Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Business June 7, 2023

Cobb Chamber’s Honorary Commanders Association seeks nominations

The Honorary Commanders Association is seeking nominations for members of its 2024 class. The organization is a cooperative effort involving Cobb Chamber, Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), General Lucius D….

Climate and Weather June 7, 2023

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms expected to continue in Cobb County Wednesday and Thursday

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other counties in the region, due to the possibility of isolated to scattered thunderstorms, Wednesday June 7…

Kennesaw June 6, 2023

For two days per month, doggies can visit Kennesaw’s Smith-Gilbert Gardens with their humans

Smith-Gilbert Gardens in Kennesaw is introducing its new “Dog Days at the Gardens” program. For a three-dollar fee, on the first Tuesday and Saturday of each month from June through…

Business June 6, 2023

SelectCobb to hold a seminar on how to do business with the Cobb and Marietta school systems

The Cobb Chamber and SelectCobb will host a seminar on securing contracts with the Cobb County and Marietta school systems on Thursday, June 8 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. According…

Cobb County June 6, 2023

Cobb police investigating death of K9 dog in car at Allatoona High School

According to a public information release from Sgt Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, the department is investigating the death of a Cobb County Police K9 that occurred…

Climate and Weather June 6, 2023

Large cluster of storms in far north Georgia threatens Cobb County and surrounding region

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other counties in the region on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, due to a large cluster of storms…

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Marietta June 5, 2023

Cobb NAACP to host Juneteenth Ceremony on Marietta Square, June 16-18, 2023

The Cobb County Branch of the NAACP is hosting the 20th Annual Juneteenth Celebration on Marietta Square, June 16-18, 2023. According to the flyer for the event, the times of…

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

Cobb County June 5, 2023

Pedestrian dies after being hit by CobbLinc bus

According to a public information release from Officer Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P. Unit) is investigating a pedestrian fatality in…

Marietta June 5, 2023

Hit-and-run in Marietta leaves pedestrian in critical condition

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, a hit-and-run on Delk Road left a pedestrian in critical condition. Marietta’s Selective Traffic Enforcement…

Gasoline pump resting in its cradle used in articles about Georgia gasoline prices

Transportation June 5, 2023

Georgia gasoline prices rise an average of 3 cents over past week

Gas prices in Georgia have increased three cents per gallon on average for regular unleaded compared to a week ago, however they are still 97 cents less than the same…

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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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