Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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

Cobb County Public Library November 14, 2021

Blanket Circle at Cobb’s Kemp Library sews for Project Linus

The Cobb Public Library posted the following notice on their social media about the Blanket Circle at the Kemp Library: Enjoy sewing, crocheting, or knitting? Enjoy helping the community? Join…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Land Use and Zoning November 14, 2021

Board of Commissioners zoning meeting this Tuesday, November 16

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners will hold its monthly zoning meeting on Tuesday, November 16 at 9.a.m. There have been a lot of high-impact and controversial zoning cases coming…

Cobb by the Numbers November 14, 2021

County second-quarter employment numbers to be released Wednesday, November 17

The news release for the second quarter of the County Employment and Wages section of the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) will be released by the Bureau of…

sunny sky graphic with text reading The cold air mass will continue through Tuesday Sunny today High temperature near 57 Northwest wind at 5 to 10 mph with gusts of up to 15 mph

Climate and Weather November 14, 2021

Cobb weather November 14: Cold air mass to continue through Tuesday

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, overnight temperatures should remain in the 30s for the next few days in Cobb County. Today, Sunday, November 14, the…

Cobb County Public Library November 13, 2021

Sensory-friendly movie event: Beauty and the Beast at the Switzer Library

The Switzer Library will hold a sensory-friendly movie, craft, and singalong event on November 20. The featured movie is a 30th-anniversary showing of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. The event…

Brick Kennesaw government building with four tall wooden columns

Holidays November 13, 2021

Kennesaw Parks & Rec invites residents to decorate a wooden mug for the holidays

If you’re looking for a holiday activity of the arts & crafts variety, the City of Kennesaw issued the following press release about unique holiday fun from Kennesaw Parks &…

Marietta November 13, 2021

Marietta Parks and Recreation wins an Agency of the Year award

The City of Marietta’s Parks, Recrecreation, and Facilities Department won the Agency of the Year award for cities with a population of 50,001 to 80,000 from the Georgia Recreation and…

chart showing that staffing levels at nursing homes and assisted living facilities have not rebounded since the beginning of the pandemic

Health Care November 13, 2021

Nursing home and assisted living organization sounds alert about staffing shortages

Despite the widely publicized school tax exemption for seniors in Cobb County, and despite the number of Residential Senior Living ((RSL) projects that come before the Planning Commission and Board…

Small sign stating Department of Public Safety Parking only

Cobb Board of Commissioners November 13, 2021

Cobb’s emergency 911 operator shortage crisis spurs incentive pay

Faced with a critical shortage of employees in Cobb’s Department of Emergency Communications (E911), the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved retention incentives of $2,500 per employee at its Tuesday…

Freeze watch text on sunny sky image: Cobb County and much of N Georgia will be under a freeze watch from Saturday evening November 14 at 10 p.m. to Sunday morning.

Climate and Weather November 13, 2021

Freeze watch in effect Saturday evening November 13 to Sunday morning November 14 for Cobb County

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, Cobb County and much of north Georgia will be under a freeze watch from Saturday evening November 13 at 10…

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News Brief December 23, 2024

Report of active shooter at Cumberland Mall turns out to be unfounded

Police determine the incident was a fistfight By Mark Woolsey An active shooter report, which turned out to be unfounded, sent shoppers scrambling at Cumberland Mall Sunday night and led…

Politics December 23, 2024

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some…

Science and Technology December 23, 2024

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures

by Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the…

Economy December 23, 2024

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

by Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into…

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