Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

EMS Technology Solutions staff lined up in two rows, the front row kneeling the back standing.

Business August 17, 2021

Cobb software firm makes Inc Magazine’s fastest-growing 5000 list

EMS Technology Solutions, a Cobb-based software firm located in the Austell area near the East West Connector, made Inc. Magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America. For…

Marietta August 17, 2021

Call for auditions: Singers and dancers for the Strand’s “A Christmas Tradition”

If you sing and dance, you might want to check out the following call for auditions from Marietta‘s Strand Theater, reprinted from the City of Marietta website: MARIETTA – This…

image of COVID-19 virus showing coronas with labels depicting each part

Health Care August 17, 2021

Cobb’s COVID case rate now more than 6 times the threshold for high community transmission

Cobb County’s COVID-19 case rate continues to rapidly climb, and has now reached a 14-day rate of 649 cases per 100,000 residents, 6.49 times the rate of 100 per 100,000…

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Health Care August 16, 2021

Local Doctors Sign Letter to Ragsdale and Cobb County School Board about COVID-19 protocols

The following letter was sent to the Cobb County School Superintendent Chris Ragsdale and the Cobb County Board of Education signed by 240 local doctors raising concerns about the Cobb…

Kennesaw August 16, 2021

Scarecrows on the Main returns to Kennesaw

Scarecrows on the Main will return to Kennesaw for its second year. Details are in the press release reprinted below: Kennesaw, GA (August 16, 2021) — The City of Kennesaw…

Economy August 16, 2021

Georgia gasoline prices edge slightly downward

Georgia gasoline prices edged slightly downward over the past week, although only by a penny. According to the weekly press release from Montrae Waiters the spokeswoman from AAA – The…

Health Care August 15, 2021

Cobb’s COVID case rate now over five times the threshold rate for high transmission

The numbers on the Cobb & Douglas Public Health website for the community transmission of COVID-19 continue into alarming territory. The 14-day case rate per 100,000 of population now stands…

2021 Elections August 15, 2021

Qualifying to run for office in Powder Springs municipal elections starts tomorrow

Cobb County issued the following news with updated information on qualifying dates for municipal elections on November 3. The qualifying dates, time, and location for Powder Springs was added. The…

Acworth City Hall in article about Baker Road annexation

Acworth August 15, 2021

Acworth Board of Aldermen work session tomorrow

The Acworth Board of Aldermen will hold a work session tomorrow, Monday August 16, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held in the city council chambers at Acworth City…

Larry Johnson, the editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier seated in an office chair in front of a small table with a laptop in article about Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

From the Editor August 15, 2021

From the Editor: Yes, I am clearly biased

Over the past few months some commenters, both under our articles and on social media, have described things we’ve run as “biased.” This escalated because a number of hot button…

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