Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

gasoline pump and an EV charging station with a car

Fuel Cost, Transportation & Development December 8, 2025

Georgia gasoline prices dropped over the past week

Georgia gasoline prices dropped a modest amout over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly report, gasoline prices in Georgia fell three cents, reaching an average cost of $2.79 per…

Davis Chapel Cemetery (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cemeteries, Community December 7, 2025

Davis Chapel Cemetery on Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton

[The Cobb County Courier is republishing some of our evergreen articles we published at a time when our readership was much lower than our current traffic. This article was originally…

House that drew the highest October sale price in the Wheeler High School attendance zone

Home sale prices, Real Estate December 7, 2025

October 2025 home sales in the Wheeler High attendance zone

These prices for October home sales in the Wheeler High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation of why we sort home sales…

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Community, Engagement December 7, 2025

How much do you know about Cobb’s government and departments?

The Cobb County Courier has a daily quiz in our free email newsletter (click on the previous link to check out yesterday’s newsletter. If you like what you see there’s…

A suburban street with houses obscured by fog

Weather & Environment December 7, 2025

Dense fog advisory for Georgia until 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 7

Hazardous travel conditions are expected across north and central Georgia tonight as dense fog blankets the region, prompting a Dense Fog Advisory through 10 AM. The National Weather Service issued…

News, Public Safety December 7, 2025

Two dead of gunshot wounds in Powder Springs homicide

By Mark Woolsey Powder Springs police say two people are dead after gunfire broke out Saturday afternoon. The department says officers were dispatched to an address on Yoshino Terrace at…

New business licenses article posted each week with an image of Three people gathered around a wall-board with various business and industry symbols including gears and charts

Business & Economy, Local Business December 7, 2025

Cobb new business listing for the week ending Friday, December 5, 2025

Here are the 45 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, December 5, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

Community, Engagement December 6, 2025

How much do you know about libraries in Cobb County?

How much do you know about Libraries in Cobb County? We run daily quizzes in the Cobb County Courier newsletter, and recently decided to move the Saturday and Sunday quizzes…

Image of home in the Hillgrove High attendance zone that brought the highest sale price in October of 2025

Home sale prices, Real Estate December 6, 2025

October 2025 home sales in the Hillgrove High attendance zone

These prices for October home sales in the Hillgrove High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. (For an explanation of why we use high school…

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Education, News December 6, 2025

Marietta city school board ranked tops in governance by Georgia School Boards Association

By Mark Woolsey The Marietta City Schools Board of Education is tops in the state, according to the Georgia School Boards Association, which ranked it as the number one school…

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Affordable Housing, Real Estate December 13, 2025

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