Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Education September 28, 2023

Kennesaw State professor receives $6 million grant to address health disparities in Puerto Rico

[This article by David Roberts first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] Kennesaw State University associate professor of psychology and associate director of the AMES Research Center,…

Acworth September 28, 2023

Man receives 20-year sentence for meth-fueled attack on Acworth police officer

A man who under the influence of methamphetamine attacked an Acworth police officer, knocking out one of her front teeth, has been convicted in Cobb Superior Court and received a…

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Mableton September 28, 2023

Mableton mayor issues statement on Georgia Municipal Association training retreat

Mableton Mayor Michael Owens released the following statement on the recent retreat for the city’s mayor and city council at the offices of the Georgia Municipal Association: City of Mableton…

Political Cartoon for September 27, 2023 by Clay Jones title page

Opinion September 27, 2023

Political Cartoon of the Day, September 27

By Clay Jones

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

Cobb County September 27, 2023

BOC considers amending noise ordinance; approves strategic plan

by Caleb Groves The Cobb County Board of Commissioners discussed amending the noise ordinances in Cobb during Tuesday’s work session. Lieutenant Pettitt of the Cobb County Police Department presented amendments…

William Root House, a two story wooden pre-Civil War house

Marietta September 27, 2023

Marietta’s Root House decorated in Victorian funeral style

The historic William Root House in Marietta will be decorated with furniture and accessories appropriate for a 19th century wake and funeral for the month of October. On October 13…

Front glass doorway of the Cobb County Civic Center

Cobb County September 27, 2023

Proceeds from Cobb Library’s popular book sale help purchase new materials

The Cobb County Public Library announced that its popular annual book sale will return to the Cobb Civic Center on October 13-15, 2023. The Cobb County Civic Center is at…

Map of the U.S. alongside a map of China

Opinion September 26, 2023

Are American Workers Unproductive? And How Do We Compare To China?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College When I was a teenager, the movie “Gung Ho” was released, which depicted the American manufacturing workers as lazy and…

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

Acworth September 26, 2023

Cyclist dead after being hit from behind by motorist on Cobb Parkway in Acworth yesterday

According to a public information release from Officer S.A. Barner of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP Unit) is investigating the death of a…

Cobb County September 26, 2023

New database at Cobb 911 alerts first responders to individuals with special needs

Logan’s List is a database linked to Cobb emergency services that identifies individuals with special needs, so that when police or other first responders arrive on a call they know…

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