Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Cobb school Superintendent Chris Ragsdale holds American Heart Association Kids Heart Challege banner

Health Care June 13, 2024

Cobb County remains the nation’s first-place school district for the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge

PHOTO: Cobb school Superintendent Chris Ragsdale, flanked by (L-R) Jason Shields, Mandy Couch and Kimberly Dixon of the American Heart Association School Engagement staff, holds Kids Heart Challenge banner The…

graphic of lab equipment including beakers, microscope and test tubes

Opinion June 13, 2024

Is our drinking water at risk due to “forever chemicals”?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College On a day that I was driving toward our local water tower, I learned that testing showed there were “forever…

William Root House, a two story wooden pre-Civil War house

Marietta June 12, 2024

Marietta’s historic William Root House to present free Juneteeth program

The William Root House Museum will highlight Juneteenth during a special Saturday, June 15 event. Juneteenth is named for the date that U.S. Major General Gordon Granger read General Order…

Climate and Weather June 12, 2024

Hazardous weather outlook for Cobb Wednesday: isolated thunderstorms possible

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia for Wednesday, June 12. Isolated thunderstorms are possible throughout the…

The flyer for "Bench by the Road" with same info as in article

Mableton June 11, 2024

Event to mark the installation of a bench honoring enslaved people and the legacy of Toni Morrison on Silver Comet Trail

The Friends of the Concord Covered Bridge submitted the following news release about an event celebrating a bench that will be installed on the Silver Comet Trail in honor of…

In an obviously old photo a line of Black men and women in formal dress posing for photo .

Cobb County June 11, 2024

Plenty of opportunities to celebrate Juneteenth in Cobb County

1900 photo of Juneteenth celebration (public domain) There are Juneteenth celebrations across Cobb County this weekend. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned…

The front of a former fire station converted to Johnny McCracken's Celtic Firehouse Pub

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community June 11, 2024

History and Friends are Made at Johnnie MacCracken’s Celtic Firehouse Pub

Photo by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] Sometimes, you just want to hang out with friends at a local spot…

Military June 11, 2024

Honorary Commanders Association seeks nominations for 2025 class

The Cobb Chamber announced that the Honorary Commanders Association seeks nominations for its 2025 class. The association is a cooperative effort that includes the Cobb Chamber, Dobbins Air Reserve Base…

The brick Kennesaw Police Department building with 6 small columns on a portico

Kennesaw June 10, 2024

Human skeletal remains found on George Busbee Parkway in Kennesaw

The Kennesaw Police Department announced that human skeletal remains were found at 4043 George Busbee Parkway by a Cobb EMC employee today. The employee called 911, and when Kennesaw police…

Rhonda Jacobson holding her "Woman of Distinction" award

Business June 10, 2024

Rhonda Jacobson named Cobb Executive Women 2024 Woman of Distinction

Cobb Executive Women, a project of the Cobb Chamber, announced that Rhonda Jacobson, Co-Founder, Vice President of Human Resources and Gemologist at Cumberland Diamond Exchange (CDE) was named the winner…

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Kennesaw November 19, 2024

Kennesaw City Council approves emergency stormwater repair, revisits public comment policy

By Rebecca Gaunt Three weeks ago, a Kennesaw homeowner reported to city officials that sinkholes were forming in her yard around an exposed storm drain. The city’s inspection found that…

Economy November 19, 2024

Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters – a look at how insurance companies set rates and coverage

by Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Home insurance rates are rising in the United States, not only in Florida,…

Aging November 19, 2024

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