Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

line rounds the corner and stretches around three sides of the building at South Cobb Regional library voting site

2020 Elections December 19, 2020

Disenfranchisement of Cobb County voters shot down by election board

In a 4-0 vote the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration denied an attempt to disenfranchise tens of thousands of registered voters before the January 5 runoff elections. The…

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Environment December 18, 2020

Home Depot hit with more than $20 million fine by the EPA and Justice Department

According to a press release from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), retail giant Home Depot, headquartered in Cobb County, has settled a multi-state lawsuit over alleged violations of the EPA’s…

2020 Elections December 18, 2020

Attempts to disqualify 16K voters in Cobb based on residency

The attempt to disqualify 16,024 voters registered in Cobb County from participation in the January 5 election is based on the allegation that they are no longer county residents. Two…

COVID-19 vaccine administered to critical care nurse Amanda Early

Health Care December 18, 2020

Wellstar begins administering COVID-19 vaccine to their staff

Wellstar Health System announced in a press release that they have begun administering the COVID-19 vaccine to their staff on a voluntary basis. The press release is reprinted below: WELLSTAR…

map of Wheeler High School used in article "Diverse school named after Confederate

Education December 18, 2020

Letter to the Editor: A Diverse School Named After a Confederate

[This Letter to the Editor is by Ashleigh Ewald, a student at Wheeler High School] As a senior at Wheeler High School and SGA Co-President, I am speaking up about…

Cobb Sheriff's Office vehicle at Cobb government office in article about evictions

Cobb County December 17, 2020

GBI investigates deadly shooting by SWAT team officer in Cobb County

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating a deadly shooting by a SWAT team member during the execution of a search warrant by the Marietta Cobb Smyrna (MCS) Organized Crime…

2020 Elections December 17, 2020

Breaking: Cobb Republicans attempt to get 16,024 Cobb County voters declared ineligible for voting in the runoffs

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration is having a special called meeting tomorrow, December 18, at 3 p.m. to hear a complaint by Jason Shepherd, the Chairman of…

Kennesaw December 17, 2020

KSU alum Adam Lamb to join CROFT architecture firm

Adam Lamb, a Kennesaw State University alumnus, has been hired by Kennesaw-based CROFT & Associates as a Project Manager. Lamb graduated from KSU (then Southern Polytechnic State University) with a…

Marietta pawn shop fencing location of the interior taken during the investigation

Marietta December 16, 2020

Arrests at Marietta pawn shop for suspicion of fencing stolen goods

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, the 47-year-old owner of a pawn shop on Roswell Street, and A 64-year-old employee of…

Health Care December 15, 2020

Cobb COVID-19 rate 6 to 7 times the amount that is considered high transmission

Dr. Janet Memark, the district health director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health sent out the following message about the record number of hospitalizations in the county from COVID-19, and…

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