Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

A drawing of a banjo with butterflies over it

Kennesaw June 9, 2023

Kennesaw’s Smith-Gilbert Gardens to host “Bluegrass & Butterflies”

Smith-Gilbert Gardens in Kennesaw will host a special concert event on Friday, June 30 called “Bluegrass & Butterflies.” The Hired Hands bluegrass band will perform, and guests will get a…

A large tanker aircraft with a much smaller fighter jet attached by a fuel line

Business June 9, 2023

Lockheed Martin chooses an engine from GE Aerospace for its proposed LMXT tanker project

Lockheed Martin, in a press release, announced that GE Aerospace has been chosen as the engine manufacturer for its proposed LMXT strategic tanker aircraft, a major portion of which is projected…

A row of identical bicycle s locked onto station

Town Center June 9, 2023

Town Center Community replaces and upgrades its bikeshare fleet

The Town Center Community announced the replacement of the bike fleet for their bikeshare program with an upgraded design to increase accessibility and longevity for riders. This investment in the…

An alert triangle with "Code Orange Air Quaility Alert" printed on it

Climate and Weather June 9, 2023

Code Orange Air Quality Alert continues for metro Atlanta on Friday, June 9

The Code Orange air quality alert that began yesterday continues through Friday, June 9, 2023. What is in the alert? The alert, relayed by the National Weather Service, reads as…

Climate and Weather June 8, 2023

Code Orange air quality alert issued for metro Atlanta, including Cobb County

The National Weather Service relayed the following message from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division. Event:Air Quality AlertAlert:…CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR ATLANTA…

a 19th Century spinning wheel rolling up yarn

Kennesaw June 8, 2023

This Saturday Kennesaw’s Southern Museum holds demonstrations of day-to-day life during the Civil War

The Southern Museum in downtown Kennesaw will hold demonstrations of the day-to-day tasks of the home front and camp life during the Civil War. The event is this Saturday, June…

Climate and Weather June 8, 2023

Advancing cold front bringing more scattered thunderstorms to Cobb County this afternoon, Thursday, June 8

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other counties in the region for Thursday, Jun 8, 2023 due to expected scattered thunderstorms this afternoon…

Crime June 7, 2023

Cobb man pleads guilty to child molestation, sentenced to eight years prison

After entering a guilty plea to two counts of child molestation, Guy Richard Houze, 72, was sentenced by Cobb Superior Court Judge Sonja N. Brown to eight years in prison…

A large stack of leather bags of various types: purses, luggage etc

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community June 7, 2023

Quality is Paramount at Marietta’s Go Forth Goods

[This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] I met the owner of Go Forth Goods, Nathan Martin, at a local coffee shop, where he…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Opinion June 7, 2023

Are Cobb County Citizens Living Longer And Prospering?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Cobb County’s economic growth may not surprise many people. But how many know about the quality of life in one…

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Cobb County January 22, 2025

Acworth man killed in collision on Hickory Grove Road

[It is the policy of the Cobb County Courier to omit the names of people involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] Officer S.A. Barner of the Cobb…

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…

Immigration January 22, 2025

Trump promises to end birthright citizenship and shut down the border – a legal scholar explains the challenges these actions could face

by Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] During his first day in office on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald…

Justice January 22, 2025

Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon order ‘flies in the face of the facts’ of violent insurrection, retired federal judge explains

by John E. Jones III, Dickinson College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the first hours of his second term, President Donald Trump pardoned nearly…

National January 22, 2025

How Trump could try to stay in power after his second term ends

by Philip Klinkner, Hamilton College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Think Donald Trump can’t be president after his second term is up in January 2029?…

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