Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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Climate and Weather March 27, 2022

Cobb County Red Flag Warning extended through Sunday

The Red Flag Warning, for Cobb County and much of the rest of north and central Georgia, from the National Weather Service, warning of high danger of fire breaking out…

Campbell High students hold signs protesting racism

Education March 27, 2022

Campbell High students silently protest Board of Education, call for tighter discipline against racist incidents

By Arielle Robinson A multiracial group of mostly Campbell High School students nearly filled the room at the Cobb County Board of Education’s evening session Thursday in a silent protest…

NOAA satellite map of US east coast March 26

Climate and Weather March 26, 2022

Cobb County weather March 27

According to the report from the National Weather Service, it will be Sunny in Cobb County on Sunday March 27, with a high near 60 degrees. 7-day forecast The following…

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Health Care March 26, 2022

COVID in Cobb County March 25: CDC now designates Cobb transmission rate as low

Cobb County’s rate of COVID has now fallen from “moderate” community transmission rate to “low” by the guidelines set by the CDC. The CDC gives the following recommendations for the…

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Climate and Weather March 26, 2022

Red Flag Warning in Cobb County: high fire danger due to high wind and low humidity noon until 8 p.m. Saturday

The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for Cobb County and much of the rest of north Georgia from noon until 8 p.m. on Saturday March 26. What…

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Criminal Justice System March 26, 2022

Man given life without parole for machete murder of man in front of children

According to a public information release from Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady Jr., Rendell Russell was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus 10 years by…

Guest Opinion March 26, 2022

Lacey Act amendments could cause thousands of atypical pets to be euthanized

Tullan Avard, a resident of the Bells Ferry Road area who is active in parrot rescue efforts, submitted the following guest opinion urging residents to call their representatives to oppose…

Criminal Justice System March 25, 2022

Man sentenced to life without parole for Cobb Parkway robbery

Cobb Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill sentenced a man to life without possibility of parole for a 2019 armed robbery in which three employees were held prisoner in a closet…

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

Criminal Justice System March 25, 2022

Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run on Dallas Acworth Highway

A 36-year-old College Park man was arrested in the March 23 fatal hit-and-run on Dallas Acworth Highway that took the life of a 59-year-old Acworth man. According to a public…

Climate and Weather March 25, 2022

6 wildfire terms to understand, from red flag warning to 100% containment

By David Godwin, University of Florida [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Wildfires fueled by dry, windy conditions have destroyed dozens of homes in Texas and…

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Immigration March 19, 2025

Beatings, overcrowding and food deprivation: US deportees face distressing human rights conditions in El Salvador’s mega-prison

by Mneesha Gellman, Emerson College and Sarah C. Bishop, Baruch College, CUNY, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] El Salvador President Nayib Bukele framed his offer…

Health Care March 19, 2025

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