Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Community Life July 28, 2025

Report with photos from the Pearson Middle School Back To School Book Bag Giveaway and Health Fair

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about the Pearson Middle School Back To School Book Bag Giveaway and Health Fair: Pearson Middle School hosted the…

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Fuel Cost July 28, 2025

Slight rise in Georgia gasoline price; EV charging rate remains steady

According to AAA’s weekly report, gasoline prices in Georgia rose slightly over the past seven days, reaching an average cost of $2.916 per gallon for regular unleaded. That represents an…

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Kennesaw State University July 27, 2025

Kennesaw State student and faculty use supercomputing to advance Alzheimer’s drug research

Johaan Kathilankal Jis and Chloe Yixin Xie (Photo credit: Matt Yung) [The following article by Raynard Churchwell was first published on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] At…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta July 27, 2025

Marietta History Center Rummage and Book Sale returns

The Marietta History Center posted the following announcement on the City of Marietta website (we’ve copied the announcement verbatim): The Marietta History Center is excited to announce the return of…

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New Business July 27, 2025

Here are the latest 51 new businesses licensed by Cobb County

Here are the 51 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, July 15, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

Weather July 27, 2025

Dangerous heat levels continue Sunday in north and central Georgia

North and central Georgia remain under a hazardous weather outlook, with dangerously high temperatures and the potential for isolated strong storms early in the week. The National Weather Service issued…

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Weekend Quiz July 27, 2025

Quiz: How much do you know about Cobb’s government and departments?

The Cobb County Courier has a daily quiz in our email newsletter. Here on the main website, it will be a weekend quiz, published Saturdays and Sundays. While the daily…

History July 26, 2025

A grave robbery in Cobb County: 1879

[We occasionally update and republish our evergreen history articles. This article first appeared in the Courier in November 23, 2023 In the original version of the article we stated we…

Weekend Quiz July 26, 2025

Quiz: How much do you know about notable people buried in Cobb County?

How much do you know about Cobb County cemeteries and the people buried there? We run daily quizzes in the Cobb County Courier newsletter, and recently decided to move the…

Weather July 26, 2025

Georgia’s heat wave continues; likely to worsen between Sunday and Tuesday

A heat wave bringing triple-digit heat indices and isolated thunderstorms is forecast for north and central Georgia, with the most intense conditions expected between Sunday and Tuesday. The National Weather…

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Georgia Bureau of Investigation September 16, 2025

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