Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

2021 Elections October 9, 2021

Advance voting for Cobb municipal elections, ED-SPLOST begins this week

Advanced voting for the municipal elections and ED-SPLOST (aka ESPLOST or Education Splost) in Cobb County will begin on Tuesday October 12. Cobb County Elections posted the following schedule and…

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Business October 9, 2021

Home Depot to join Walmart’s delivery service

The Home Depot, whose corporate headquarters are in Cobb County, announced in a press release that they will join Walmart’s local delivery service. The goal is to provide a same-day…

History October 9, 2021

It’s the 58th anniversary of Kennesaw State University

In honor of the 58th anniversary of Kennesaw State University, we’re reprinting a story we ran in 2017: Origin of Kennesaw State University As of the fall of 2016, Kennesaw…

Photo of South Cobb Regional Library in article about fall book sale

Cobb County Public Library October 9, 2021

Cobb Public Library Graphic Novel Book Club to read “Hungry Ghosts” before Halloween

The Cobb County Public Library Graphic Novel Book Club will be preparing for Halloween with a reading of “Hungry Ghosts” by Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose. The book club is…

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

Cobb Senior Services October 9, 2021

“Couponing in the Digital Age” comes to the Freeman Poole Senior Center

If you’re a couponer (and aged 55 or older), but haven’t yet made the leap from the paper coupon in a folder approach to take advantage of the things that…

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

Education October 9, 2021

Girls, Inc awarded grant from GA Dept of Education

Marietta-headquartered Girls, Inc. announced in its newsletter that it was awarded a $427,000 grant from the Georgia Department of Education. According to the announcement, The Building Opportunities in Out-of-School Time…

France's second KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refueler takes off from Lockheed Martin's facility in Marietta, Georgia, upon delivery in 2019.

Business October 8, 2021

Lockheed Martin prepares for flight testing of Airborne High Energy Lasers on AC-130Js

Lockheed Martin completed the factory acceptance testing for Airborne High Energy Lasers (AHEL) on AC-130Js in preparation for testing the lasers in flight. “Completion of this milestone is a tremendous…

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

Religion October 8, 2021

Mount Bethel UMC files counterclaim against North Georgia Conference

Mount Bethel United Methodist Church, which has been in a dispute with the UMC North Georgia Conference that came to a head when the church refused to accept the minister…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Environment October 8, 2021

Due to computer system outage, Cobb’s waste transfer system accepting cash only this weekend

Cobb County announced that an outage at GFL (Green for Life) has resulted in a requirement that people bringing waste to the facility pay cash. GFL collects the county’s solid…

Quill pan and ink in article about absentee ballots

Letters to the Editor October 8, 2021

Letter to the Editor: There should be joint redistricting committees to follow independent, non-partisan benchmarks

My fellow Georgians, The ongoing redistricting efforts will affect our state for the next decade. Our voting districts may change due to the results of the 2020 census. Voting maps have…

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