Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

An Norfolk Southern engine pulling a long line of boxcar, tankers and other cars starting through a crossing in downtown Austell GA

Kennesaw January 11, 2024

Trains! Trains! Trains! comes to Southern Museum the weekend of Jan 27

Whether you’re a fan of model trains or of full-sized ones, an event is returning to the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History that is sure to give…

The big bad wolf blowing down one of the three little pigs straw houses

Climate and Weather January 11, 2024

Wind advisory for Cobb County from tomorrow morning through Saturday morning

The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for Cobb County and other north Georgia counties for Friday January 12. The advisory is in effect from 10 a.m. Friday until…

Quill pan and ink in article about absentee ballots

Letters to the Editor January 11, 2024

Letter to the Editor: Is heartburn over immigration because of who the current immigrants are?

[This is a Letter to the Editor. For our policies on letters, and how to submit them, please see the bottom of this article] Editor, Interesting that a nation built…

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

East Cobb January 11, 2024

12-year-old hit by car on Sewell Mill Road

According to a public information release from Officer Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P. Unit) is investigating an incident in which…

Climate and Weather January 11, 2024

Another round of storms with gusty winds expected to hit Cobb County Friday

According to the National Weather Service, another storm system is expected to enter Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia on Friday, January 12. Thunderstorms and gusty…

Climate and Weather January 11, 2024

Flood warning for Sweetwater Creek in Cobb & Douglas counties remains in effect

[Photo: Chattahoochee in the aftermath of a flood/Larry Felton Johnson] The National Weather Service, announced that a flood warning will remain in effect until just after midnight in Cobb County…

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 January 10, 2024

Cobb BOC delays decision on allowing Chairwoman to move funds from her contigency budget to operational

by Caleb Groves MARIETTA, Ga.– On Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved revisiting of the reallocation of funding for the chairwoman from contingent to operational….

Smyrna January 10, 2024

Keep Smyrna Beautiful calendar includes document shredding, cleanups and more

Keep Smyrna Beautiful is starting off the year with a great calendar of volunteer opportunities and benefits for residents, including an ever-popular document shredding day. Here is the schedule of…

image with a bus and train with the text Public Transit

Transportation January 10, 2024

Cobb commissioners approve $287K contract for outreach on transit referendum

by Caleb Groves At its Tuesday meeting, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved paying a consultant for the public outreach campaign for the 2024 transit ballot referendum. Cobb Transportation…

Climate and Weather January 10, 2024

Flooding along Sweetwater Creek affecting Cobb, Douglas, Paulding counties reported

The National Weather Service reports minor flooding along Sweetwater Creek, affecting Cobb, Douglas and Paulding counties. A flood warning is in effect until further notice. What is in the Flood…

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Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Trains! Trains! Trains! comes to Southern Museum the weekend of Jan 27

Wind advisory for Cobb County from tomorrow morning through Saturday morning

Letter to the Editor: Is heartburn over immigration because of who the current immigrants are?

12-year-old hit by car on Sewell Mill Road

Another round of storms with gusty winds expected to hit Cobb County Friday

Flood warning for Sweetwater Creek in Cobb & Douglas counties remains in effect

Cobb BOC delays decision on allowing Chairwoman to move funds from her contigency budget to operational

Keep Smyrna Beautiful calendar includes document shredding, cleanups and more

Cobb commissioners approve $287K contract for outreach on transit referendum

Flooding along Sweetwater Creek affecting Cobb, Douglas, Paulding counties reported