Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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

Economy November 7, 2022

Bucking the national trend, Georgia gasoline prices continue to fall

Georgia gasoline prices fell another three cents per gallon on average over the past week, continuing the downward trend of the past few months here in the state. This runs…

Climate and Weather November 7, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast: Monday November 7

The National Weather Service forecasts partly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Monday November 7, 2022. The expected high is near 81. However, there is a dense fog advisory…

Climate and Weather November 7, 2022

Dense fog advisory in effect this morning, Monday Nov. 7, for Cobb and other counties in the region

The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory for Cobb County on Monday November 7 which will be in effect until 10 a.m. What is in the advisory? The…

Crime November 6, 2022

Self-described gang member sentenced to 15 years for shoot-out in Powder Springs

A man was sentenced to 15 years in prison, with 10 of those years to be served in custody, for a March 9 shootout in Powder Springs. Taviair Dye was…

Cobb weather January 21: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Climate and Weather November 6, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast: Sunday November 6, 2022

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Sunday November 6, 2022 with a high near 79 degrees. Overnight it will be partly cloudy with…

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2022 Elections November 5, 2022

1,046 Cobb County absentee ballots were never mailed

Cobb County issued the following statement this afternoon about an elections staff error that resulted in 1,046 absentee ballots that were not mailed to the voters who requested them: November…

Transportation November 5, 2022

Road work and lane closure information for Cobb County posted by the Cobb DOT for the week of Sat. Nov. 5 to Fri. Nov. 11

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, November 5 to Friday November…

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Health Care November 5, 2022

COVID in Cobb County and statewide: from the November 2, 2022 report

The Georgia Department of Public Health reports on the COVID numbers for the state weekly. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday November 2, 2022. The numbers in…

2022 Elections November 5, 2022

Conspiracy theorists urge voting as late as possible on Election Day to ‘stop the steal’

by Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]November 4, 2022 A close ally of Republican Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano has a…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta November 5, 2022

Theme for this month’s Marietta History Center Pop-In: The Big Chicken!

The theme for the Marietta History Center‘s November monthly Pop-In event is the feature that for decades has been the most recognizable symbol of Cobb County and Marietta: the Big…

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Immigration January 22, 2025

Trump executive order attacks long-standing American principle of birthright citizenship

by Carol Nackenoff, Swarthmore College and Julie Novkov, University at Albany, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] One of President Donald…