Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

2020 Elections August 11, 2020

Cobb County in-person advance voting and absentee ballot update for Aug 10

Here are the current in-person advance voting and absentee ballot numbers for the 2020 primary run-off election as of August 10, taken from the Cobb County website. The following is…

Health Care August 10, 2020

COVID-19 tests in Cobb & Douglas counties for the week of Aug 10

Cobb & Douglas Public Health announced its schedule of times and locations for COVID-19 testing in the two counties. The schedule and locations are as follows: This week, Cobb &…

Screen shot of plan for St. Benedict's School rezoning request

Cobb County August 10, 2020

Cobb Planning Commission recommends denial of St. Benedict’s School rezoning

The Cobb County Planning Commission at Tuesday’s zoning hearing voted 4-0 to recommend denial on a rezoning request from St. Benedict’s School for the purpose of expanding grades 5-8 for…

2020 Elections August 9, 2020

Altercation occurs at the EpiCenter between District 4 BOC candidate and supporter of her opponent

On Thursday August 6 an incident occurred at the Riverside EpiCenter between Cobb County Board of Commissioners District 4 candidate Shelia Edwards and Amber Summerhill, a supporter of Edwards’ opponent…

2020 Elections August 8, 2020

Updated totals for advance in-person and absentee voting in Cobb County

The following tallies of advanced in-person voting and absentee ballots for the 2020 primary runoff were posted to the Cobb County website. The numbers reflect through Friday August 7. ADVANCE…

Marietta August 8, 2020

Marietta to hold public meeting on traffic calming for Manning Road

The City of Marietta has scheduled a public meeting on August 20, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Laurel Park Pavilion located at 151 Manning Road to consider traffic calming…

Transportation August 8, 2020

Concrete rehab work continues on I-285 in Cobb and Fulton this weekend

The continuing concrete rehab work on I-285 in Cobb and Fulton counties will result in lane closures that began Friday night and will continue through the weekend. The schedule and…

Sprayberry town hall Screenshot of rendering of apartment block in article about Sprayberry ROD

Cobb County August 7, 2020

Virtual meeting on Sprayberry Crossing Redevelopment Overlay District

A virtual community meeting will take place August 12 to discuss the proposed Redevelopment Overlay District for the controversial Sprayberry Crossing shopping center, which has been the source of neighborhood…

Cobb Teacher of the Year Darline Douangvilay City View Elementary School

Education August 6, 2020

Cobb Teachers of the Year announced

The Cobb County School District announced the Teachers of the Year in a press release Thursday afternoon. According to the press release, Superintendent Chris Ragsdale made the announcement of the…

Mask up Georgia (photo courtesy of the City of Powder Springs)

Powder Springs August 6, 2020

Powder Springs participates in Georgia Hospital Association “Mask Up” campaign

The City of Powder Springs, in an effort to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city and in Georgia, is promoting the Georgia Hospital Association‘s #MaskUpGA…

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