Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Split graphic: grey skies to the left, mostly sunny to the right. Text: Cobb weather November 22 30 percent chance of rain before 9 a.m. Followed by mostly sunny skies High of around 57 Wind increasing during the day to 10 to 15 mph

Climate and Weather November 22, 2021

Cobb weather November 22: possible morning rain, mostly sunny later

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, there is a 30 percent chance of showers before 9 a.m. in Cobb County followed by a mostly sunny day….

Marietta November 21, 2021

Marietta to hold a preconstruction community meeting on big water main replacement project

Marietta Water will begin a major water main replacement in January of 2022, and is holding a meeting with the community to inform the public about the project, road closures,…

Cobb by the Numbers November 21, 2021

How has the number of people identifying as ‘white alone’ changed in Cobb County?

This is one of a series of short observations taken from the 2020 census. Since I’m making observations on the meaning of these numbers, these articles fall somewhere between hard…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

East Cobb November 21, 2021

Avenue East Cobb announces holiday events: from Menorah lighting to pet photos with Santa

North American Properties announced a series of holiday events at Avenue East Cobb, starting with a Menorah lighting on November 30, and capping off the season with pet photos with…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb Board of Commissioners November 21, 2021

Cobb County opts into the national opioid settlement with drug companies

In a 4-1 vote, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners voted to accept funds from the settlement reached with pharmaceutical companies Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson about…

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From the Editor November 21, 2021

We are not out of the woods on COVID-19 in Cobb County

Yesterday I reported that Cobb County had a spike in COVID-19 cases among 0-4-year-olds and 5-17-year-olds and a consequent rise in the COVID-19 case rate per 100,000 of population. The…

Cloudy skies graphic: mostly cloudy, high near 61, wind from the east at 5 miles per hour becoming a south wind later in the day

Climate and Weather November 21, 2021

Cobb weather November 21: Mostly cloudy

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, there will be mostly cloudy skies today in Cobb County with a high near 61, with wind from the east…

Row of buidlings in downtown Powder Springs

Holidays November 20, 2021

Powder Springs Small Business Saturday November 27

Powder Spings will hold its annual Small Business Saturday on November 27. Read the details in the city’s press release reprinted below: POWDER SPRINGS — Shop several local stores and…

coronavirus image -- a white sphere with red corona spikes emanating outward

Health Care November 20, 2021

Cobb’s COVID rate shows an uptick among school-aged residents

After a nearly unbroken drop in COVID cases among Cobb County’s school-aged population, the cases rate showed an increase in both the 0-4 preschool age group and the public-school aged…

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Business November 20, 2021

Home Depot announces Q3 earnings, $1.65 dividend

According to a press release issued Tuesday, Cobb County-headquartered international home improvement retail giant The Home Depot reported sales of $36.8 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2021, an increase of $3.3 billion,…

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