Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Climate and Weather January 15, 2022

Winter weather advisory in Cobb from midnight tonight to midnight Sunday: ice, snow, high wind

The National Weather Service has issued a pair of statements warning of a wintry storm in Cobb County and other parts of north Georgia. The forecast is for snow, ice…

The message from the Cobb school district with the update date of December 17 circled

From the Editor January 15, 2022

Cobb school district attitude seems to be: If we stop counting COVID cases, COVID won’t exist

[An earlier version of this had the headline beginning with “If we stop” in double-quotes. A reader objected to this, and on reflection, I agree. Double-quotes should not be used…

image of coronavirus with "coronas" or crowns extending outward from a sphere

Health Care January 14, 2022

COVID School-aged surveillance report shows decrease in Cobb

The COVID case count among school-aged residents of Cobb County showed a decrease over the past week, with the count among the 5-17 age segment dropping from 2,339 cases to 2,169 new…

Business January 14, 2022

ALDI to open new Marietta store on January 20 with chance to win a $500 gift card

ALDI has announced the opening of two new stores in the metro Atlanta area: one in Marietta, and another in Buford. There is a chance to win a gift card…

Climate and Weather January 14, 2022

GDOT warns about incoming wintry weather: “Stay at home if you can”

The Georgia Department of Transportation, the National Weather Service and Cobb County have all been active on social media warning of the incoming wintry storm. GDOT tweeted this, with a…

Health Care January 14, 2022

COVID report: Thursday January 13

There was another drop in the 14-day case rate for new cases of COVID in Cobb County on the report for January 13. The 14-day rate per 100,000 of the…

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 January 14, 2022

Cobb County School District emails should be available to the public except in narrow circumstances

This From the Editor opinion piece started as a Twitter rant. I was reflecting early this morning on the outrageous cost estimates the Cobb County School District presents to the…

Climate and Weather January 14, 2022

National Weather Service warns of snow, black ice in Cobb Cobb for Saturday night and Sunday

National Weather Service issued a special weather statement for Cobb County and much of north Georgia warning of hazardous road conditions due to black ice and a mixture of snow…

Climate and Weather January 13, 2022

Possible wintry weather approaching Cobb for the weekend

We might have a wintry mix of snow and ice for the weekend, but overnight Thursday it will just be cloudy and cold. According to the report from the National…

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