Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Health Care March 10, 2023

Conagra Brands recalls 2,581,816 pounds of canned meat; Cobb and other Georgia counties were among the shipping destinations

Conagra Brands, Inc. is recalling approximately 2,581,816 pounds of canned meat and poultry products due to a packaging defect that may lead to contamination without any outward signs. The products…

Crime March 9, 2023

GBI issues statement on the Cobb County police shooting of a man during an I-75 traffic stop

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued its initial statement on the shooting of a man by a Cobb County officer during a traffic stop on I-75 near Delk Road Wednesday…

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Marietta March 9, 2023

Marietta Parks & Rec receives Tree City USA award for the 39th consecutive year

At Wednesday’s Marietta City Council meeting the council recognized the Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Department for receiving the Tree City USA award from the Georgia Forestry Commission for the 39th…

Brick Kennesaw government building with four tall wooden columns

Kennesaw March 9, 2023

Kennesaw announces headline acts for its 2023 Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival

The City of Kennesaw distributed the following press release announcing the headline acts at its popular Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival (Lightly edited to remove an obsolete date reference): Kennesaw,…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta March 9, 2023

Marietta will hold public review meeting for its use of the Community Development Block Grants

According to an announcement posted to the City of Marietta website, a public review meeting will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday March 24, 2023 at 268 Lawrence Street,…

Entertainment and Recreation March 9, 2023

The Battery Atlanta features a Drag Brunch, a Yoga Wellness Series, Jazz, and more in its March 2023 event lineup

The Battery Atlanta will feature a varied series of events in its March lineup. The schedule below is reprinted from a Battery Atlanta press release: Shamrock Shenanigans, Extravagant Drag Brunch…

Crime March 9, 2023

Cobb officer shoots man during traffic stop on I-75 near Delk Road

According to a public information release from Officer S.A. Barner of the Cobb County Police Department, a Cobb County police officer shot and injured a man during a traffic stop…

Food March 8, 2023

A Passion For Coffee At Café Clément

[This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] Coffee provokes a visceral feeling. I enjoy a cup or two almost every morning. Not only…

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Climate and Weather March 8, 2023

High fire danger alert issued for Cobb County and other parts of the region

The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement that warns of high fire danger in Cobb County and much of the rest of north Georgia in the afternoon and…

Crime March 7, 2023

Man sentenced to five years for computer-related enticement of a minor, child pornography charges

Terrance Deandre Stephens of Snellville pled guilty to one count of enticing a child for indecent purposes, one count of pandering to a minor, one count of furnishing obscene material…

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Missing Persons January 30, 2025

Mattie’s Call: Cobb police seek missing 87-year-old man

Photo of John Elmer Eaton, 87, courtesy of the Cobb County Police Department The Cobb County Police Department distributed the following appeal to the public: The Cobb County Police Department…

Science and Technology January 30, 2025

Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research

by Frederik Joelving, Retraction Watch; Cyril Labbé, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), and Guillaume Cabanac, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with…

Labor January 30, 2025

Philly Whole Foods store becomes first to unionize – a labor expert explains what’s next and how Trump could stall workers’ efforts

by Paul F. Clark, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Whole Foods workers at the Philadelphia flagship store in the city’s Art Museum area…

Science and Technology January 30, 2025

Problematic Paper Screener: Trawling for fraud in the scientific literature

by Guillaume Cabanac, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse; Cyril Labbé, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), and Frederik Joelving, Retraction Watch, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with…

Georgia January 30, 2025

Handful of rural Georgia Republicans join with Dems to give full Medicaid expansion another go

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 29, 2025 A handful of Senate Republicans from rural Georgia have signed onto…

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