Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Traffic incidents July 24, 2025

Austell toddler critically injured in driveway accident

By Mark Woolsey A GoFundMe has been started for a toddler badly injured in a July 17 accident in Austell. Iris Noelle was hurt when her mother was backing out…

Group photo of staff from The CFR & Cobb County Magistrate's Court (all the people in the photo are women)

Nonprofits July 24, 2025

Client Awards Night at The Center for Family Resources Highlights Accomplishments

PHOTO: Staff from The CFR & Cobb County Magistrate’s Court (courtesy of the Center for Family Resources) The Center for Family Resources submitted the following article: In early July, The…

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

Cobb County July 24, 2025

Cobb’s 2026 budget approved

By Mark Woolsey In a pair of divided votes, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night approved the 2026 fiscal year budget while also voting to keep the millage…

Health & Wellness July 23, 2025

Cobb & Douglas Public Health Offers $25,000 Grants to Support the 2023-2027 Community Health Improvement Plan

Cobb & Douglas Public Health distributed the following announcement about Community Health Improvement Plan Partnership Grants: Cobb & Douglas Public Health is accepting proposals for 2025-2026 Community Health Improvement Plan…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health & Wellness July 23, 2025

Walking with Purpose: A Georgia Local Celebrates 12 Years of the 2-Day Breast Cancer Walk

The Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer submitted the following announcement: This October, a wave of compassion will sweep across Cobb County as walkers lace up for the Georgia 2-Day Walk for…

Weather July 23, 2025

Scattered storms forecast for GA Wednesday, scorching heat returning Saturday

The National Weather Service is warning residents of north and central Georgia to prepare for isolated to scattered thunderstorms and dangerous heat indices through early next week. The National Weather…

Group shot of four South Cobb Lions at convention

Civic Organizations July 23, 2025

South Cobb Lions take a trip to the 107th Lions Club Convention

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following article, with tons of photos, about the trip by Cobb Lions to the Lions Club Convention: The 107th Annual Lions Club Convention…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Mableton July 22, 2025

Three juvenile suspects arrested in connection with Mableton shooting

The Cobb County Police Department arrested three juvenile suspects in connection with a shooting that occurred on Padgett Drive in Mableton. View Larger Map The public information from the department…

Elections July 22, 2025

Councilwoman Dami Oladapo announces bid for reelection to Mableton City Council, District 2

Councilwoman Dami Oladapo submitted the following press release announcing her bid for reelection to Mableton City Council, District 2: Mableton City Councilwoman Dami Oladapo today officially announces her campaign for…

Color graphic of a lake with a dock and a rowboat

Opinion & Editorial July 22, 2025

Instead of “Shark Week,” We Need To Worry About “Lake Week”

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Every year, we are treated to “Shark Week,” on the Discovery Channel, while other networks and channels cash in by…

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Festivals October 12, 2025

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