Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Guest Opinion December 23, 2021

Highland Rivers 2021 Year in review: excellence at every level

By Melanie Dallas, LPC [This guest opinion article and Highland Rivers year in review is by Melanie Dallas, the CEO of Highland Rivers Behavioral Health which serves Cobb County] As…

Climate and Weather December 23, 2021

Cobb weather December 23

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, we’ll have sunny skies here in Cobb County, with a high near 57 degrees. 7-day forecast The following is the…

Health Care December 22, 2021

Chairwoman Cupid reinstates COVID Declaration of Emergency — masks required in county facilities

Due to the recent spike in COVID-19 in Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid has reinstated the county’s Declaration of Emergency. It includes a mask mandate at all…

a clear stretch of Veterans Memorial Highway

Holidays December 22, 2021

AAA offering Tow-to-Go service for holiday party-goers who have had too much to drink

AAA announced in a press release that they are activating their Tow-to-Go services as an emergency backup to help holiday party-goers avoid the dangerous practice of drinking and driving. It…

Education December 22, 2021

KSU programs receive $332,449 to help close the pandemic learning gap

Kennesaw State University announced in a news release that a program that serves children in the Cobb County and Marietta public schools designed to help students close the learning gaps…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Land Use and Zoning December 22, 2021

Decision on St. Benedict Episcopal School expansion held until February Cobb BOC zoning hearing

In a 5-0 vote Tuesday the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved motions by District 2 Commissioner Jerica Richardson that will hold a decision on the controversial St. Benedict’s Episcopal…

Health Care December 22, 2021

During a COVID-19 surge, ‘crisis standards of care’ involve excruciating choices and impossible ethical decisions for hospital staff

By Matthew Wynia, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus [This article was originally published in The Conversation, used with permission] The Conversation is running a series of dispatches from clinicians…

Janet Memark speaks at Healthy Start meeting used in article about COVID cases in Cobb

Health Care December 22, 2021

Message from Dr. Memark: COVID hospitalizations rising in Cobb County

Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health is once again sounding the alarm as rising case numbers and rising hospitalizations hit Cobb and Douglas counties….

Climate and Weather December 22, 2021

Cobb weather December 22

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, there is patchy fog expected between 7 and 8 a.m. in Cobb County, followed by sunny skies and a high…

Health Care December 21, 2021

Cobb County COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths on the rise again

The 14-day case rate for COVID-19 per 100,000 residents in Cobb County is once again showing a significant rise, reaching a rate of 250 per 100,000. The county has not…

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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

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Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Highland Rivers 2021 Year in review: excellence at every level

Cobb weather December 23

Chairwoman Cupid reinstates COVID Declaration of Emergency — masks required in county facilities

AAA offering Tow-to-Go service for holiday party-goers who have had too much to drink

KSU programs receive $332,449 to help close the pandemic learning gap

Decision on St. Benedict Episcopal School expansion held until February Cobb BOC zoning hearing

During a COVID-19 surge, ‘crisis standards of care’ involve excruciating choices and impossible ethical decisions for hospital staff

Message from Dr. Memark: COVID hospitalizations rising in Cobb County

Cobb weather December 22

Cobb County COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths on the rise again