Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

A cartoon sphere with a face and icicles hanging signifying freezing weather

Weather November 10, 2025

Metro Atlanta freeze watch escalated to freeze warning as hard freeze expected Monday night

A hard freeze is expected across north and central Georgia, with temperatures dropping as low as 20 degrees Monday night into Tuesday morning. Residents are urged to protect sensitive plants…

Mableton November 9, 2025

Before you complain about today’s road maintenance, read about this 1911 auto adventure through Mableton and Austell

[This article is part of an ongoing project of resurrecting evergreen articles from the Cobb County Courier’s stacks, and expanding them with newly discovered information] By Larry Felton Johnson The…

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Weekend Quiz November 9, 2025

Quiz: How much do you know about the City of Marietta?

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

A row of narrow storefronts along Marietta Square, directly across from Glover Park

Marietta November 9, 2025

Support local business at Marietta Square Candlelight Shopping Event

The slogan “Support Local Business” has become popular over the last few decades as local businesses have been replaced first by mall chain stores and megastores, and then by online…

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Mableton November 9, 2025

Agenda for Monday’s Mableton City Council Work Session includes financial report, animal control ordinance

The Mableton City Council work session will be held this Monday, November 10, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Parkway, Austell, GA 30168.. To keep up…

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new business November 9, 2025

18 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, October 24

Here are the 31 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, November 7, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

History November 8, 2025

A grave robbery in Cobb County: 1879

[We occasionally update and republish our evergreen history articles. This article first appeared in the Courier in November 23, 2023 In the original version of the article we stated we…

Weekend Quiz November 8, 2025

Quiz: Name That Cobb High School Mascot!

Try your hand at matching the Cobb County high schools with their mascots! The Cobb County Courier has a daily quiz in our email newsletter. But here on the main…

Lane closures and road work November 8, 2025

Cobb DOT open house on Villa Rica Road proposals

The Cobb DOT will host a public open house about the proposed improvements at the intersection of Villa Rica and Irwin roads. The intersection is just west of Barrett Parkway….

Interstate 20 and 285 shields are overlaid on a drawing of an interstate highway interchange

Lane closures and road work November 8, 2025

GDOT releases updated schedule of lane closures for I-285 and I-20 in Cobb and Fulton counties

The Georgia Department of Transportation released the following updated schedule of lane closures for I-285 and I-20 for the I-285/I-20 West Interchange project beginning Monday November 10: Weather permitting, the…

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