Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

a front page of an 1861 edition of the Marietta Advocate

History January 17, 2024

Civil War era Cobb County court clerk absconds with the cash

If we consider the backlog in the Cobb County clerk’s office now scandalous, imagine reader reaction to this brief story from the February 1, 1861, issue of the Marietta Advocate:…

Cobb County January 17, 2024

Kielbasa recall for possible bone fragments includes 7 Aldi stores in Cobb County

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recalled 133,039 pounds of ready-to-eat kielbasa products after the distributor reported possible contamination by bone fragments. The products were shipped nationwide and…

Climate and Weather January 17, 2024

Minus 5 degree wind chill possible in Cobb County as advisory continues until 10 a.m.

The Wind Chill Advisory for Cobb County and other Georgia counties remains in effect until 10 a.m. this morning, with minus 5 degrees F possible. What is in the statement?…

Henderson Road sign in article about Henderson Road park

Cobb County January 16, 2024

Accidentally car-free: an unexpected experiment from two years ago revisited

[As the readership of the Cobb County Courier continues to climb, we’re republishing earlier “evergreen” articles that we think might be of interest to our newer readers. This was originally…

Cobb County January 16, 2024

Photo gallery from previous “Accidentally car-free” articles

[As the readership of the Cobb County Courier continues to climb, we’re republishing earlier “evergreen” articles that we think might be of interest to our newer readers. This was originally…

Climate and Weather January 16, 2024

Wind chill advisory for Cobb County this evening until Wednesday morning

The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory for Cobb County and other nearby counties in effect from 5 p.m. this evening, Tuesday, January 16, to 10 a.m….

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

Climate and Weather January 15, 2024

Cobb government offices and courts closed Tuesday January 16 due to winter weather advisory

Cobb County government announced that county offices and courts will be closed tomorrow due to the winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service. Here is the text of…

Climate and Weather January 15, 2024

Winter Weather Advisory for Cobb County and other metro areas Tuesday morning

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for Cobb County and several other metro counties in effect from 4 a.m and noon tomorrow, Tuesday January 15, 2023. What…

Mableton January 15, 2024

Photos from the MLK Day of Service cleanup at the Concord Covered bridge

Barry Krebs provided the following and report and photos from the MLK Day of Service cleanup at the Concord Covered Bridge: Thank you to the volunteers from the Friends Of…

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

Transportation January 15, 2024

Georgia gasoline prices continue their modest but steady decline

Photo: Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier According to the weekly report from AAA, Georgia average gas prices continued their modest but steady downward trend. Cobb County prices remained close to the…

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