Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Martin Luther King Jr. with hand extended while speaking

Cobb County January 9, 2022

Cobb County’s MLK celebration will be virtual due to COVID surge

In another event that moved to virtual because of the rapid rise of COVID-19 in Cobb County, the county’s government has decided to make the annual celebration of Martin Luther…

Labeled coronavirus image from the CDC; labeled with E Proteins, S proteins and M proteins

Health Care January 9, 2022

Public availability of COVID stats in Georgia choked off because of ELR problems. Just what is ELR?

For the past several days it hasn’t been possible to get complete and consistent reports on COVID in Georgia in general and in Cobb County in our specific case because…

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

Health Care January 9, 2022

COVID Mega-testing site opening in Cobb County’s Jim Miller Park

The Georgia Department of Public Health announced in a press release that two COVID-19 mega-testing sites have opened in metro Atlanta, including one in Cobb County’s Jim Miller Park. The…

Sports January 9, 2022

UPDATED: Town Center at Cobb hosts the Frozen 5k on February 19

UPDATE: The orginal date of the event was in January, but it has been postponed to February 19 Town Center at Cobb issued the following press release about the Frozen…

Brick Kennesaw government building with four tall wooden columns

Kennesaw January 9, 2022

Kennesaw annual book swap January 22

The City of Kennesaw issued the following press release about its annual Book Swap: Kennesaw, GA (January 7, 2022) — Kennesaw Parks & Recreation will host its annual Book Swap…

Text: Cobb County weather forecast Sunday January 9 Cloudy with a high likelihood of showers and thunderstorms. High temperature of around 57 degrees

Climate and Weather January 8, 2022

Cobb weather January 9: Showers, thunderstorms likely

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, Cobb County is likely to experience showers, then thunderstorms after 4 p.m. Cloudy with a high near 57 degrees. 7-day…

Marietta January 8, 2022

Early morning pedestrian fatality in Marietta

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, a pedestrian was killed while walking in the travel lanes of I-75 North at the…

The mouth of a ballot box with the text "Insert Ballot Here"

Voting Rights January 8, 2022

How democracy gets eroded – lessons from a Nixon expert

By Ken Hughes, University of Virginia [This story first appeared in The Conversation — used with permission] Now that a full year has passed since the Jan. 6, 2021, assault…

Health Care January 8, 2022

Georgia’s Board of Public Health to hold meeting virtually due to the COVID surge

Georgia’s Board of Public Health will hold its meeting virtually this Tuesday, due to the statewide surge in COVID-19. The Georgia Department of Public Health issued the following press release…

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