Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Public Transit May 12, 2022

Cobb County signs on to I-285 transit funding MOU

Cobb County, along with DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties, signed an agreement called the I-285 Top End Express Lanes Transit Funding and Collaboration Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). For more details…

2022 Elections May 12, 2022

Election officials make their voices heard as battleground states debate voting laws

by Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 12, 2022 When Georgia legislators pushed through a restrictive voting bill during the 2021…

Climate and Weather May 12, 2022

Weather forecast for Cobb County, May 12, 2022

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Thursday May 12, 2022, with a high near 83 degrees 7-day forecast This forecast is centered on Dobbins…

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

Health Care May 11, 2022

COVID in Cobb County, May 11 2022

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting on the COVID numbers for the state weekly instead of daily. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday May…

Gay pride flag with multicolored horizontal stripes

LGBTQ May 11, 2022

Smyrna is Fabulous will sponsor Smyrna’s first National Pride Month event

Smyrna is Fabulous issued the following press release announcing its June 25 event in recognition of National Pride Month. Smyrna will have its 1st Pride event on June 25th in…

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2022 Elections May 11, 2022

Cobb County early voting total through Monday May 9 by voting location and party

The following is reprinted from the Cobb elections website and are the total ballots cast through Monday May 9 in the 2022 Primary and General Nonpartisan Election: Advance Voting for…

Interior of the Apple store in Cumberland Mall taken from outside the store

Labor movement May 11, 2022

Pandemic-fueled Apple union movement unlikely to spur a trend in right-to-work Georgia

By Ray Glier, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 11, 2022 Inside the Apple store at Cumberland Mall, business is brisk on a…

Cobb Police Chief Stuart VanHoozer and his family at the Cobb County BOC meeting

Cobb County May 11, 2022

It’s official: Stuart VanHoozer is the new Cobb County police chief

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the recommendation by Cobb County Manager Dr. Jackie McMorris that Deputy Chief Stuart VanHoozer take over as police chief effective immediately. VanHoozer…

Music May 11, 2022

Updated: Upcoming concerts at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre

Update: The May 22 concert with War and the Ohio Players has been postponed until August 21st. Anyone wishing refund can do so at their point of purchase. With the…

A shot of the East West Connector looking eastward from Austell Road, all the traffic seems to be headed westward

Transportation May 11, 2022

Electric car supplies are running out – and could drastically slow down the journey to net-zero

By Tom Stacey, Anglia Ruskin University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The road map to replacing old fashioned carbon emitting cars with electric vehicles is…

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