Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Cobb County September 25, 2021

Girls Inc announces new weekend program

Marietta-based nonprofit Girls Inc. of Greater Atlanta submitted the following announcement of a new program. The first event took place today, but the ongoing program will offer workshops and field…

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

Climate and Weather September 25, 2021

Federal and State disaster teams assess damage of Sept 7 and 8 flooding

Cobb County announced that disaster teams looked over the damage from Cobb’s flash flooding that slammed the county on September 7 and 8. According to the news release, Cobb County…

roadwork equipment in article about lane closed SR 360

Transportation September 25, 2021

Overnight lane closures will continue on Veterans Memorial Highway

The lane closures that have already begun on Veterans Memorial Highway will continue through the weekend. Tonight and Sunday Contractors for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will install lane…

Larry Johnson, the editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier seated in an office chair in front of a small table with a laptop in article about Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

From the Editor September 25, 2021

From the Editor: Dispense with the BS. The continued silencing of Black Cobb school board members is about race

Anyone who’s been paying attention to the Courier knows that our relations with the Cobb County School District have not been warm lately. The district recently announced its intention to…

Education September 25, 2021

Cobb school superintendent Chris Ragsdale issues press release on Cobb COVID numbers

Cobb County School Superintendent Chris Ragsdale issued the following press release highlighting the drop in COVID case rate over the past five weeks. As we go into our Fall Break,…

Transportation September 24, 2021

Lane closures overnight on S. Marietta Parkway

There will be lane closures on S. Marietta Parkway on Friday (tonight), Saturday and Sunday. The closures will start this evening, Friday September 24, at 9 p.m. and last until…

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

Health Care September 24, 2021

Dr. Memark reports more upbeat news about COVID trend in Cobb County

Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health had positive things to say about the trend in COVID cases in Cobb County. She wrote the following…

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

Criminal Justice System September 24, 2021

Five sentenced in 2018 murder of Daniel Perez in Kennesaw

Sentences were handed down in the 2018 murder of Daniel Perez, who was killed in the parking lot of a business complex across from North Cobb High School in Kennesaw….

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Economy September 24, 2021

Cobb Board of Commissioners to decide whether to utilize ERA2 funds to provide rental assistance

At the next Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m., the board will consider whether to use an additional source of federal funding, the…

Criminal Justice System September 24, 2021

Cobb Accountability Courts recognized as model courts for Georgia

The Council of Accountability Court Judges selected two of Cobb County’s courts as Model Courts for 2021-2024. The courts selected by the judges were the Cobb County Veterans Accountability and…

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