Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Marietta November 12, 2021

City of Marietta and Catholic Charities to cohost home-buying workshop

The City of Marietta announced in a news release on the city website that it will co-host a home-buying seminar with Catholic Charities, one of the city’s Community Development Block…

Satellite being loaded onto a C-5M aircraft

Business November 12, 2021

Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy delivers advanced weather satellite in preparation for launch

Lockheed Martin announced in a press release that the next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-T arrived on Wednesday, November 10, at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to begin launch preparations. The…

roadwork equipment in article about lane closed SR 360

Business November 12, 2021

Marietta-based C.W. Matthews awarded $3.9 million resurfacing project in Carroll County

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced in a press release that Marietta-based C.W. Matthews was awarded a $3.9 million contract to resurface SR 166 from the Alabama border to a…

2021 Elections November 12, 2021

Cobb Elections posts advanced voting dates for City of Marietta Ward 5 runoff

The Cobb County Elections website has posted the dates and times for advanced voting in the runoff election for Marietta’s Ward 5 City Council seat. Incumbent Marietta Councilman Reginald Copeland…

Climate and Weather November 12, 2021

Cobb weather November 12: Sunny, high near 66, NW wind at 5 mph, possible hazardous frost Saturday

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, it should be sunny today in Cobb County, with a high temperature of around 66, and northwest wind at 5…

detail of Christmas tree with decorations

Holidays November 11, 2021

Kennesaw invites residents, businesses to decorate a tree for their Holiday Extravaganza

The City of Kennesaw distributed the following notice about a fun holiday event in Depot Park: Kennesaw, GA (November 10, 2021) — The City of Kennesaw invites area residents, families,…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County November 11, 2021

Cobb BOC approves social safety net funds from several federal programs

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, the commissioners approved the acceptance of federal funds from three sources for programs intended to help disadvantaged residents. The items…

Business November 11, 2021

CROFT announces hire of Karley Welch in its Interior Design Studio

Kennesaw-based CROFT & Associates sent the following press release announcing the hire of Karley Welch in its Interior Design Studio: KENNESAW, GA — October 25, 2021 — CROFT has announced…

A group of girls in Girls Inc t-shirts with the Georgia State University mascot Pounce the panther

Education November 11, 2021

Girls, Inc. to hold College Fair Saturday, November 13

Marietta-based Girls Inc. of Greater Atlanta has extended an invitation to parents and their daughters to a free College Fair event on Saturday, November 13 from 10 a.m. – 2…

Cobb weather November 11: mixed weather, partly sunny with chance of showers and possible thunderstorms after 5 p.m., high near 68 with wind at 5 to 10 mph and gusts of up to 20 mph

Climate and Weather November 11, 2021

Cobb weather November 11: Partly sunny, chance of showers, thunderstorms possible after 5 pm

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, Cobb County could experience a mix of weather today, including partly sunny skies, possible showers, and thunderstorms after 5 p.m….

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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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