Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Entrance to Hooper-McWilliams cemetery, probably erected by boy scouts in the late 1990s

History November 26, 2023

Cobb County’s Hooper family and a Civil War mystery

This is an expanded republication of an article originally published by the Courier on January 1, 2017. There is a second part to this article, in which an authority on…

A drawing of Santa and his reindeer, airborne

Smyrna November 26, 2023

Smyrna Christmas tree lighting and holiday celebration this Tuesday, Nov 28

The City of Smyrna posted the following notice to its webpage announcing its annual tree lighting and holiday celebration: Join us on November 28 from 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm…

Marietta November 26, 2023

Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour begins Friday December 1

Marietta’s 37th annual Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour will take place from Friday December 1 to Sunday December 3, 2023. The tour features Marietta’ historic Cherokee Heights Neighborhood, where according…

Sign in front of Cobb & Douglas Public Health on County Services Parkway in article about Cobb & Douglas Public Health hiring

Cobb County November 26, 2023

Cobb & Douglas Public Health to offer free HIV testing tomorrow, Monday November 27

Cobb & Douglas Public Health signage (photo by Larry Felton Johnson) The first of a series of free HIV tests by Cobb & Douglas Public Health will take place tomorrow,…

The Home Depot building behind parking lot

Business November 25, 2023

The Home Depot to acquire International Designs Group

Cobb County-headquartered home improvement retail giant The Home Depot announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire International Designs Group (IDG) which owns Construction Resources and other design-oriented subsidiaries….

The brick front of the Lewis Ray Library, with dappled shade

Cobb County November 25, 2023

Lewis Ray Library to hold open house Monday after renovation, repurposing

The Cobb County Public Library announced that the Lewis Ray Library will reopen with an open house on Monday, November 27, following its renovation project that began in early August….

education icon with silhouette of teach in front of class, holding a baton to a board.

Opinion November 25, 2023

On Giving Tuesday, Think Global, Give Local, For Higher Education

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College On Giving Tuesday, generous donors will be seeking good institutions for their dollars. And higher education will get its share….

Official White House photo of Rosalynn Carter

Opinion November 24, 2023

Rosalynn Carter’s legacy of compassion and caring

by Melanie Dallas, LPC If you were to come to Highland Rivers Behavioral Health for services, one of the first documents you’d be given is a list of your rights…

Education November 24, 2023

The origin of Kennesaw State University

This is a reintroduction of an article we published in May of 2017, when our readership was less than a tenth what it is now. As of the fall of…

Cobb County November 24, 2023

Cobb commissioners approve permit for veterans housing near Six Flags

by Caleb Groves At its zoning meeting Tuesday the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved a special land use permit for an affordable housing complex for veterans. View Larger Map…

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Education January 17, 2025

Cobb County School District to opt out of HB 581 homestead exemption

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District is the latest local entity to announce its intention to opt out of the homestead exemption created by Georgia House Bill 581….

Climate January 17, 2025

Insurance for natural disasters is failing homeowners − I don’t have the answers, but I do know the right questions to ask

by Jay Feinman, Rutgers University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The wildfires that have devastated large parts of Los Angeles County have drawn fresh attention…

National January 17, 2025

Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done

by Martha Coven, Princeton University and Bridget C.E. Dooling, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Office of Management and Budget sounds…