Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

In an obviously old photo a line of Black men and women in formal dress posing for photo .

Marietta May 30, 2024

Cobb NAACP to host 20th annual Juneteenth celebration

Juneteenth

Transportation May 29, 2024

Cobb BOC approves new process for traffic calming measures

By Caleb Groves Cobb approved a new approach and an expanded toolkit to calm traffic at Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting on May 28, 2024. The new traffic calming policy…

The big "Atlanta Braves" sign at the entrance to Truist Park

Sports May 29, 2024

Atlanta Is Better Off With In-House Talent, Or A Homecoming, To Replace Acuña

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College When Ronald Acuña went down in a heap trying to get back to second base, perhaps the entire Southern region…

A map of the area of Lake Allatoona where the Northwest Water Reclamation Facility

Environment May 29, 2024

Cobb County reports wastewater spill into Lake Allatoona

Cobb County reported that a spill into Lake Allatoona occurred last week on Tuesday, May 21, and Wednesday, May 22. According to the county’s alert, “Cobb County Water System’s Northwest…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Mableton May 28, 2024

Home invasion robbery in Mableton Monday evening

Sgt. Eric Smith of the Cobb County Police Department distributed the following public information release about a home invasion robbery in Mableton: The Cobb County Police Department Major Crimes Unit…

Marietta May 28, 2024

Police identify suspect in hit-and-run injury of police officers: seek public help in finding him

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department issued this update on their search for the driver who sideswiped a police cruiser and left the scene with two officers injured:…

sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Elections May 28, 2024

Cobb May primary results certified; turnout lower than in 2020

By Caleb Groves Cobb County’s 2024 May primaries reached 16.44% voter turnout, lower than in years past. This year’s voter turnout dropped since the last presidential race, in the 2020…

An AI-generated graphic of a wreck involving a steam locomotive

Powder Springs May 28, 2024

Powder Springs History: a 1907 train wreck

Image generated by DALL-E from OpenAI Trains played a very important part in Cobb County’s history, and the county still has active lines of the two largest freight haulers: CSX…

Mableton May 28, 2024

School’s Out for Adventures at South Cobb Regional Library

By Kelly Johnson Memorial Day traditionally marks the first day of summer—though the summer solstice is June 20th—and as the holiday had come and gone, it offered kids a long…

Cemeteries May 27, 2024

Revisiting an old article: Bandits and a comedian at Riverview Memorial Garden

On slow news days we’ve begun reviving some of our earliest articles, written when the site was called River Edges. We renamed ourselves to the Courier after noticing that there…

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Kennesaw November 19, 2024

Kennesaw City Council approves emergency stormwater repair, revisits public comment policy

By Rebecca Gaunt Three weeks ago, a Kennesaw homeowner reported to city officials that sinkholes were forming in her yard around an exposed storm drain. The city’s inspection found that…

Economy November 19, 2024

Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters – a look at how insurance companies set rates and coverage

by Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Home insurance rates are rising in the United States, not only in Florida,…

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