Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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Marietta June 24, 2023

Marietta passes budget, decreases overall millage rate

On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, the Marietta City Council voted to adopt a balanced budget for fiscal year 2024. The budget, recommended by City Manager Bill Bruton and finance staff,…

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Health Care June 24, 2023

NARAL Pro-Choice Georgia issues statement marking the one-year anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade

NARAL Pro-Choice Georgia, a prominent reproductive rights organization in the state, issued the following statement marking the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade. Atlanta,…

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Opinion June 24, 2023

How Cobb County Can Help Confront Anti-Semitism

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Atlanta News First reported that antisemitic flyers were placed throughout Cobb County. Is this an isolated incident, or part of…

Climate and Weather June 24, 2023

Cobb County under threat of isolated to scattered thunderstorms

According to a hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service on Thursday, June 22, Cobb County and much of north and central Georgia is under threat of isolated to scattered…

Transportation June 23, 2023

Three southbound lanes to close over the weekend on I-75 near Marietta

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced Friday weekend lane closures on I-75 in the Marietta area. The GDOT press release described the scope and schedule of the work as…

Mableton June 23, 2023

Homicide on Whispering Pines Road in Mableton

According to a public information release from Officer Aaron Wilson, the Cobb County Police Department Major Crimes Unit is investigating a homicide on Whispering Pines Road in Mableton that took…

South Cobb Drive from a narrow shoulder facing oncoming traffic

Transportation June 23, 2023

Lane closures on South Cobb Drive overnight Friday, June 23

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced lane closures overnight Friday on South Cobb Drive as part of the ongoing resurfacing project from the Chattahoochee River bridge at the Atlanta…

Climate and Weather June 23, 2023

Isolated thunderstorms threaten Cobb County today, followed by another front arriving Monday

According to a hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service on Friday June 23, Cobb County and much of north and central Georgia is threatened by isolated to scattered…

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Climate and Weather June 23, 2023

Dense patchy fog expected in Cobb County Friday morning, June 23

The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement warning of dense patchy fog in Cobb County and other parts of the north Georgia region in effect until 10 a.m….

Cobb County Police Chief Michael Register (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County June 22, 2023

GBI Director Mike Register resigning to return to his former position as Cobb County Public Safety Director

According to a public information release from Cobb County, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners will vote on June 27 to appoint Michael Register as the county’s Public Safety Director,…

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Immigration January 22, 2025

Trump executive order attacks long-standing American principle of birthright citizenship

by Carol Nackenoff, Swarthmore College and Julie Novkov, University at Albany, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] One of President Donald…