Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

The exterior of Smyrna City Hall, a red brick building with four large columns

Smyrna July 19, 2022

Smyrna approves feasibility study for nature center, increase in budget for Downtown and South Cobb overhauls, plus more

By Arielle Robinson Every Smyrna City Council seat was filled Monday evening as the mayor and council welcomed the new Ward 2 city council member, Latonia P. Hines. All seven…

Climate and Weather July 19, 2022

Hazardous weather outlook issued for Cobb County due to possibility of strong, isolated thunderstorms

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north Georgia on Tuesday July 19 due to the possibility of strong thunderstorms that…

Climate and Weather July 19, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast for Tuesday July 19

The National Weather Service forecasts likely thunderstorms after 5 p.m. here in Cobb County on Tuesday July 19, 2022, with a high near 87. Extended forecast This forecast is centered…

Kennesaw July 18, 2022

Rare opportunity to step aboard the General, the historic Civil War locomotive, at Southern Museum

The City of Kennesaw issued the following press release about an opportunity for visitors to the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History to step into the General, the…

Georgia’s coming fetal personhood law will likely have unpredictable legal ramifications. Photo: Abortion protest in Atlanta May 14, 2022. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

Georgia July 18, 2022

If Georgia’s strict anti-abortion law takes effect, uneven prosecutions could follow

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]July 18, 2022 With Roe vs. Wade a thing of the past and Georgia expected…

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2022 Elections July 18, 2022

More young voters could come out to vote in November, sparked by abortion and other hot political issues

By Abby Kiesa, Tufts University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion has far-reaching personal…

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

Land Use and Zoning July 18, 2022

Cobb BOC Zoning Hearing to be held tomorrow, July 19

The July Cobb County Board of Commissioners Zoning Hearing will be held tomorrow, Tuesday July 19 at 9 a.m. 100 Cherokee St., Building A, 2nd Floor BOC Room, Marietta, GA…

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Crime July 18, 2022

Cherokee County man already in Cobb County jail additionally charged with aggravated child molestation

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that a 29-year-old Cherokee County man who was already in custody at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center on separate charges has been charged…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta July 18, 2022

Marietta History Center and Cobb Landmarks partner on program to place markers on homes in Marietta’s historic Black neighborhoods

The following notice was posted to the City of Marietta website about a program to present markers to homes in Marietta’s historic Black neighborhoods: The Marietta History Center’s Diverse Cobb…

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 Care July 18, 2022

Abortion funds may not be able to keep up with rising demands, as more people travel out of state for the procedure

By Gretchen E. Ely, University of Tennessee [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Abortion providers in places like Pennsylvania and California are seeing an uptick in…

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