Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

PHOTO CAPTION: (l to r) Sharon Mason, President & CEO of the Cobb Chamber; Irene Barton, 2023 East Cobb Citizen of the Year; Greg Teague, 2023 Cobb Chamber Chairman

East Cobb November 9, 2023

Irene Barton named East Cobb Citizen of the Year

(l to r) Sharon Mason, President & CEO of the Cobb Chamber; Irene Barton, 2023 East Cobb Citizen of the Year; Greg Teague, 2023 Cobb Chamber Chairman (photo courtesy of…

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

Mableton November 9, 2023

Everything you need to prepare for tonight’s public hearing about Mableton’s proposed spending plan

We’ve consolidated the information Mableton residents will need to prepare for tonight’s meeting of the Mableton City Council and the public hearing around Mableton’s proposed spending plan. The meeting is…

Opinion November 9, 2023

Veterans deserve our support every day of the year

By Melanie Dallas, LPC I’ve always loved Veterans Day – the eleventh day of the eleventh month each year that we celebrate the men and women who chose to dedicate…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County November 8, 2023

Cobb police arrest man for motel shooting on Cobb Place Boulevard

The Cobb County Police Department Major Crimes Unit is investigating an early morning shooting at the Quality Inn Hotel on Cobb Place Boulevard. At around 2:06 a.m., Cobb County Police…

Kennesaw November 8, 2023

Life sentence handed down for Kennesaw rape

Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr. announced that Cobb Superior Court Judge Sonja Brown handed down a life sentence to a man convicted of a 2022 Kennesaw rape….

Silhouette of a football player running with the ball

Sports November 8, 2023

How To Kill College Football Playoffs: Make Them Like Baseball’s World Series

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College “It’s the College Football Playoffs on XBS. Watch as the Penn State Nittany Lions take on the Utah Utes to…

Climate and Weather November 8, 2023

High fire danger in Cobb County due to dry conditions and gusty winds

by Larry Felton Johnson The National Weather Service issued a high fire danger alert for Cobb County and other counties in the region for Wednesday November 8 due to dry…

Mableton November 7, 2023

Public hearing on City of Mableton spending plan this Thursday, November 9

The Mableton mayor and city council will get public input on the city’s proposed spending plan in a hearing this Thursday, November 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Riverside EpiCenter,…

Marietta November 7, 2023

Georgia Metropolitan Dance Theatre to present The Nutcracker

Marietta-based Georgia Metropolitan Dance Theatre (GMDT) will feature a performance of Tchaïkovsky’s The Nutcracker, an evergreen Christmas favorite on November 24-26 at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, 548 S. Marietta…

Holidays November 7, 2023

No Cooking, No Problem on Thanksgiving

Photo by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] I am preparing a small meal this year for Thanksgiving, and although I…

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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…