Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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Mableton January 13, 2023

Significant damage from yesterday’s storm reported in Mableton

Significant storm damage was reported in South Cobb from yesterday’s storm. The damage was concentrated in an area within the limits of the recently incorporated City of Mableton, but with…

Weather January 13, 2023

Winter Weather Advisory issued for north Georgia including Cobb, Friday, January 13

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for counties in north Georgia including Cobb County due to the possibility of snow and ice, primarily at elevations exceeding 1,500…

Brick Kennesaw government building with four tall wooden columns

Dance January 12, 2023

Kennesaw’s “Out of this World” Dance Party: February 4, 2023

The City of Kennesaw issued the following press release about their “Out of the World” Dance Party: Kennesaw, GA (January 12, 2023) — Spend the evening with your big and…

Weather January 12, 2023

Hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County: line of severe storms headed our way; wind advisory issued; possible isolated tornados

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other north Georgia counties on Thursday, January 12 due to a line of severe storms headed our…

Two side-by-side photos. On the left, Okorie “OkCello” Johnson playing a cello with his eyes closed but facing upward and on the right Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GSO) Music Director and Conductor Timothy Verville directing the orchestra

Music January 11, 2023

Atlanta cellist-songwriter Okorie “OkCello” Johnson and GSO Music Director and Conductor Timothy Verville present their composition “Liminal: an Atlanta Concerto”

The Georgia Symphony Orchestra issued the following press release about their upcoming performance of “Liminal: an Atlanta Concerto” by Atlanta cellist-songwriter Okorie “OkCello” Johnson and Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GSO) Music…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta Police Department January 11, 2023

Motorcyclist seriously injured in early morning crash on I-75 near Delk Road

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a serious injury motorcycle crash…

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Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community January 10, 2023

One Good Deed A Day

By Brian Benefield [This article is the latest installment in the series Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community by Brian Benefield, previously called Second Helpings] How are everyone’s resolutions going so…

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

Cobb County Police Department January 9, 2023

Pedestrian fatality included in two serious accidents in Cobb County over the weekend

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, there were two serious accidents over the weekend that are being investigated by the…

image of coronavirus with "coronas" or crowns extending outward from a sphere

Health Care January 8, 2023

Preschoolers COVID rate for Cobb and statewide exceeds all other age groups in latest report; all school-aged categories are increasing

COVID cases are rising among all school-aged categories both in Cobb County and statewide, with preschoolers exceeding other age groups in both numbers and transmission rate. In Cobb County there…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

History January 8, 2023

Marietta History Center to host KSU’s “Georgia Journeys: Legacies of World War II”

The Marietta History Center will temporarily host a traveling exhibit from Kennesaw State University’s Museum of History and Holocaust Education entitled “Georgia Journeys: Legacies of World War II.” The exhibit…

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Cobb County January 31, 2025

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