Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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Kennesaw January 20, 2022

Trains! Trains! Trains! in Kennesaw

If you’re a train and railroad enthusiast, either for model trains or the full-sized ones, Kennesaw’s Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History has an event for you! The…

Chairman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, Michael Boyce in article about cobb budget town halls (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County January 20, 2022

County posts update on former BOC Chairman Boyce’s condition

The Cobb County government website posted the following update Wednesday to former BOC Chairman Michael Boyce‘s condition after his strokes and hospitalization: Former Chairman Mike Boyce continues to recover from…

Michael Owens outside facing camera wearing suit

2022 Elections January 20, 2022

Michael Owens lines up endorsements for Secretary of State race

Dr. Michael Owens, Democratic candidate for Georgia Secretary of State, announced an impressive array of endorsements, including that of former Governor Roy Barnes. Owens, a cybersecurity expert and resident of…

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Transportation January 20, 2022

Powder Springs Road (SR 360) lane closures

Georgia Department of Transportation contractors will install lane closures on Powder Springs Road (SR 360) in Cobb County again this weekend, starting Friday, January 21, for their ongoing resurfacing project….

Transportation January 20, 2022

Weekend lane closures I-20 in Cobb

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced that I-20 in Cobb County will have further overnight lane closures each night this weekend, from Friday night, January 21, through 6 a.m….

Text: Cobb County weather forecast Thursday January 20, 2022 Rainy and cool, with the temperature dropping to around 40 by 5 p.m.

Climate and Weather January 19, 2022

Cobb weather January 20: rainy and cool

According to the report from the National Weather Service, it will be rainy in Cobb County on Thursday, with temperatures dropping to around 40. 7-day forecast The following is the…

Transportation January 19, 2022

Daytime lane closures to continue this Saturday on SR 360/Powder Springs Road

The long-running road-widening on SR 360/Powder Spring Road will result in more daytime lane closures this Saturday, January 22. A press release from the Georgia Department of Transportation describes the…

photo of a lab technician wearing a mask working with glass vials

Health Care January 19, 2022

The omicron variant is deepening severe staffing shortages in medical laboratories across the US

By Rodney E. Rohde, Texas State University [first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Medical laboratory professionals form the backbone of health care and the public health system. They…

image of coronavirus with "coronas" or crowns extending outward from a sphere

Health Care January 19, 2022

With the Omicron COVID-19 variant circulating through Cobb County, what are best practices for masking?

Cobb County has reinstituted its mask mandate for Cobb government buildings as the highly transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads through the community. The Cobb courts have their own protocols…

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