Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

Smyrna April 26, 2021

Smyrna removes mask mandate

The City of Smyrna announced this afternoon that they have lifted the requirement that people wear masks when in public within the city limits. Mayor Derek Norton issued the following…

Economy April 26, 2021

Georgia gasoline price stays the same over past week

According to a press release from Montrae Waiters, spokeswoman for AAA – The Auto Club Group, Georgia prices at the pump stayed the same over the past week in Georgia….

Religion April 24, 2021

Rev. Dr. Steven Usry appointed senior pastor at Mt. Bethel UMC

The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church announced appointments of pastors to local churches for the upcoming term. Among those appointments it was announced that Rev. Dr. Steven…

Screenshot of interactive map. The figures represented in the map are in table form within the article

From the Editor April 21, 2021

Poverty rate in Cobb County

In this article I’ll present a color-coded interactive map that contains data on the poverty rate in Cobb County within each census tract. If you want to skip the explanations…

Education April 19, 2021

Three Cobb students graduate from Model Atlanta Regional Commission

Three students from Cobb County recently graduated from the Model Atlanta Regional Commission, a youth leadership program. The Atlanta Regional Commission distributed the following press release describing the program, and…

Economy April 19, 2021

Georgia gasoline prices remain steady

According to a press release from Montrae Waiters, spokeswoman for AAA – The Auto Club Group, Georgia prices at the pump remained steady over the past week in Georgia. Georgia…

screenshot of interactive map of Cobb County with incomes by census tract color coded (text tables of data available in article)

From the Editor April 18, 2021

Cobb County residents: find out the median household income in your census tract

The decennial census will be released at the end of the month, and in preparation for that I’ve been building tables and interactive maps based on the American Community Survey,…

Pamela Whitten in black jacket with arms crossed

Education April 17, 2021

Whitten to leave KSU for presidency of Indiana University

Kennesaw State University announced in a news release that university President Pamela Whitten is stepping down at KSU, and accepting the position of president at Indiana University, effective July 1….

From the Editor April 16, 2021

I’ve seen snow this year, but not in Cobb County

I’m not a big fan of snow, but I do like to see it about once per year. This morning I woke to a steady dusting of snow, but not…

Powder Springs April 15, 2021

Powder Springs festival features Otis Redding III

The City of Powder Springs is holding a festival May 14-16 that will feature music by Otis Redding III, the son of the legendary singer, and Sonny Emory, who is…

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