Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Opinion December 18, 2023

Data Shows Georgia Workers Are Miserable. See What’s “Driving” The Results

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College In the 2022 election, GOP Governor Brian Kemp insisted that Georgians were pretty happy, while his Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams…

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

Transportation December 18, 2023

GA gasoline prices drop below $3 per gallon average over the past week

The price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Georgia fell below $3 again over the past week, and is $2.96 per gallon as of the publication of this…

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

Mableton December 17, 2023

Update on Mableton City Council meeting: Important insurance ordinance update required

UPDATE: Mayor Michael Owens messaged the Courier and explained that the reason for the back-to-back meetings Monday and Tuesday is to update the city’s insurance ordinance. Here is what he…

Climate and Weather December 17, 2023

Wind advisory in Cobb County and surrounding region through 7 p.m. Sunday

The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for Cobb County and other north Georgia counties on Sunday December 17. The advisory is in effect until 7 p.m. this evening….

Education December 17, 2023

Kennesaw State engineering graduate has literally come a long way

[This article by Amanda Cook first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website; republished with permission] Over her first two decades of life, Maria Gonzalez has dealt with some major…

Rudy Giuliani begging money to pay his defamation suit

Opinion December 16, 2023

Political cartoon from Clay Jones

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta December 16, 2023

Marietta’s Lemon Street Classic honors the city’s historic Black neighborhood and school

The City of Marietta announced on its website that the 4th annual Lemon Street Classic will be held on December 21, 22 and 23, 2023. The event features three days…

An assortment of buildings with the word "Housing" above

Housing December 15, 2023

What is the latest data on housing characteristics in Cobb County?

The nature of housing in Cobb County is often a topic that generates controversy. How many times have you heard when new construction is proposed that a goal is to…

Justice December 15, 2023

Civil and Voting Rights organizations celebrate judge’s ruling throwing out the Cobb school board map

In a news release distributed by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, a group of civil rights and voting rights organization celebrated the decision…

Marietta December 15, 2023

Marietta residents to see increase in water and electricity rates on January 1

The City of Marietta announced on its website that the cost of water and electricity will go up beginning January 1, 2024. Marietta Power will raise electric rates by 2.5…

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