Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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Opinion February 15, 2025

Senator Warnock Seeks Lower Prescription Drug Costs, And Bipartisanship

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College “Of all of the injustices, health care inequality is perhaps the biggest,” said Georgia Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock at a…

A color drawing of a house, car, and tree partially submerged in a flood

Weather February 15, 2025

Another flood warning in effect for Sweetwater Creek near Austell until Saturday afternoon

A flood warning from the National Weather Service is in effect for Sweetwater Creek in Cobb and Douglas counties until Saturday afternoon, February 15. What is in the Flood warning…

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Weather February 15, 2025

Another round of heavy rain expected in metro Atlanta, north Georgia Saturday evening

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia. Another storm system will bring additional heavy rainfall to the…

Police Chief Scott Hamilton at the State of the Police address

Austell February 14, 2025

Chief Scott Hamilton issues statement about his resignation from the Austell Police Department

PHOTO: Chief Scott Hamilton speaks at State of the Police Department event Austell Police Chief Scott Hamilton issued the following statement about his resignation from the department: To: Whom It…

Weather February 14, 2025

Another storm system expected to hit Georgia Saturday PM

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia for Friday, February 14. Another wave of storms is headed…

Weather February 14, 2025

Flood warning for Sweetwater Creek near Austell continues through Saturday AM

The flood warning for the Sweetwater Creek area of Cobb and Douglas counties from the National Weather Service is extended into Saturday morning, February 15. The flood stage has already…

Environment February 13, 2025

Spill from the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility into the Chattahoochee

Cobb County released the following information about a spill into the Chattahoochee River from the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility in Mableton: Cobb County Water System’s South Cobb Water Reclamation…

Mableton February 13, 2025

Jason Gaines appointed as Mableton Development Authority chairman

At its regular meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, the Mableton City Council appointed Jason Gaines as chairman of the Mableton Development Authority. Gaines already served as chair of the…

Weather February 13, 2025

Flood warning in Cobb & Douglas counties as Sweetwater Creek begins to flood

A flood warning is in effect for Sweetwater Creek in Cobb and Douglas counties. There has already been minor flooding in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the…

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community February 12, 2025

A Love Letter to Marietta and GMDT

Photo: Team Disco Inferno [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] Several months ago, I received a text from Brittney Gray, the Marietta Welcome…

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