Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Powder Springs police car taken toward passenger sideview

Powder Springs August 3, 2021

GBI to investigate non-fatal shooting by police in Powder Springs

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been asked by the Powder Springs Police Department to conduct an independent investigation of a shooting by one of its officers that resulted in…

Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady

Cobb County August 3, 2021

Cobb DA Flynn Broady announces public study tour of the Family Justice Center

Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady, Jr announced a Family Justice Center (FJC) Study Tour to take place on Tuesday August 17 at the Cobb County Police Department Training Center…

Marietta August 2, 2021

Gateway Marietta Community Improvement District to host virtual forum

The Gateway Marietta Community Improvement District will host a virtual forum on Thursday August 12 from 6 – 7 p.m. Information on how to access the forum is available by…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Cobb County August 2, 2021

Cobb County Police to host National Night Out event in Jim Miller Park August 3

This year’s annual county-wide National Night Out celebration, organized by the Cobb County Police Department, will be held tomorrow, Tuesday August 3 at Jim Miller Park from 6-9 p.m. The…

(Left – right) Georgia Symphony Orchestra Music Director Timothy Verville; Lainie Ewers, GSO Virtual to Center Stage competition winner; and Taylor Rambo, GSO executive director.

Music August 2, 2021

Young aspiring opera singer wins performance opportunity with GSO

Lainie Ewers, an aspiring young opera singer, won an opportunity to perform with the Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GSO) in their upcoming Holiday Pops concert. Read more about the 20-year-old…

Economy August 2, 2021

Two weeks of steady Georgia gasoline prices

Gasoline prices in Georgia, and in Cobb County, remained steady over the past two weeks. According to the weekly press release from Montrae Waiters the spokeswoman from AAA – The…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

Smyrna August 1, 2021

Two hearings on Smyrna millage rate, tax increase

The City of Smyrna will hold the final two of its three required meetings on the proposed millage rate tomorrow, August 2. A morning meeting will be held at 10…

Marietta August 1, 2021

Marietta makes changes to its recycling pickup schedule

The City of Marietta is making changes to it’s recycling pickup schedule effective August 1. For more information see the news release from the city reprinted below: MARIETTA – The…

Transportation August 1, 2021

New collector-distributor lane opened on I-285 near GA 400

This project from the Georgia Department of Transportation did not take place in Cobb County, but since it affects the connectivity between I-285 West and Georgia 400 it will definitely…

Cobb County August 1, 2021

Government meetings this week in Cobb County

Here are upcoming government meetings this week in Cobb County: Monday August 2 Acworth Lake Authority The Acworth Lake Authority will meet. The details posted on the city calendar area…

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Opinion February 8, 2025

America’s Enemies Badly Want Us To Gut USAID

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College During the Cold War, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was created to promote international development via foreign…

Climate and Weather February 8, 2025

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Saturday, February 8, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, February 8, 2025, with a high near 74 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly cloudy,…

Health Care February 7, 2025

US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and dumb luck – with a new strain spreading fast, will Americans get lucky again?

by Alexandra M. Lord, Smithsonian Institution, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In recent months, Americans looking for eggs have faced empty shelves in their grocery…

Critical Thinking February 7, 2025

How populist leaders like Trump use ‘common sense’ as an ideological weapon to undermine facts

by Dannagal G. Young, University of Delaware, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s “the revolution of common sense,” President Donald Trump announced in his second…

Science and Technology February 7, 2025

AI datasets have human values blind spots − new research

by Ike Obi, Purdue University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] My colleagues and I at Purdue University have uncovered a significant imbalance in the human…

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