Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Health Care March 4, 2022

Mask requirement lifted for Cobb County courts

Cobb County issued the following announcement on its social media: The Cobb County court system has also lifted its mask requirement for entering court buildings. Mask wearing is optional as…

forest wildfire blazing with upright trees silhouetting the background

Climate and Weather March 3, 2022

Cobb weather March 4: Fire Danger Statement still in effect due to low humidity, dry conditions

According to the report from the National Weather Service, a Fire Danger Statement is still in effect for Cobb County and much of north and central Georgia due to low…

International March 3, 2022

3 reasons Belarus is helping Russia wage war against Ukraine

By Tatsiana Kulakevich, University of South Florida [first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Russia is attacking Ukraine, but Belarus, a neighboring country, is “the other aggressor in this…

Electron microscopic view of the SARS-Cov-2 virus shows the virus clustered and emerging from the surface of cells

Health Care March 3, 2022

Cobb COVID March 3

The numbers in this report were taken from the Georgia Department of Public Health COVID Daily Status Report, from the summary posted on the CDC County View data tracker, and…

Map of the intersection of Terrell Mill Road and Interstate 75

Transportation March 3, 2022

Terrell Mill Road will have more lane closures for bridge rehab this weekend

Terrell Mill Road will have more overnight lane closures near I-75 this weekend for a bridge rehab project that also includes five other bridges in Cobb, Dekalb and Fulton counties….

Transportation March 3, 2022

Rolling lane closures on Powder Springs Road over the weekend

There will be rolling lane closures on Powder Springs Road between Sandtown Road and Macland Road over the weekend of March 4 through early Monday morning. The scope and schedule…

An old 1860 photo of the interior of the U.S. Capitol

Opinion March 3, 2022

Bookman: ‘We the people’ are in dangerous territory

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [republished with permission]March 3, 2022 The state of our union is precarious. It is precarious not because of some outside threat – outside threats we…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Food March 3, 2022

Taste of East Cobb returns Saturday, May 7

Food festivals are always fun, and the organizers of the Taste of East Cobb announced that the popular annual event will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Taste of…

Map of Macland Road between New Macland Road and Charles Hardy Parkway in Cobb and Douglas counties

Transportation March 3, 2022

Road widening and sidewalk construction on Macland Road brings daytime lane closures in Cobb and Paulding

The continuing $88.2 million road widening and sidewalk project along Macland Road/SR 360 will bring another set of daytime lane closures in Cobb County. The scope of the work is…

Climate and Weather March 2, 2022

Cobb weather Thursday March 3: Fire danger continues, with possible season record highs for the weekend

According to the report from the National Weather Service, we’ll continue to have elevated conditions for fire Cobb County, probably through Friday as the relative humidity continues to hover at…

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Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Mask requirement lifted for Cobb County courts

Cobb weather March 4: Fire Danger Statement still in effect due to low humidity, dry conditions

3 reasons Belarus is helping Russia wage war against Ukraine

Cobb COVID March 3

Terrell Mill Road will have more lane closures for bridge rehab this weekend

Rolling lane closures on Powder Springs Road over the weekend

Bookman: ‘We the people’ are in dangerous territory

Taste of East Cobb returns Saturday, May 7

Road widening and sidewalk construction on Macland Road brings daytime lane closures in Cobb and Paulding

Cobb weather Thursday March 3: Fire danger continues, with possible season record highs for the weekend