Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Climate and Weather May 24, 2024

Hazardous weather outlook for central and north Georgia: Friday May 24

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia. Scattered thunderstorms are expected across the north Georgia region from…

Cobb County May 23, 2024

Gamers, Cosplayers, and Geeks: the Cobb Public Library MiniCon is an event for you!

Image for this article created with DALL-E from ChatGPT Are you an enthusiast for some aspect of geek culture? Do you need a fix before Dragon-Con? Whether your interest is…

Mableton May 23, 2024

Multiple events are scheduled to celebrate Mableton’s first year as a city

Barry Krebs passed along the following announcements distributed by the First Christian Church of Mableton about events organized to celebrate the City of Mableton’s first year. More information is available…

Climate and Weather May 23, 2024

Scattered storms across north Georgia today: possibly some severe

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia. Scattered storms are expected across north Georgia today, Thursday, May…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta May 22, 2024

Marietta Public Hearing on FY2025 Proposed Budget will take place June 5

The City of Marietta will hold a Public Hearing on the FY2025 Proposed Budget on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at 6:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers, 205 Lawrence…

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

Cobb County May 22, 2024

Settlement reached with former Gov. Roy Barnes in Cobb zoning dispute

By Caleb Groves At the Cobb County Board of Commissioners’ monthly zoning hearings, the board approved signing a settlement litigation for a rezoning application denied in 2023, applied for by…

Elections May 22, 2024

Broady loses to primary challenger Allen in Cobb DA race

With the unofficial results in, Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady Jr. has apparently been unseated in the Democratic Primary by challenger Sonya Allen. Since there is no Republican challenger…

Elections May 22, 2024

Cupid, Sheffield win commanding leads in Cobb BOC primaries, with runoff likely in District 2

With the unofficial results in for Cobb County Board of Commissioners races, Chairwoman Lisa Cupid, and District 4 Commissioner Monique Sheffield have substantial and insurmountable leads in their primary races…

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Mableton May 21, 2024

Mableton to hold multi-day celebration of its first year as an incorporated city

Mableton Mayor Michael Owens submitted the following announcement about a celebration of Mableton’s first year as a city: Mayor Michael Owens, along with the City Council, announces a celebration marking…

A cartoon terrier holds up a paper with Dog Tax written and a "canceled" stamp over it

Smyrna May 21, 2024

Smyrna in 1907: dog owners up in arms over dog tax exemption for terriers

Image above created with DALL-E from OpenAI, and editing with Canva As editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier, I often read through old newspapers on the Georgia Historic…

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