Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Climate and Weather June 5, 2023

Possible isolated to scattered thunderstorms in Cobb, but no widespread hazardous weather expected

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 on Monday, June…

Education June 4, 2023

Kennesaw State graduate programs meeting rising demands

[This article by Thomas Hartwell was first published in the Kennesaw State University Magazine, republished with permission] From 2021 to 2022, Kennesaw State University enjoyed another year of student body…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta June 4, 2023

The City of Marietta’s Public Works Department has received full accreditation from the American Public Works Association

The City of Marietta’s Public Works Department has received full accreditation from the American Public Works Association (APWA), according to an announcement on the city’s website. The accreditation verifies that…

A gray electric vehicle in a small showroom

Cumberland June 4, 2023

Polestar opening luxury electric vehicle showroom in Battery Atlanta

A Polestar electric vehicle (EV) showroom will be opening in the Battery Atlanta. The Courier spoke with the manager of the showroom, Sergie Antipov, who described the origin of the…

Climate and Weather June 4, 2023

Scattered thunderstorms expected in Cobb County Sunday June 4

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other counties in the region on Sunday June 4 due to expected showers and thunderstorms this afternoon,…

Marietta June 3, 2023

A public hearing on the City of Marietta budget is scheduled for Tuesday, June 6

The City of Marietta posted the following announcement to its website about a public hearing on the FY2024 budget, which will be voted on by the city council on Jun…

Town Center June 3, 2023

A conversation with Town Center CID Executive Director Tracy Styf

The Town Center Community Improvement District (TCCID) board recently chose officers for its Board of Directors and added new board members to replace those outgoing. We spoke with Tracy Styf,…

Marietta June 2, 2023

Three charged in fatal 2022 Marietta shooting of Grayson Green

Three arrests made for the May 21, 2022 shooting death of Grayson Green. [The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects unless and…

The brick Kennesaw Police Department building with 6 small columns on a portico

Kennesaw June 2, 2023

Kennesaw considering speed limit reductions on roads with high volume of traffic offenses

By Rebecca Gaunt The effort to create a walkable city may mean lower speed limits on roads with a disproportionate amount of traffic citations if further analysis supports the police…

A scene along Broad Street in Austell GA, rows of storefront with diagonally parked cars

Austell June 2, 2023

Create Austell to gather Saturday June 10 for meet and greet

Create Austell sent the following information about their coming June 10 meeting: Next Saturday, June 10th, members from Create Austell will be holding its second meet and greet to socialize,…

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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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