Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

The big "Atlanta Braves" sign at the entrance to Truist Park

Sports May 29, 2024

Atlanta Is Better Off With In-House Talent, Or A Homecoming, To Replace Acuña

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College When Ronald Acuña went down in a heap trying to get back to second base, perhaps the entire Southern region…

A map of the area of Lake Allatoona where the Northwest Water Reclamation Facility

Environment May 29, 2024

Cobb County reports wastewater spill into Lake Allatoona

Cobb County reported that a spill into Lake Allatoona occurred last week on Tuesday, May 21, and Wednesday, May 22. According to the county’s alert, “Cobb County Water System’s Northwest…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Mableton May 28, 2024

Home invasion robbery in Mableton Monday evening

Sgt. Eric Smith of the Cobb County Police Department distributed the following public information release about a home invasion robbery in Mableton: The Cobb County Police Department Major Crimes Unit…

Marietta May 28, 2024

Police identify suspect in hit-and-run injury of police officers: seek public help in finding him

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department issued this update on their search for the driver who sideswiped a police cruiser and left the scene with two officers injured:…

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Elections May 28, 2024

Cobb May primary results certified; turnout lower than in 2020

By Caleb Groves Cobb County’s 2024 May primaries reached 16.44% voter turnout, lower than in years past. This year’s voter turnout dropped since the last presidential race, in the 2020…

Mableton May 28, 2024

School’s Out for Adventures at South Cobb Regional Library

By Kelly Johnson Memorial Day traditionally marks the first day of summer—though the summer solstice is June 20th—and as the holiday had come and gone, it offered kids a long…

Cemeteries May 27, 2024

Revisiting an old article: Bandits and a comedian at Riverview Memorial Garden

On slow news days we’ve begun reviving some of our earliest articles, written when the site was called River Edges. We renamed ourselves to the Courier after noticing that there…

Grainy photo of alleged forger Horace C. Gray from a 1910 newspaper

Marietta May 27, 2024

Horace C. Gray: Criminal mastermind or harmless blowhard?

Yesterday we ran a Marietta history article based on a 1910 crime feature from the Atlanta Georgian. The Georgian was a newspaper published from 1906 to 1939. For most of…

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

Transportation May 27, 2024

Georgia gasoline prices drop a modest two cents

Relatively low crude oil prices left gasoline prices stable despite rising demand. According to the weekly report from AAA, gasoline prices in Georgia dropped two cents over the past week,…

Climate and Weather May 27, 2024

Line of storms, some strong to severe, headed toward Cobb from the north Monday

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia for Monday. A line of showers and thunderstorms is moving southward…

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