Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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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,…

roadwork equipment in article about lane closed SR 360

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…

Transportation September 23, 2021

Weekend lane closures continue on SR 360/Powder Springs Road

Overnight lane closures will be installed once again on SR 360 /Powder Springs Road, this time on both the northbound and southbound right lanes between Windy Hill Road and Sandtown…

U.S Air Force personnel load a Rapid Dragon pallet onto an EC-130SJ aircraft ahead of an airdrop.

Business September 23, 2021

Lockheed Martin and U.S. Air Force test Rapid Dragon munitions pallets

According to a recent Lockheed Martin press release the U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin deployed Rapid Dragon munition pallets from C-17 and EC‑130 aircraft and released surrogate JASSM-ERs in…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Criminal Justice System September 23, 2021

Apparent Homicide/Suicide at Powder Springs address

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 an apparent homicide and suicide that…

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