Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

LGBTQ September 15, 2021

Smyrna is Fabulous: celebrating equality and Pride

Smyrna is Fabulous (SIF), formed this year, is a group that, in the words of its mission statement, “welcomes and celebrates its LGBTQ+ residents and allies by creating community and…

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

Cobb County September 15, 2021

Cobb Chamber hosts 2021 Public Safety Appreciation Breakfast October 4

The 2021 Public Safety Appreciation Breakfast will be held October 4 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Coca-Cola Roxy. Hosted by the Cobb Chamber, the breakfast will kick…

Education September 15, 2021

Callis Foundation to hold scholarship golf tournament in Acworth

The Cobb-based Henry Arthur Callis Foundation will hold the Ervin Keith Hollman Memorial Scholarship Golf Classic on Friday, September 17, 2021, at Cobblestone Golf Club in Acworth, GA. According to…

Powder Springs September 15, 2021

Powder Springs recognizes artists who created new downtown mural

A ribbon-cutting ceremony to recognize the two artists who created the “Be Kind” mural in downtown Powder Springs will take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25. The ceremony will…

2020 Elections September 14, 2021

Cobb election Director Janine Eveler recognized at Georgia election officials conference

The 2020 elections were rough on elections officials in every county in Georgia. But in Cobb County it was a particularly challenging job, where false claims of election fraud led…

Photo of man holding child by fire truck

Holidays September 14, 2021

Kennesaw combines two popular Fall events into one

The City of Kennesaw announced that two popular annual Fall events, Touch-A-Truck and Fall-O-Ween have been combined this year, and will take place on Saturday, October 16 from 3:00 to…

Dave Matthews and David Harris, Sterling Seacrest Pritchard

Business September 14, 2021

Sterling Seacrest Pritchard partners with Operation Hope in effort to create one million Black-owned businesses

Sterling Seacrest Pritchard (SSP), announced in a press release that they are partnering with Operation HOPE’s One Million Black Business Initiative (1MBB). SSP, a risk management and insurance firm, is…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Criminal Justice System September 14, 2021

GBI investigates shooting death by Cobb police

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced in a public information release that the GBI has been asked to investigate the fatal shooting of a Smyrna man by a Cobb County…

Criminal Justice System September 14, 2021

Unattended gun leads to two children shot in Marietta

According to a public information release from Officer Paul Hill of the Marietta Police Department a man left a handgun on an apartment patio in a complex on Whitlock Avenue…

Education September 13, 2021

In the aftermath of an antisemitic incident at Pope High, the Cobb school district postpones school board meeting for Yom Kippur

In the aftermath of an antisemitic incident at Pope High School in which swastikas and “Hail Hitler” were drawn on a bathroom wall, the Cobb County School District is postponing…

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