Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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

Marietta September 2, 2020

Marietta Museum cancels Marietta Streetfest

The Marietta Museum of History and City of Marietta staff canceled the 29th annual Marietta Streetfest due to continuing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The Museum explained its decision in…

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Business September 2, 2020

Home Depot to present at Goldman Sachs retail conference

The Home Depot corporation, which is headquartered in Cobb County, announced in a press release that Craig Menear, the company’s chairman, CEO and president, and Ted Decker, their executive vice…

Cobb County September 2, 2020

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities volunteer for Cobb park cleanups

Cobb County Community Services Board has partnered with Cobb PARKS to clean up parks and at the same time provide Cobb residents with intellectual and developmental disabilties with increased skills…

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

Cobb County September 1, 2020

Probate judge orders appointments for weapons carry licenses to continue through September

Cobb’s Chief Probate Judge Kelli Wolk ordered the applications for weapons carry licenses to continue to be by appointment only through at least the end of September. According to an…

Business September 1, 2020

Lockheed Martin wins contract to build lightweight HIMARS rocket laucher transportable by C-130s

According to a company news release, Lockheed Martin won a contract from the U.S. Army to produce the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), a lightweight rocket launcher transportable by…

Health Care September 1, 2020

Kemp extends State of Emergency

Governor Brian Kemp extended Georgia’s State of Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic yesterday by executive order, which you can read by following this link. The extension keeps the State…

Marietta August 31, 2020

Second bicyclist fatality in Marietta in the past week

The death of a cyclist on Cobb Parkway today marks the second fatal incident in Marietta in which the driver of a car hit a bicyclist over the past week….

Marietta August 31, 2020

Michael Gardner promoted to Sergeant in Marietta Police Department

Michael Gardner was promoted to the rank of Sergeant by the Marietta Police Department, according to a public information release from Officer Paul Hill. The public information release describes the…

Marietta August 31, 2020

Bicyclist in North Marietta Parkway collision dies

According to a public information release from Officer Joshua Madison of the Marietta Police Department, the bicyclist who was hit by an automobile on North Marietta Parkway last week has…

The coronavirus vaccines might have contributed to a rise in gasoline prices illustrated by photo of Kroger gas station on South Cobb Drive

Economy August 31, 2020

Hurricane Laura leads to 5-cent jump in Georgia gasoline price

Hurricane Laura’s possible effects on oil distribution from the Gulf of Mexico has led to a 5-cent jump in the average Georgia gasoline price over the past week, according to…

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Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Marietta Museum cancels Marietta Streetfest

Home Depot to present at Goldman Sachs retail conference

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities volunteer for Cobb park cleanups

Probate judge orders appointments for weapons carry licenses to continue through September

Lockheed Martin wins contract to build lightweight HIMARS rocket laucher transportable by C-130s

Kemp extends State of Emergency

Second bicyclist fatality in Marietta in the past week

Michael Gardner promoted to Sergeant in Marietta Police Department

Bicyclist in North Marietta Parkway collision dies

Hurricane Laura leads to 5-cent jump in Georgia gasoline price