June 20th—and as the holiday had come and gone, it offered kids a long…

Cemeteries May 27, 2024

Revisiting an old article: Bandits and a comedian at Riverview Memorial Garden

On slow news days we’ve begun reviving some of our earliest articles, written when the site was called River Edges. We renamed ourselves to the Courier after noticing that there…

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Marietta May 27, 2024

Horace C. Gray: Criminal mastermind or harmless blowhard?

Yesterday we ran a Marietta history article based on a 1910 crime feature from the Atlanta Georgian. The Georgian was a newspaper published from 1906 to 1939. For most of…

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Transportation May 27, 2024

Georgia gasoline prices drop a modest two cents

Relatively low crude oil prices left gasoline prices stable despite rising demand. According to the weekly report from AAA, gasoline prices in Georgia dropped two cents over the past week,…

Climate and Weather May 27, 2024

Line of storms, some strong to severe, headed toward Cobb from the north Monday

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia for Monday. A line of showers and thunderstorms is moving southward…

Marietta May 26, 2024

1910 in Marietta: a con artist jailed, then released, in bizarre forgery case

Flim flam artists have fascinated the public, at least since their exploits were featured, in sometimes exaggerated ways, by pulp fiction writers and tabloid journalists in the late 19th and…

Business May 26, 2024

Former Air Force Secretary Dr. Heather Wilson joins Lockheed Martin board of directors

Photo of Heather Wilson courtesy of Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin announced in a press release that Dr. Heather Wilson has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors. Wilson served…

Climate and Weather May 26, 2024

Hazardous weather outlook issued for Cobb & region for Sunday May 26

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia for Sunday, May 26, 2024. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms are…

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Health Care May 25, 2024

Highland Rivers’ commitment to Veterans highlighted in new report; more than 3,300 Veterans served since 2013

To mark Memorial Day weekend, Highland Rivers Behavioral Health submitted the following announcement about their report on the veterans who have been served by its programs: More than 3,300 Veterans…

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National March 10, 2025

Making English the official US language can’t erase the fact that the US has millions of Spanish speakers and a long multilingual history

by Daniel J. Olson, Purdue University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] English should be the official language of the United States, says a new executive…

Health Care March 10, 2025

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