Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Weather February 28, 2023

Flood Safety Preparedness Week begins March 6

The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency and the National Weather Service distributed the following press release announcing March 6 to 10 as Flood Safety Preparedness Week: (ATLANTA) –…

Business February 28, 2023

Cobb Chamber announces 2023 schedule for its Business After Hours networking events

The Cobb Chamber announced six Business After Hours networking events for the coming year. The announcement describes the events as follows: “Business After Hours is a networking event series that gives…

Business February 28, 2023

Cobb Executive Women seeks nominations for 2023 Woman of Distinction Award

The Cobb Chamber announced in a press release that its Cobb Executive Women is inviting nominations for the 2023 Woman of Distinction Award. The award will be presented by S.A….

Crime February 28, 2023

First offender status revoked for 2013 Cobb robbery after parolee goes on multi-state crime spree; new sentence of 20 years handed down

Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr. announced in a public information release that William Antonio Ellis has been re-sentenced in Cobb Superior Court to 20 years in prison,…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta February 28, 2023

Marietta to hold free document shredding day

The City of Marietta, Marietta Parks & Recreation, and Keep Marietta Beautiful are hosting a free document shredding event at Elizabeth Porter Park in Marietta, Georgia from 9 a.m. to…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta Police Department February 28, 2023

Marietta police launch new cadet program for 14 to 20-year-olds interested in law enforcement career

The Marietta Police Department invites 14 to 20-year-olds who are interested in law enforcement to a program launch meeting on March 2, 2023, to discuss the department’s new public safety…

Crime February 28, 2023

Alabama man arrested for Marietta bomb threat

A 37-year-old Alabama man was arrested in connection with a device left in a pickup truck in Marietta in the area near the East Gate shopping plaza on Lower Roswell…

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

Economy February 27, 2023

Georgia gasoline prices decline 7 cents on average over the past week

Georgia drivers experienced another significant decrease in gas prices this week. The average cost of regular unleaded gasoline is now $3.15 per gallon, a drop of 7 cents from last…

Logos for wind advisory and Cobb County Courier over shot of windblown trees and river

Weather February 27, 2023

Wind advisory for Cobb and other counties in region begins a 10 a.m. this morning: Monday Feb 27

The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for Cobb County and other north Georgia counties for Monday, February 27. The advisory begins at 10 a.m. and lasts until 7…

Headlights of two approaching cars through thick fog

Weather February 27, 2023

Patchy dense fog expected in Cobb County Monday, Feb 27; lifting by 7 a.m.

The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement for Cobb County and other north Georgia counties on Monday February 27 due to patchy morning fog. The fog is expected…

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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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