Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Transportation November 19, 2021

Lane restriping, lane closures continue on I-20 in Cobb County

The restriping of the I-20 will continue in Cobb County on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights this weekend. On each night Georgia Department of Transportation work crews will close lanes…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Criminal Justice System November 19, 2021

Arrest made in Cobb 30-year-old sexual assault cold case

Cobb DA Flynn Broady announced an arrest in a 30-year-old cold case of sexual assault. [The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects…

Cobb weather November 19: sunny skies high near 59, wind from the north at 5 to 10 mph with gust of up to 15 miles per hour

Climate and Weather November 19, 2021

Cobb weather November 19: Sunny skies and high near 59

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, sunny skies are expected in Cobb County, with a high near 59. North winds of 5 to 10 mph are…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County criminal justice system November 18, 2021

Double homicide in Acworth

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating a double homicide at an Acworth…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County November 18, 2021

Cobb’s Pam Mabry awarded “County Clerk of the Year”

Cobb County Clerk Pamela Mabry was awarded the County Clerk of the Year honor at the conference of the Georgia County Clerks Association and the ACCG in Savannah. The ACCG…

roadwork equipment in article about lane closed SR 360

Transportation November 18, 2021

More road work on SR 360 this weekend

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced further road work on SR 360 Powder Springs Road this weekend: Contractors for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will install lane closures on…

JoAnn Birrell seated in BOC meeting room

Land Use and Zoning November 18, 2021

Cobb County BOC approves request allowing 350 apartments on Regal Cinema site in Town Center Mall

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning request that will allow a multifamily apartment complex with 350 units on the site of the Regal Cinema in Town Center…

(l to r) Sharon Mason, President and CEO of the Cobb Chamber; Bob Ott, 2021 East Cobb Citizen of the Year; John Loud, 2021 Cobb Chamber Chairman.

Business November 18, 2021

Bob Ott named Chamber’s East Cobb Citizen of the Year

Former District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott has been named Citizen of the Year by the Cobb Chamber‘s East Cobb Area Council. The Cobb Chamber issued the following press release about…

Transportation November 18, 2021

Georgia DOT announces pause in lane closures for Thanksgiving

Cobb County residents who have suffered through the seemingly endless roadwork on SR 360, Veterans Memorial Highway, SR 92, and I-20 over the past few months will get a break…

Grey sky graphic: text stating Cobb County weather November 18 Increasing cloudiness 20 percent chance of showers after 2 p.m. High of around 72 Wind from the south at 5 to 10 mph with gusts of up to 15 mph

Climate and Weather November 18, 2021

Cobb County weather November 18: 20 percent chance of rain

According to this morning’s report from the National Weather Service, there will be a 20 percent chance of showers after 2 p.m. here in Cobb County There will be increasing…

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