Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Mableton January 15, 2024

Photos from the MLK Day of Service cleanup at the Concord Covered bridge

Barry Krebs provided the following and report and photos from the MLK Day of Service cleanup at the Concord Covered Bridge: Thank you to the volunteers from the Friends Of…

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

Transportation January 15, 2024

Georgia gasoline prices continue their modest but steady decline

Photo: Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier According to the weekly report from AAA, Georgia average gas prices continued their modest but steady downward trend. Cobb County prices remained close to the…

Climate and Weather January 15, 2024

Winter storm warning in effect for Cobb and region until Tue a.m.

Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia are under a winter storm warning for Monday, January 15 until Tuesday morning. What is in the statement? The statement…

Group photo of people at a Keep Cobb Beautiful cleanup

Cobb County January 14, 2024

Photos from a pre-MLK Day of service cleanup in Mableton

Barry Krebs sent the following report on a cleanup event hosted by Destiny World Church, Austell Community Taskforce and Keep Cobb Beautiful. He also provided all the photos below the…

Cobb County January 14, 2024

A year of Findhelp data tells a compelling story

By Melanie Dallas, LPC In January 2023 Highland Rivers Behavioral Health announced a partnership with Findhelp, an online social care platform that allows people to search for area resources by…

Climate and Weather January 14, 2024

Arctic air mass expected to hit Cobb County and region Tuesday night

According to the National Weather Service, an arctic airmass is expected to surge into Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia on Tuesday night, January 16, causing…

Three people gathered around a wall-board with various business and industry symbols including gears and charts

Cobb County January 13, 2024

Check out the 43 new businesses with licenses issued by Cobb County over the past week

Here are the 43 new businesses with licenses issued by Cobb County for the week ending January 11, 2024. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities issue…

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

Mableton January 13, 2024

Board of Commissioners approves election precinct name changes for Mableton

At last Tuesday’s Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting, the election precinct name changes made necessary by the incorporation of Mableton into a city were approved as part of the…

Map of Macedonia Road, an east to west roadway. This segment is between Hopkins Road and Barrett Parkway

Cobb County January 13, 2024

Macedonia Road in Cobb County closed for emergency repairs to water main

Cobb County announced in a news release that Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority (CCMWA) will close Macedonia Road between Hopkins Road and Ernest W. Barrett Parkway beginning today, Saturday, January 13,…

Cobb commissioners and police officials along with three dogs gather around sign stating "JoAnn K Birrell Police K9 Annex"

Cobb County January 13, 2024

New police K9 annex to be named for Commissioner JoAnn Birrell

[Screenshot from video of Board of Commissioners meeting] District 3 Commissioner JoAnn Birrell has been well-known for her love of and support for programs involving dogs. Those include Superior Pets…

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Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Photos from the MLK Day of Service cleanup at the Concord Covered bridge

Georgia gasoline prices continue their modest but steady decline

Winter storm warning in effect for Cobb and region until Tue a.m.

Photos from a pre-MLK Day of service cleanup in Mableton

A year of Findhelp data tells a compelling story

Arctic air mass expected to hit Cobb County and region Tuesday night

Check out the 43 new businesses with licenses issued by Cobb County over the past week

Board of Commissioners approves election precinct name changes for Mableton

Macedonia Road in Cobb County closed for emergency repairs to water main

New police K9 annex to be named for Commissioner JoAnn Birrell