Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Business June 13, 2022

Shari Martin named 2022 Woman of Distinction by Cobb Executive Women

The Cobb Chambers‘ Cobb Executive Women named Shari Martin, President & CEO of the Cobb Community Foundation, this year’s recipient of the Woman of Distinction Award. The Cobb Chamber issued…

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Cobb County June 13, 2022

Update on Truist Park to be presented to the Cobb Board of Commissioners at tomorrow’s meeting

At tomorrow morning’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners the commissioners will be given the annual update on Truist Park and The Battery. In an email to the…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

History June 13, 2022

Celebrate the Cultures of Cobb with the Marietta History Center Pop-in

The Marietta History Center will celebrate the Cultures of Cobb County with a Pop-in on June 18 from 10 a.m – 4 p.m. The details are in the following announcement…

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Health Care June 13, 2022

Long Wait for Justice: People in Jail Face Delays for Mental Health Care Before They Can Stand Trial

Andy Miller and Rebecca Grapevine, Georgia Health News June 10, 2022 [This article by Andy Miller and Rebecca Grapevine first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission] Beau Hampton’s…

Climate and Weather June 13, 2022

Cobb County weather: Monday June 13 plus extended forecast

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies here in Cobb County on Monday June 13, 2022 with temperatures in the mid-90s. The NWS has issued a hazardous weather outlook…

Climate and Weather June 13, 2022

Heat index in Cobb and other north Georgia counties expected to surge to between 100 and 105 degrees

The heat index in Cobb and other north Georgia counties is expected to soar to between 100 to 105 degrees today. If the forecast is borne out it will be…

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Economy June 13, 2022

Georgia gasoline prices surge 21 cents per gallon to average $4.48, Cobb County even higher

Georgia gasoline prices surged 21 cents per gallon over the past week, and with high summer demand combined with tight crude oil supply, there isn’t likely to be relief tor…

Mableton June 12, 2022

GBI issues statement on Saturday’s fatal shooting by Cobb police in Mableton

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued the following statement on Saturday’s fatal shooting by Cobb police officers in Mableton: GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Cobb CountyMableton, GA (June 12,…

Cobb County June 12, 2022

Dispose of hazardous household waste courtesy of Keep Cobb Beautiful

Keep Cobb Beautiful’s annual home hazardous waste collection event is next Saturday, June 18, 9 a.m. to noon at Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta. You can register…

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Climate January 14, 2025

Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort

by Patrick Megonigal, Smithsonian Institution, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025…

Education January 14, 2025

Georgia lawmakers set to debate school policies, from safety to 1985 school spending formula

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]January 13, 2025 Georgia’s school kids are heading back to school on Monday, and Georgia…

Immigration January 14, 2025

Mass deportations don’t keep out ‘bad genes’ − they use scientific racism to justify biased immigration policies

by Shoumita Dasgupta, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats of mass deportations loom on the post-2024 election horizon. Some supporters claim these will…

International January 14, 2025

Trump’s canal canard obscures a truth: Panama just wants to run its shipping passage without interference from China or the US

by Carla Martinez Machain, University at Buffalo; Michael A. Allen, Boise State University, and Michael E. Flynn, Kansas State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]…

Georgia January 14, 2025

Georgia lawmakers’ expected debates to include IVF protections, lawsuit limits in 2025 Legislature

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]January 13, 2025 New dome, who dis? Georgia lawmakers will return to the state Capitol…

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