Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta January 8, 2022

Marietta History Center announces Lemon Street Chronicles & MLK holiday celebration

The Marietta History Center (MHC) announced a free presentation of the Lemon Street Chronicles, an oral history of the Lemon Street primary and high schools. Those were the segregated schools…

Criminal Justice System January 8, 2022

Marietta Police Chief Dan Flynn retires after 15 years

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, Marietta Police Chief Dan Flynn will retire at the end of this month, after 15…

Text on sunny skies graphic: According to the National Weather Service, we'll have sunny skies in Cobb County Saturday, January 8, with a high near 49 degrees.

Climate and Weather January 7, 2022

Cobb weather January 8 UPDATED: Sunny skies

According to the National Weather Service, we’ll have sunny skies in Cobb County Saturday, January 8, with a high near 49 degrees. 7-day forecast The following is the NWS 7-day…

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 7, 2022

Cobb County to distribute more than 60,000 COVID self-test kits

A press release from Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt stated that the Cobb County Board of Commissioners is expected to approve the use of the remainder of the county’s…

Building with stucco finish and arched doorway housing the Cobb elections headquarters

2022 Elections January 7, 2022

SPLC announced lawsuit against new Georgia Congressional maps

The Southern Poverty Law Center announced its participation in a lawsuit against new congressional district maps, that, among other things, put the majority Black and Democratic Powder Springs and Austell…

Tin Foil Hattery January 7, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene sez all you Communists with yer fancy vaccines and science can take a leap

In the “why should I have brakes on my car when I haven’t wrecked it yet?” department, the veritable fountain of bad takes and wacky rant, Marjorie Taylor Greene, was…

Business January 7, 2022

Cobb Chamber announces the 2022 class of the Honorary Commanders Association

The Cobb Chamber issued the following press release announcing the 2022 class for the Honorary Commanders Association: ATLANTA (January 7, 2022) – The Honorary Commanders Association, a cooperative effort involving…

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

Health Care January 7, 2022

From delta to omicron, here’s how scientists know which coronavirus variants are circulating in the US

By Alexander Sundermann, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences and Lee Harrison, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission] The omicron variant quickly…

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

Health Care January 7, 2022

Morning COVID report for Cobb County: complete daily data for Georgia still not available

The complete updated data for COVID-19 in Cobb County are still not available. The Georgia Department of Public Health has suspended its updates of the COVID Daily Status Reports until…

collage of children holding books in front of little structure on posts that look sort of like birdhouses but contain books

Education January 7, 2022

Cobb Collaborative meets goal of 21 “Little Free Libraries” across Cobb County

The Cobb Collaborative issued the following press release announcing that they have met the goal of their “21 in 2021” initiative of expanding their number of “Little Free Libraries”: As…

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Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Marietta History Center announces Lemon Street Chronicles & MLK holiday celebration

Marietta Police Chief Dan Flynn retires after 15 years

Cobb weather January 8 UPDATED: Sunny skies

Cobb County to distribute more than 60,000 COVID self-test kits

SPLC announced lawsuit against new Georgia Congressional maps

Marjorie Taylor Greene sez all you Communists with yer fancy vaccines and science can take a leap

Cobb Chamber announces the 2022 class of the Honorary Commanders Association

From delta to omicron, here’s how scientists know which coronavirus variants are circulating in the US

Morning COVID report for Cobb County: complete daily data for Georgia still not available

Cobb Collaborative meets goal of 21 “Little Free Libraries” across Cobb County