Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Business February 12, 2023

Cobb Chamber to host GA Tech President Dr. Angel Cabrera at tomorrow’s February Marquee Monding event

The Cobb Chamber will host President Dr. Ángel Cabrera of the Georgia Institute of Technology for a fireside chat tomorrow, Monday, Feb. 13 at the Coca-Cola Roxy. The Roxy is…

Transportation February 10, 2023

Road Work And Lane Closure Information For Cobb County Posted By The Cobb DOT For The Week Of Saturday, February 11 To Friday, February 17, 2023

The following list of alerts and road/lane closures is reprinted from the Cobb County Department of Transportation Weekly Travel Advisory for the week of Saturday, February 11, to Friday, February…

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

Mableton February 10, 2023

Lisa Cupid, Monique Sheffield to host town hall about the City of Mableton and the county’s role

Cobb Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid and BOC District 4 Commissioner Monique Sheffield will host a town hall meeting to discuss the City of Mableton, from 7 – 8:30…

Opinion February 9, 2023

Cobb SCLC sends letter to Cobb legislative delegation regarding Mableton de-annexation attempt

Cobb SCLC sent the following letter to the Cobb County legislative delegation last month: ================================================================ Cobb Legislative Delegation January 4, 2023 Dear Esteemed Members of the Cobb Legislative Delegation to…

Mableton February 8, 2023

Charles Ford withdraws from Mableton mayoral race

Cobb County distributed the following public information release this afternoon: Cobb Elections Director Janine Eveler says a candidate who qualified for the Mableton municipal election has withdrawn from the race, and his name…

The interior of a brewing company bar with a row of chairs at a long table and pale wooden cieling

Austell February 8, 2023

Frog Rock Brewing Company coming to downtown Austell this year

Cincinnati Junction, a redevelopment project of a historic row of buildings in downtown Austell along the rail tracks, distributed the following press release announcing an upcoming microbrewery: AUSTELL, GA, Feb…

Recreation February 8, 2023

Registration now open for the YMCA of Metro Atlanta day camp sessions

The YMCA of Metro Atlanta is now offering summer day camp sessions at its 18 locations in the metro area, including the following three Cobb County locations: McCleskey-East Cobb Family…

Crime February 8, 2023

Former Osborne High teacher sentenced for sex with 17-year-old student

Zachary Warren White, entered a guilty plea to one count of “inappropriate sexual contact by an employee or agent in the first degree” after being arrested for engaging in sexual…

Mableton February 8, 2023

Mableton Improvement Coalition’s Taste of Mableton returns April 15, 2023

The Mableton Improvement Coalition will host its second annual Taste of Mableton event on April 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature a parade, live performances,…

The six city council members, Mayor, city clerk, and city attorney for Austell, all seated at the desk in council chambers

Austell February 7, 2023

Austell City Council approves new body cameras and car cameras for police department

At its February meeting Monday evening the Austell City Council approved new body cameras and in-car cameras requested by Chief Scott Hamilton and also made Axon the sole source for…

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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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