Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

A row of narrow storefronts along Marietta Square, directly across from Glover Park

Marietta June 21, 2021

Marietta to celebrate Independence Day on the Square July 3

The City of Marietta will celebrate Independence Day 2021 on Saturday July 3 on historic Marietta Square. The annual celebration is entitled Fourth in the Park, and begins with a…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Cobb County June 20, 2021

Cobb DA announces support of Second Chance Desk

Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady Jr. announced the opening of a record-restriction help desk spearheaded by the Georgia Justice Project and the Cobb County court system. Record restriction was…

Health Care June 20, 2021

Final shot administered at Jim Miller Park mass vaccination site

The final vaccine was administered at Cobb County’s mass vaccination site at Jim Miller Park last week. The shutdown is a sign of success in the widespread availability of the…

Kennesaw June 19, 2021

Southern Museum to launch Southern Spirits: an adults-only food, drink and entertainment event

Kennesaw’s Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History will launch Southern Spirits, an adults-only event, on July 16. Details are provided in the press release reprinted below: KENNESAW, Ga….

Cobb County June 17, 2021

Cobb Board of Elections and Registration returning to in-person meetings

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration, which has been meeting virtually since the beginning of the pandemic, will return to in-person meetings starting with the Monday June 21…

Man in mid-air on skateboard for Kennesaw Go Skateboarding celebration

Kennesaw June 17, 2021

Kennesaw to host Go Skateboarding celebration on Monday June 21

The City of Kennesaw will host a Go Skateboarding celebration next Monday, June 21, 2021. More details and a link for further information can be found in the city’s press…

Powder Springs June 17, 2021

UPDATE: Carnival Canceled. Powder Springs to host carnival for Independence Day weekend

UPDATE: Due to a tragic accident that took the life of the wife of the carnival’s owner, the carnival has been canceled. The SpringsFest will continue as scheduled. The City…

Janet Memark speaks at Healthy Start meeting used in article about COVID cases in Cobb

Health Care June 16, 2021

Dr. Janet Memark issues update on COVID in Cobb and Douglas counties

Dr. Janet Memark, the District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health, distributed the following update on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in Cobb and Douglas counties. Good…

Kennesaw June 16, 2021

Kennesaw police and community to hold Juneteenth Celebration

Juneteenth is on track to become a federal holiday. Juneteenth, or June 19, is the date that people who had been held and forced to work in slavery in Texas…

Map of Georgia House District 34 taken from the Cobb County website

2021 Elections June 16, 2021

Seabaugh and Smith advance to runoff in Georgia House District 34 election

Republican Devan Seabaugh and Democrat Priscilla Smith were the top vote-getters in the race to fill the seat vacated by Republican Bert Reeves in Georgia House District 34. In Georgia…

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