Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Cobb weather January 2 The National Weather Service continues to warn of hazardous weather conditions as thunderstorms continue through Cobb and much of North Georgia. Much colder weather starting Sunday overnight

Climate and Weather January 1, 2022

Cobb weather January 2: Hazardous weather outlook continues

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, Cobb County could experience hazardous weather as thunderstorms are expected to continue through Sunday, January 2. We are also expected…

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

Environment January 1, 2022

Drop your Christmas Tree off for recycling in Cobb County until January 8

This is just a reminder that there is a one-week window left for doing the environmentally correct thing. Bring your used Christmas tree to one of the locations listed below….

Health Care January 1, 2022

They Were the Pandemic’s Perfect Victims

by Duaa Eldeib, Propublica [This story was originally published by ProPublica] ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this…

an electron microscope view of the virus that caused COVID. a circular area dotted with round spots

Health Care January 1, 2022

Morning COVID update for Cobb County: New Years Day

Here’s our update report on COVID in Georgia and in Cobb County for New Years Day. The CDC County View Data Tracker, which gives possibly the most succinct and user-friendly…

Tin Foil Hattery January 1, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene seems to consider Florida a separate country

Move over Duchy of Grand Fenwick! The “FREE Republican state of FLA” has been declared. Using the terminology usually reserved in modern times for sovereign nations, Marjorie Taylor Greene declared…

Climate and Weather January 1, 2022

New Years Day: Flood danger continues for Cobb County in Austell and Powder Springs

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, the hazardous weather outlook continues for Cobb County, with thunderstorms, flooding, and high wind gusts possible beginning this evening and…

Tin Foil Hattery December 31, 2021

Marjorie Taylor Greene predicts animosity toward “certain identities of Americans”

Fresh on the heels of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s endorsement of the destruction of the U.S. and of denying voting rights to Californians and New Yorkers who move to other states,…

Health Care December 31, 2021

Cobb 5-17 year olds reach staggering COVID case rate of 1,384 per 100,000

The latest School-Aged COVID-19 Surveillance Report from the Georgia Department of Public Health showed an alarming increase in the case rate among residents of the public school age range of…

Independence Day fireworks in New Year article

Holidays December 31, 2021

Kennesaw Police Department posts summary of Cobb’s fireworks ordinance

The Kennesaw Police Department posted a helpful reminder of Cobb County fireworks ordinances for those of you who get into the New Years’ spirit by making things explode and terrorizing…

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Acworth March 12, 2025

Dr. Bryant Harris retires as pastor of Mars Hill Presbyterian

Photo: Dr. Bryant Harris and his wife Linda Harris Rob Walter, a deacon at Mars Hill Presbyterian Church, and member of the church’s marketing committee, distributed the following announcement: After…

Health Care March 12, 2025

From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health

by Amy Lauren Fairchild, Syracuse University and Ronald Bayer, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Federal datasets began disappearing…

Law March 12, 2025

What is a SLAPP suit? Legal experts explain how these lawsuits suppress free speech

by Jennifer Safstrom, Vanderbilt University and Ryan Riedmueller, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPP suits, are civil…

Government Transparency March 12, 2025

The sun is setting on government transparency in Florida – and secrecy creep is affecting the rest of the US, too

by David Cuillier, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Florida, the “Sunshine State,” once known as a beacon of government transparency, is growing…

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