Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Climate and Weather January 14, 2022

National Weather Service warns of snow, black ice in Cobb Cobb for Saturday night and Sunday

National Weather Service issued a special weather statement for Cobb County and much of north Georgia warning of hazardous road conditions due to black ice and a mixture of snow…

Climate and Weather January 13, 2022

Possible wintry weather approaching Cobb for the weekend

We might have a wintry mix of snow and ice for the weekend, but overnight Thursday it will just be cloudy and cold. According to the report from the National…

Martin Luther King Jr. with hand extended while speaking

Holidays January 13, 2022

Cobb County MLK Day celebration; county offices closed Monday

Cobb County government will be celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. virtually this year, and the county issued the following announcement in their newsletter: Celebrate the life…

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

Health Care January 13, 2022

Cobb DOT’s winter weather preparations delay distribution of COVID tests

The possibility of snow and ice Sunday has delayed the distribution plan for the 60,480 COVID rapid self-test kits the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved last Tuesday. According to…

Second Helpings January 13, 2022

Food Tours While Traveling or in Your Own Backyard

By Brian Benefield Food is a universal language that everyone understands. Regardless of where you were hatched in this world, coming together with friends and family around a table to…

Justice January 13, 2022

How the Vietnam War pushed MLK to embrace global justice, not only civil rights at home

By Anthony Siracusa, University of Colorado Boulder [This article first appeared in The Conversation. Used with permission] On July 2, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. stood behind President Lyndon Baines…

Business January 13, 2022

Marietta firm C.W. Matthews picks up two of the latest round of GDOT contracts

The Georgia Department of Transportation awarded about $45 million in construction contracts in their latest round, and Marietta firm C.W. Matthews won the low bid on two of those contracts….

Climate and Weather January 12, 2022

Cobb weather January 13 (UPDATED): Mostly sunny today, chance of snow this weekend

According to the report from the National Weather Service, it will be partly sunny in Cobb County Thursday January 13, with a high near 56 degrees. 7-day forecast The following…

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Health Care January 12, 2022

COVID Report for January 12: slight drop in 14-day case rate in Cobb County

There was a slight drop in the 14-day case rate per 100,000 of the population here in Cobb County in today’s report. Our rate is 2079, down from 2,145 cases…

Marietta January 12, 2022

Lang Heidt appointed to the board of the Marietta Housing Authority

Marietta Mayor Steve Tumlin appointed Lang Heidt to the six-member Board of Commissioners of the Marietta Housing Authority. Heidt’s term will expire on May 29, 2025. The news release about…

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National February 6, 2025

Trump’s opening tariff salvo will hurt US consumers − following through on Canada, Mexico threats will increase the price pain

by Jason Reed, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If U.S. voters reelected Donald Trump hoping for relief from higher prices, his…

Immigration February 6, 2025

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