Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Music November 3, 2021

GSO to host free military appreciation concert on Marietta Square

The Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra sent the following announcement about their free military appreciation concert on Marietta Square: (Marietta, Ga. Nov. 2, 2021) In honor of our nation’s veterans and…

Malcolm Lewis along with Sharon Mason and Ollie Clemons

South Cobb November 3, 2021

South Cobb Area Council chooses Malcolm Lewis and Robin Meyer for Citizen of the year for Austell and Mableton

The South Cobb Area Council of the Cobb Chamber announced that Rev. Malcolm Lewis was awarded Citizen of the Year for Austell, and Robin Meyer was awarded Citizen of the…

Cobb County Police Department November 3, 2021

GBI investigates Cobb police non-fatal shooting of child trafficking suspect in Smyrna

At the request of the Cobb County Police Department, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the non-fatal shooting of a child-trafficking suspect by a Cobb officer at a Red…

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

2021 Elections November 3, 2021

In unofficial count, Cobb Ed-SPLOST wins in every Cobb voting precinct

In an unofficial count of the Ed-SPLOST election results, the Education Special Local Option Sales Tax (Ed-SPLOST) won with a resounding 72.09 percent of the vote. That number might change…

Cobb weather November 3 graphic with grey sky and cluster of clouds: 58 degree high

Climate and Weather November 3, 2021

Cobb County weather forecast: November 3

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, it will be mostly cloudy in Cobb County today, with a high near 58. Winds from the north at around…

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Business November 2, 2021

Home Depot Third Quarter conference call to be November 16

Cobb County-headquartered international home improvement retail giant The Home Depot announced today that it will hold its Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, November 16, at 9 a.m. ET….

Old drawing of obsolete writing implements

Cobb County Public Library November 2, 2021

Aspiring novelists: A NaNoWriMo Meetup will be held November 9 at East Cobb Library

NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is a yearly event where writers worldwide try to hammer out the minimum 50,000 word draft of a novel during the month of November. One…

2021 Elections November 2, 2021

Judge Harris orders 8 Cobb County voting precincts to remain open past 7 p.m.

Cobb Superior Court Judge Ann B. Harris ordered that eight voting precincts stay open past 7 p.m. this evening for the Cobb 2021 municipal and Ed-SPLOST elections. To read the…

The sign in front of the Smyrna Police Department

Smyrna Police Department November 2, 2021

Smyrna to raise police officer pay

The City of Smyrna announced in a public information release that they will raise police officer starting pay and address the issue of “pay compression” in Police Administration. Pay compression…

Image with sun and a few clouds. Text stating Patchy fog until 9 a.m. then mostly sunny, high near 64, northwest winds 5 to 10 miles per hour

Climate and Weather November 2, 2021

Cobb Weather: Patchy fog before 9 a.m. then mostly sunny

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, we’ll have patchy fog in Cobb County until around 9 a.m., but otherwise mostly sunny skies. The high is expected…

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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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