Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Traffic incidents May 28, 2025

UPDATE: Kool and the Gang’s Michael “Chicago Mike” Sumler dies in collision on Veterans Memorial Highway at Buckner Road

As stated below, our usual policy is not to print the names of people involved in traffic accidents while the accidents are investigated, but it came to our attention that…

Possible flooding Georgia: Drawing of thunderclouds with lightning on a dark backdrop

Weather & Environment May 28, 2025

Once again, Georgia is under a hazardous weather outlook for storm activity

By Larry Felton Johnson It’s become a regular thing over the past few weeks. The National Weather Service has again issued a hazardous weather outlook for north and central Georgia,…

One had putting a coin in another hand, with the word "tax" and a percent sign above

Business & Economy May 28, 2025

Our recent tariffs are taxes collected by the U.S. government from American businesses

By Larry Felton Johnson I’m writing this short nuts-and-bolts article on what the recent U.S. tariffs are because of the confusion I’ve seen on social media about who pays for…

Crime & Public Safety May 27, 2025

Hit and run on I-285 results in one driver seriously injured

Officer Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County Police Department announced in a public information release that the department’s STEP Unit is investigating a serious injury hit-and-run collision that occurred on…

Government & Politics May 27, 2025

Marietta Fire Department promotions announced

Marietta Fire Chief Tim Milligan announced recent promotions in the Marietta Fire Department in an announcement on the city’s website: “These advancements are not only a reflection of individual dedication,…

Business & Economy May 27, 2025

Lockheed Martin and Danish Ministry of Defence Demonstrate F-35 Interoperability

According to a press release from the company, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and the Danish Ministry of Defence have completed a live F-35 interoperability demonstration, highlighting the aircraft’s role in…

Cobb Collaborative and friends at the ribbon-cutting for a Little Free Library installation

Community Life May 27, 2025

Cobb Collaborative Receives Little Free Library’s Award for Outstanding Achievement

Photos provided by Cobb Collaborative Cobb Collaborative submitted the following press release highlighting the second award the organization has received recently related to literacy and reading, this one from the…

Weather & Environment May 27, 2025

Scattered storms expected across north Georgia Tuesday

Scattered thunderstorms are forecast for north and central Georgia today and tonight, with some storms potentially reaching severe levels and bringing strong winds, hail, and heavy rain. The unsettled weather…

Singer Songwriter Joe South and his wife Jan Tant (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Mableton May 26, 2025

Joe South and his grave site on Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton

[This is a lightly edited repeat of an article we published in 2018 and republished last fall. Since our web traffic has increased substantially in the intervening years I thought…

History May 26, 2025

How Veterans Memorial Highway got its start

[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 We…

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Cemeteries September 22, 2025

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