Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Sign in front of Cobb & Douglas Public Health on County Services Parkway in article about Cobb & Douglas Public Health hiring

Health Care June 21, 2024

Cobb & Douglas Public Health to offer free HIV tests for National HIV Testing Day

Cobb & Douglas Public Health distributed the following announcement about the availability of free HIV testing: Thursday, June 27 is recognized as National HIV Testing Day, a day to highlight…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta June 21, 2024

Two injured, one critically, in collision on Barrett Parkway

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a serious injury vehicle crash…

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Climate and Weather June 21, 2024

High heat expected to return to north and central Georgia starting Saturday; storms possible

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia on Friday, June 21, 2024. Isolated thunderstorms are possible today…

Marietta June 20, 2024

Early-morning crash on I-75 leaves Marietta man seriously injured

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department distributed the following public information release regarding an early-morning single-vehicle accident on I-75 South. The Marietta Police Department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program…

Mableton June 20, 2024

“A bench by the road” placed to commemorate enslaved people in Cobb County

On June 18, the day before Juneteenth, a group of people gathered at the Concord Road trailhead of the Silver Comet Trail to watch the unveiling of the “Bench by…

Marietta June 20, 2024

Joe Pacheco promoted to Marietta Fire Department Deputy Chief of Operations

Last week the Marietta Fire Department and Chief Tim Milligan announced that Joe Pacheco has been promoted to Deputy Chief of Operations. According to the news release posted on the…

Mableton June 20, 2024

Mableton Mayor Michael Owens issues statement on Juneteenth

Photo of Mayor Michael Owens from the Mayor and council swearing-in ceremony (Larry Felton Johnson) Mableton Mayor Michael Owens issued the following statement in observance of Juneteenth: On this and…

Business June 19, 2024

Cobb-based LOUD Security acquires Vytis Security

Photo of Mike Sandes and John Loud under a LOUD Security Systems logo provided by LOUD Security Systems In a press release, Cobb County-based LOUD Security Systems Inc. announced two…

Larry Johnson, the editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier seated in an office chair in front of a small table with a laptop in article about Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

From the Editor June 19, 2024

A public apology to the Marietta Daily Journal

By Larry Felton Johnson This afternoon, I received an email that no editor or publisher ever wants to receive. The publisher of the Times-Journal organization, which publishes the Marietta Daily…

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Opinion June 19, 2024

Florida’s False Lessons On Tulsa, Atlanta and Other Racial Massacres Are Terrifying

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As we celebrate Juneteenth, the newest Federal holiday, and the freeing of enslaved people in America, Florida’s education curriculum provides…

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