Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Tracy Styf speaking on the State of the District’s “Town and Gown” panel alongside Justin Haight, director of talent partnerships, public policy at the Metro Atlanta Chamber (left) and Dr. Kathy Schwaig, president of Kennesaw State University (right) Photo courtesy of the Town Center Community

Town Center October 26, 2023

Town Center community held its second State of the District on Tuesday

[Above: Tracy Styf speaking on the State of the District’s “Town and Gown” panel alongside Justin Haight, director of talent partnerships, public policy at the Metro Atlanta Chamber (left) and…

Opinion October 26, 2023

Political Cartoon of the Day

by Clay Jones

A drawing of Santa and his reindeer, airborne

Kennesaw October 26, 2023

Kennesaw’s Day with Santa parade and festival is coming Dec 2

The City of Kennesaw will hold its annual Day with Santa parade and festival on Saturday, December 2, 2023.. This year’s Day with Santa will be sponsored by Whataburger. The…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County October 26, 2023

Cobb police say man commits suicide after non-fatally shooting his brother

[Except under special circumstances the Cobb County Courier withholds the name of the person out of consideration for the family] According to the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Special…

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

Smyrna October 26, 2023

Cobb County’s Lewis Ray library to reopen in November with a focus on children

Photo of Lewis Ray Library: Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier The Cobb County Public Library announced that the Lewis Ray Library is expected to reopen on Monday, November 27 following…

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Marietta October 26, 2023

Probable cause found to charge Marietta man with stabbing roommate

by Caleb Groves On Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, A Cobb County Magistrate Judge found probable cause for a Marietta man to be charged with assaulting his roommate with a knife….

A closeup shot of leaves turning to red and gold for the fall

Mableton October 25, 2023

South Cobb Regional Library November 2023 Schedule Summary

feature image by Kelly Johnson by Kelly Johnson Morning’s light saturates and diffuses the wilting greenery outside my window. The sun rays, stretching across time, screen the flora into yellows,…

Side-by-side maps of the two alternative school board maps, the benchmark and the one that was enacted

Cobb County October 25, 2023

Groups file for injunction against ‘gerrymandered’ school board maps

by Rebecca Gaunt A coalition of voters and civil rights groups filed a motion for injunction Tuesday to prevent the use of an electoral map in the 2024 election that…

A group of people pose for a photo at the Pop-up Legal Clinic

Mableton October 25, 2023

A report and photos from the Pop-up legal advice clinic in Mableton

Barry Krebs is well known in Mableton and other parts of south Cobb for the wide variety of volunteer work he does with Keep Cobb Beautiful, the South Cobb Lions Club, Sweetwater Mission, and First Christian…

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

Opinion October 25, 2023

As a Parent, the Trend of Retaliation from Cobb County Schools Against Concerned Parents is Alarming

by John Popham In their weekly newsletter last Friday, the Cobb County School District shared a sharply worded message regarding a recent lawsuit settlement between the county board of elections…

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