Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Sports September 12, 2021

Today is National Video Games Day: a good time to focus on the KSU Esports program

Today is National Video Games Day, and Kennesaw State University tweeted the following this morning in recognition of the day, and of their Esports program: There's no better way to…

Cobb County Courts September 12, 2021

Cobb County State Court

A few years we started a project to create a series of short articles explaining the court system and the criminal justice system in Cobb County. We only finished writing…

Cobb County History September 12, 2021

William Grady Bagby, one of the last depression-era bandits

There is a cluster of Bagby family graves in Riverview Memorial Park cemetery in Cobb County. The cemetery is on the edge of the Chattahoochee River, adjacent to the much…

an outline map of Cobb County -- green within a yellow circle

Cobb County History September 12, 2021

Who is the ‘Cobb’ in Cobb County?

One of the first articles published in the Cobb County Courier, under its original name River Edges, was entitled “How did Cobb County get its name?” It was a short…

native plants and pollinators. Bees on mountain mint.

Environment September 12, 2021

Native Plants and a metropolis of bees in Mableton

There is a metropolis of bees in my front yard in Mableton. It includes all sorts of bees and wasps. Some are familiar to me, like the honey bees and…

Mental Health September 11, 2021

Jerica Richardson and Cobb Collaborative to hold youth mental health town hall on September 14

Cobb County District 2 Commissioner Jerica Richardson, along with the Cobb Collaborative, will host a town hall meeting at the Sewell Mill Library & Cultural Center, on Tuesday September 14…

screenshot of Cobb Planning Commission meeting

Land Use and Zoning September 11, 2021

Cobb Planning Commission recommends approval of rezoning for 240 apartment units in Bells Ferry area

At its September zoning hearing last Tuesday, the Cobb County Planning Commission recommended that the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approve a request to rezone 19.878 acres located at the…

coronavirus imposed on Cobb County School District signage

Health Care September 11, 2021

Cobb County School District cumulative COVID cases at 4402

The Cobb County School District reported Friday in their weekly update that the number of cumulative COVID cases in he district has now reached 4402 since July 1, and 4268…

coronavirus image -- a white sphere with red corona spikes emanating outward

Health Care September 11, 2021

Latest school-age numbers for COVID in Cobb show cases among 5-17 year olds decreasing, 18-22 year olds increasing

The latest numbers from the Georgia Department of Health School Aged COVID-19 Surveillance Report for Cobb County shows a decrease in COVID cases among the age group in the elementary,…

Marietta September 11, 2021

Marietta Museum of History to host its annual StreetFest Sep 18-19

The Marietta Museum of History will host its annual StreetFest event on Saturday September 18 and Sunday September 19, 11 a.m – 5 p.m., on Marietta Square. This is the…

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