Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County November 16, 2021

UPDATED: Cobb’s COVID Declaration of Emergency and county building mask requirement to expire

UPDATE: Masks will still be required in county courthouses, which are under a judicial order. Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt issued the following public information release announcing the expiration…

Sports November 16, 2021

Registration open for the Noonday Shanty 5k/10k

The Town Center Community Alliance distributed the following press release about a new 5k and 10k race to take place on March 22, 2022 along Noonday Trail: November 15, 2021…

Criminal Justice System November 16, 2021

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Cobb Parkway South

A pedestrian was killed while standing in the center turn lane on Cobb Parkway South waiting to cross, and the driver failed to stop and render aid and fled the…

graphic of sunny sky with a few clouds and the text: Cobb weather November 16: Mostly sunny here in Cobb County, with a high near 71 and with wind from the southwest at 5 mph

Climate and Weather November 16, 2021

Cobb weather November 16: Mostly sunny, high near 71

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, we’ll have a mostly sunny day here in Cobb County, with a high near 71, and winds from the southwest…

Marietta November 15, 2021

Marietta to hold a meeting for Community Development Block Grant applicants

The City of Marietta posted the following notice announcing a meeting for nonprofits interested in applying for a grant from the city’s Community Development Block Grant funds for 2022: MARIETTA…

Powder Springs November 15, 2021

Powder Springs presents the inaugural “One Book — One City” campaign

The City of Powder Springs issued the following press release about their Saturday After Thanksgiving festival, which will include a book discussion this year: POWDER SPRINGS — Shop several local…

Donna Carter, Wellpath’s Southeast Regional Director of Mental Health Services

Criminal Justice System November 15, 2021

24/7 mental health services for detainees takes effect at Cobb Adult Detention Center

With a press conference and a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office officially kicked off its program of providing 24-hour mental health services for detainees at the Cobb County…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Criminal Justice System November 15, 2021

Guilty plea in murder of Khristopher Dixon

Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady announced in a public information release that a guilty plea was entered in the 2017 murder of Khristopher Dixon , 22, of Austell. Corey…

Economy November 15, 2021

The sharp jump in Georgia gasoline prices levels off

The steady rise in gasoline prices in Georgia seems to have reached a plateau, and the prices leveled off, remaining the same as this time last week. According to the…

Climate and Weather November 15, 2021

Cobb weather November 15: Sunny, high near 58

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, it will be a sunny day in Cobb County, with a high temperature of near 58 degrees. Wind will be…

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Kennesaw November 19, 2024

Kennesaw City Council approves emergency stormwater repair, revisits public comment policy

By Rebecca Gaunt Three weeks ago, a Kennesaw homeowner reported to city officials that sinkholes were forming in her yard around an exposed storm drain. The city’s inspection found that…

Economy November 19, 2024

Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters – a look at how insurance companies set rates and coverage

by Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Home insurance rates are rising in the United States, not only in Florida,…

Aging November 19, 2024

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