Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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Cobb County August 7, 2022

Cobb Chairwoman Cupid hosts Dobbins Air Reserve Base stakeholder’s meeting

Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid hosted the second annual stakeholders roundtable meeting to discuss Dobbins Air Reserve Base and exchange ideas on how to ensure its continued…

Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. Greek revival building with six large columns

Art August 7, 2022

Marietta Cobb Museum of Art presents “Art of the Cocktail”

The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art posted the following announcement to the City of Marietta website about their upcoming “Art of the Cocktail” fundraiser: MARIETTA – Marietta Cobb Museum of…

Climate and Weather August 7, 2022

Hazardous weather outlook issued for Cobb County and region Sunday August 7, 2022

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north Georgia on due to the likelihood of scattered thunderstorms on Sunday August 7….

Climate and Weather August 7, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast: Sunday August 7 2022

The National Weather Service forecasts likely showers and thunderstorms here in Cobb County, mainly after 3 p.m., on Sunday August 7. Otherwise it will be mostly sunny with a high…

Climate and Weather August 6, 2022

Cobb County weather: Sunday August 7

The National Weather Service forecasts a high chance of rain here in Cobb County on Sunday August 7, with a high near 88. We’re under a continuing hazardous weather outlook…

Dog and Cat in promo about $25 adoption deal in August

Pets and Pet Adoption August 6, 2022

Cobb animal shelter reopens, special adoption deal in progress

The Cobb County Animal Services Shelter announced in an email to the Courier that the shelter has reopened, and a special adoption deal is underway from now through August 25….

Sign in front of Cobb & Douglas Public Health on County Services Parkway in article about Cobb & Douglas Public Health hiring

Health Care August 6, 2022

Kiosk at Riverside Epicenter offers COVID PCR test 24 hours per day

Cobb County announced on its website that in partnership with the Georgia Department of Public Health, Cobb & Douglas Public Health is offering COVID-19 PCR testing at the Riverside Epicenter….

International August 6, 2022

The US is revisiting its trade relations with African countries: key issues on the table

By Kefa M. Otiso, Bowling Green State University and Francis Owusu, Iowa State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Last year, the US’s Biden administration…

Health Care August 6, 2022

Monkeypox is now a national public health emergency in the U.S. – an epidemiologist explains what this means

By Kathryn H. Jacobsen, University of Richmond [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After news broke that the U.S. declared monkeypox to be a public health…

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

Health Care August 6, 2022

COVID among Cobb’s school-aged children and adolescents for the 14-day period ending August 4

COVID among Cobb County’s school-aged children, adolescents, and undergraduate college-aged adults showed either decrease or small change over the past two weeks. The statewide numbers were very similar. The table…

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Education January 17, 2025

Cobb County School District to opt out of HB 581 homestead exemption

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District is the latest local entity to announce its intention to opt out of the homestead exemption created by Georgia House Bill 581….

Climate January 17, 2025

Insurance for natural disasters is failing homeowners − I don’t have the answers, but I do know the right questions to ask

by Jay Feinman, Rutgers University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The wildfires that have devastated large parts of Los Angeles County have drawn fresh attention…

National January 17, 2025

Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done

by Martha Coven, Princeton University and Bridget C.E. Dooling, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Office of Management and Budget sounds…

Education January 17, 2025

Cobb officials respond to Lindley Middle School shooting

By Rebecca Gaunt Several elected officials and community leaders have issued statements following Wednesday’s incident in which a student at Lindley Middle School in Mableton used a firearm on campus…

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Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Cobb Chairwoman Cupid hosts Dobbins Air Reserve Base stakeholder’s meeting

Marietta Cobb Museum of Art presents “Art of the Cocktail”

Hazardous weather outlook issued for Cobb County and region Sunday August 7, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast: Sunday August 7 2022

Cobb County weather: Sunday August 7

Cobb animal shelter reopens, special adoption deal in progress

Kiosk at Riverside Epicenter offers COVID PCR test 24 hours per day

The US is revisiting its trade relations with African countries: key issues on the table

Monkeypox is now a national public health emergency in the U.S. – an epidemiologist explains what this means

COVID among Cobb’s school-aged children and adolescents for the 14-day period ending August 4