Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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Weather February 14, 2025

Another storm system expected to hit Georgia Saturday PM

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia for Friday, February 14. Another wave of storms is headed…

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Weather February 14, 2025

Flood warning for Sweetwater Creek near Austell continues through Saturday AM

The flood warning for the Sweetwater Creek area of Cobb and Douglas counties from the National Weather Service is extended into Saturday morning, February 15. The flood stage has already…

Environment February 13, 2025

Spill from the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility into the Chattahoochee

Cobb County released the following information about a spill into the Chattahoochee River from the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility in Mableton: Cobb County Water System’s South Cobb Water Reclamation…

Mableton February 13, 2025

Jason Gaines appointed as Mableton Development Authority chairman

At its regular meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, the Mableton City Council appointed Jason Gaines as chairman of the Mableton Development Authority. Gaines already served as chair of the…

Weather February 13, 2025

Flood warning in Cobb & Douglas counties as Sweetwater Creek begins to flood

A flood warning is in effect for Sweetwater Creek in Cobb and Douglas counties. There has already been minor flooding in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the…

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community February 12, 2025

A Love Letter to Marietta and GMDT

Photo: Team Disco Inferno [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] Several months ago, I received a text from Brittney Gray, the Marietta Welcome…

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Mableton February 12, 2025

Senior Citizen Council of Cobb County workshop on de-cluttering

The Senior Citizen Council of Cobb County will conduct a workshop on downsizing and de-cluttering on Saturday, February 22, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The email from the organization…

Kennesaw February 12, 2025

Touch-A-Truck Returns to Kennesaw’s Adams Park on March 1

The City of Kennesaw distributed the following information about this year’s Touch-A-Truck event: Touch-A-Truck, the annual community event hosted by the City of Kennesaw’s Parks & Recreation, Public Works and…

Education February 12, 2025

Renowned visual artist named dean of Kennesaw State’s Geer College of the Arts

[The following article first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] Kennesaw State University has named renowned visual artist Jawshing Arthur Liou as dean of the Robert…

Police Chief Scott Hamilton at the State of the Police address

News Brief February 12, 2025

News Brief: Orrin Scott Hamilton turns in resignation as Austell Chief of Police

PHOTO: Police Chief Scott Hamilton at the State of the Police address in January of 2023 .. Larry Johnson/Cobb County Courier Orrin Scott Hamilton, the first Black Chief of Police…

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Cobb County February 26, 2025

Cobb ME has announced that 57 sets of cremains recovered from fire-damage funeral home

Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt distributed the following news release, that includes a link to the list of cremains identified: The Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified 57…

Marietta February 26, 2025

Kiwanis Club of Marietta Golden K presents grants to local programs and charities

PHOTO ABOVE: L to R: Chris Ferguson(Path to Shine), Rev Gary MacDonald(Murphy-Harpst), Tom Gonter(MUST Ministries), Nick Carberry(Next Step Ministries), Kylie Pearce(Goshen Valley), Brenda Rhodes(Simple Needs & KCMGK member), Angela Thornton(CCYA),…

National February 26, 2025

Trump’s claims of vast presidential powers run up against Article 2 of the Constitution and exceed previous presidents’ power grabs

by Claire B. Wofford, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Those who wrote and wrangled over America’s Constitution might be troubled by the…

International February 26, 2025

Scam Factories: the inside story of Southeast Asia’s brutal fraud compounds

by Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Justin Bergman, The Conversation, and Matt Garrow, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Scam Factories is a special multimedia…

Immigration February 26, 2025

Deportation fears create ripple effects for immigrants and their communities

by Kristina Fullerton Rico, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Trump administration’s plan to deport millions of immigrants living in the country…

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