Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta February 29, 2024

Marietta to hold public comment on its use of CDBG funds

The City of Marietta will hold a Public Review Meeting to receive citizen comments on its PY2024 Annual Action Plan for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)…

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Environment February 29, 2024

Keep Cobb Beautiful answers the call to clean up Cobb County

Photo above courtesy of Barry Krebs by Lindsey Bankston “I have a strong passion for the environment, and I genuinely cannot think of anything else I would rather be doing…

Dance February 28, 2024

Atlanta Ballet announces three upcoming performances beginning in March

The Atlanta Ballet, based at the Cobb Energy Centre for the Performing Arts, distributed the following announcement about three upcoming performances: Following a season of record-breaking successes, Atlanta Ballet will…

Jagger and Sullivan looking down into Nickajack Creek

Smyrna February 28, 2024

Smyrna woman fears losing home to overflowing creek

Photo above: Graham Jagger and Rebecca Sullivan at 15-foot dropoff (by Rebecca Gaunt) by Rebecca Gaunt When Rebecca Sullivan purchased a house in Smyrna nine years ago, her two sons…

A group of people gather on the shore of Lake Acworth for the annual Polar Plunge event

Acworth February 28, 2024

Polar Plunge 2024 at Acworth Beach Raises Over $170,000 For Special Olympics Georgia

Photo: Aaron Fults by Aaron Fults The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics held its annual “polar plunge” event at Acworth Beach Saturday morning, where it was revealed that…

A group of Kennesaw residents sits at a table listening to speaker

Kennesaw February 28, 2024

Kennesaw police connect with the community at Taco Time

Photo: Somaiya Curwen by Somaiya Curwen The Kennesaw Police Department partnered with the Kennesaw Advisory Board and scheduled a Taco Time event recently at the Ben Robertson Community Center to…

Photo of South Cobb Regional Library in article about fall book sale

Mableton February 27, 2024

South Cobb Regional Library’s Spring-Cleaning Focuses on Health

Photo above: South Cobb Regional Library (photo by Semmendinger — licensed under Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution Share Alike) by Kelly Johnson From a glance of March at South Cobb Regional…

Smyrna February 27, 2024

Keep Smyrna Beautiful’s upcoming events

Keep Smyrna Beautiful released the following list of upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. KEEP SMYRNA BEAUTIFUL CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY Keep Smyrna Beautiful is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Over the next…

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Elections February 27, 2024

75 Cobb Voters Receive Wrong Ballots, Fix Announced

Seventy-three voters were sent incorrect ballots by Cobb Elections and Registration and are being notified of the error. Only Republican primary ballots were sent out with the 194 ballots that…

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Climate and Weather February 27, 2024

Fire Danger Alert Issued Across North, Central Georgia

The National Weather Service issued a high fire danger alert for Cobb County and other counties in the region until 7 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, February 27, 2024, due to dry…

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