Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Climate and Weather May 9, 2022

Cobb County morning weather forecast: Monday May 9 2022

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Monday May 9, 2022, with a high near 76 degrees. 7-day forecast This forecast is centered on Dobbins…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Cobb County Public Library May 8, 2022

Professional genealogist Karen Molohon to lead hands-on workshop on the 1950 census

The Courier has run a few articles about the recently released 1950 individual census records. The Switzer Library branch of the Cobb Public Library will host a two-hour workshop with…

Business May 8, 2022

Cobb Executive Women hosts Chief Terri Blackmer for May 15 luncheon

The Cobb Chamber distributed the following press release announcing that Chief Terri Blackmer will be the featured speaker: ATLANTA (May 4, 2022) — Join the Cobb Chamber’s Cobb Executive Women…

Captured inside an exam room inside an ophthalmologist’s office during a patient examination, this photograph depicts an optometric instrument used by the eye care specialist when performing eye examinations. Known as a phoropter, this device contains an array of lenses that are used in combination when testing a patient’s eyesight.

Health Care May 8, 2022

New eye drops can help aging people see better – an optometrist explains how Vuity treats presbyopia

By Robert Bittner, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences When people get into their 40s and beyond, their close-up vision starts to worsen. For many people, cranking up the font size…

Transportation May 8, 2022

Road and lane closure information posted by the Cobb DOT for this week, May 7 to 13

The following list of alerts and road/lane closures is reprinted from the Cobb County Department of Transportation Weekly Travel Advisory for the week of May 7 – 13, 2022. All…

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2022 Elections May 8, 2022

The first-week total votes cast in Cobb County early voting, by poll site and party

The following is reprinted from the Cobb elections website and are the total ballots cast through Friday May 6 in the 2022 Primary and General Nonpartisan Election: Advance Voting for…

Cobb by the Numbers May 8, 2022

Austell, Georgia, in the 1950 census: how to get at and use the recently released individual census records

Here’s a guide to using the recently released 1950 individual census records for Austell, Georgia. These records are useful in both genealogy and historical research, in determining where individuals lived…

Climate and Weather May 8, 2022

Cobb County weather: Sunday May 8, 2022

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies in the morning here in Cobb County on Sunday May 8, 2022, gradually becoming sunny later in the day. The expected high…

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

From the Editor May 7, 2022

Please take the United Way/Cobb County survey on equal access and opportunity in the ad on this page

I don’t think I’ve ever directly encouraged readers to click on a specific ad on our page, but I’m going to make an exception for the survey created by Cobb…

What money can buy you May 7, 2022

Kohls and Walmart pay $5.5 million for alleged deceptive mislabeling of rayon as environmentally friendly bamboo

The U.S. Department of Justice announced in a press release that Kohls and Walmart have agreed to a $5.5 million dollar combined settlement for allegedly labeling rayon products as bamboo….

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