Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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Climate and Weather December 28, 2024

Flash flooding, brief tornadoes possible in north and central Georgia as heavy rains arrive

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia on Saturday, Dec. 28, and Sunday, Dec. 29. Heavy rain…

Defense industry December 27, 2024

Lockheed Martin awarded additional $3.367 billion on existing F-35 contract

The U.S. Department of Defense announced that Lockheed Martin was awarded a $3,367,476,836 modification to a previously awarded F-35 Lightning II contract. Most of the additional funds (57 percent) will…

Mableton December 27, 2024

A 1911 auto adventure through Mableton and Austell

[This article is part of an ongoing project of resurrecting evergreen articles from the Cobb County Courier’s stacks, and expanding them with newly discovered information] I’ve been sorting through the…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Powder Springs December 27, 2024

Pedestrian killed Monday Dec 23 crossing CH James Pkwy

[It is the policy of the Cobb County Courier to omit the names of people involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] A pedestrian was killed in a…

Cobb County History December 26, 2024

The automobile comes to Cobb County, but on rough roads

[This is republication of an article originally published in the Courier in June of 2017 edited and slightly expanded] If the first owners of automobiles in Cobb County wanted to…

Smyrna December 26, 2024

A slideshow from Smyrna Memorial Cemetery

Smyrna Memorial Cemetery (photos by Larry Felton Johnson) We at the Courier have been reviving articles and photo albums that were published in the Courier at a time when our…

Cobb County December 26, 2024

North Cobb Regional Library features programs for kids and adults in the New Year

By Kelly Johnson With the New Year offering a modest schedule of events at North Cobb Regional Library (NCRL), its Kids Book Swap and Kids Create programs will provide kids…

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Opinion December 26, 2024

What is the question we should be asking with AI?

How AI Could Replace Writers And Artists And When It Won’t By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College At the end of the science fiction thriller “I…

Cobb County December 25, 2024

West Cobb Regional Library heralds might and magic for a New Year

By Kelly Johnson Amid midwinter’s arrival, the grounds of West Cobb Regional Library are scheduled for leisure and adventure of various types. From a number of Storytime events (for babies,…

Cobb County December 25, 2024

South Cobb Regional Library shines for the New Year

By Kelly Johnson In the first month of 2025, South Cobb Regional Library (SCRL) remains consistent with a staple of events for children and adults. Of these, a few notable…

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