Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Smyrna March 19, 2023

Keep Smyrna Beautiful’s Garden Tour returns on Saturday, May 6, 2023

If you’re looking for a Spring event when the freezing weather we’ve been having here in Cobb County has finally past, and you’re beginning to get the gardening urge, Keep…

Two Black men dressed as Union Civil War soldiers fire muskets

Kennesaw March 19, 2023

Kennesaw’s Southern Museum held an educational event for the closing days of 2023’s Black History Month celebration

By Evan Bursinger The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History offered an educational event for the Kennesaw area on February 25, to help teach people in the community…

forest wildfire blazing with upright trees silhouetting the background

Climate and Weather March 19, 2023

Hazardous weather alert issued for Cobb County: high danger of fire on Sunday, March 19

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook that warns of high fire danger in Cobb County and much of the rest of north Georgia on Sunday, March 19 due…

Climate and Weather March 19, 2023

Below-freezing temperatures in Cobb are expected to last through at least Tuesday morning; hazardous weather outlook issued

A freeze warning was issued for Cobb County and other parts of the region on Sunday, March 19, and the National Weather Service expects the freezing overnight temperatures to last…

Crime March 18, 2023

Austell man pleads guilty to aggravated child molestation and burglary; receives 20-year sentence

Malik Antonio Rollins, 29, Austell, entered a guilty plea Thursday to burglarizing two homes and molesting a young girl in one of them. Presiding Judge Robert E. Flournoy III, who…

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

Mableton, Opinion March 18, 2023

March Mableton Madness: The Big Dance of De-annexation

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College The biggest story in Cobb County this month is….the Kennesaw State University Owls making the March Madness tournament and nearly…

Climate and Weather March 18, 2023

Freeze warnings and watch for Cobb over the weekend: What is the difference between a watch and a warning?

A freeze warning was issued for Cobb County and other parts of the region by the National Weather Service for today until 11 a.m. and Sunday at 1 a.m. until…

Transportation March 17, 2023

Rolling southbound lane closures on I-285 overnight Sunday between Paces Ferry Road and I-20 in Cobb and Fulton counties

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will be installing multiple lane closures on Interstate 285 (I-285) in Cobb and Fulton counties this overnight Sunday. The closures are related to an…

Cobb County March 17, 2023

Road work And lane closure information for Cobb County posted by the Cobb DOT for the week of Saturday, March 18, To Friday, March 24, 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, March 18, to Friday, March…

Climate and Weather March 17, 2023

Hazardous weather outlook issued for Cobb County: possible scattered afternoon thunderstorms

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other north Georgia counties on Friday, March 17, 2023 due to possible scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. What…

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