Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Guest Opinion September 25, 2020

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

By Melanie Dallas, LPC [This is a guest article by Melanie Dallas, LPC, the Interim CEO of Cobb County Community Services Board] As we observe Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in…

Sign in front of Cobb & Douglas Public Health on County Services Parkway in article about Cobb & Douglas Public Health hiring

Health Care September 25, 2020

Cobb Douglas Public Health urges flu shots

Cobb & Douglas Public Health issued the following news release advising residents to get current with their flu shots. Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) is urging residents to get…

Forklift unloading pallets of Chromebooks for Cobb schools

Education September 23, 2020

Conversation with the CEO of the company providing Chromebooks to Cobb schools

The COVID-19 pandemic brought on a lot of changes in the way we interact, do business and in particular how we educate our children. The Cobb County School District has…

Cobb County September 23, 2020

Aggravated assault on Cobb police officers

According to a public information release from Sergeant Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department the Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating an alleged aggravated assault on police officers…

Marietta September 22, 2020

Arrest made in Sunday Marietta armed robbery

A 35-year-old Acworth man was arrested for an armed robbery that took place on Sunday, September 20. [The Cobb County Courier has recently implemented a policy of withholding the name…

Janine Eveler at lectern at a BOC meeting

2020 Elections September 22, 2020

Janine Eveler to speak at MIC election forum

Janine Eveler, the director of the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration, will conduct a virtual voter education meeting, sponsored by the Mableton Improvement Coalition on Tuesday September 29…

Symphony in the City Lana Teko-Ahatefou on viola

Music September 21, 2020

Symphony in the City from GSO

The Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra submitted the following press release announcing their Symphony in the City concert series: For 70 years, audiences have come to Marietta to see and hear…

Cobb County Senior Services building with article about Tim D Lee Center reopening

Cobb County September 21, 2020

Cobb Senior Centers to reopen October 5

Cobb Senior Centers to reopen October 5 It was announced in the periodic email from Cobb Senior Services this morning as follows: We will reopen the senior centers on Monday,…

The coronavirus vaccines might have contributed to a rise in gasoline prices illustrated by photo of Kroger gas station on South Cobb Drive

Economy September 21, 2020

Georgia gasoline prices drop during week

According to a press release from Montrae Waiters, spokeswoman for AAA – The Auto Club Group, Georgia gasoline prices dropped at the pump compared to Monday of last week. According…

Press releases September 20, 2020

Message from Cobb Schools regarding day one of face-to-face classes

[The Courier often receives press releases that we don’t expand or rewrite into full original articles, but which contain information we think might be useful for readers. We run those…

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