Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Volunteers loading food at Reflections of Trinity Food distribution in Powder Springs

Cobb County January 5, 2021

Getting the food out in Cobb

The Cobb Community Foundation submitted the following article about filling the gap in food security with the use of Cobb COVID-19 Community Relief Fund grants. The latest round of grants…

Marietta January 5, 2021

Marietta recruiting firefighters

The City of Marietta is recruiting firefighters now through February 10. The department does a recruitment drive yearly. The benefits and compensation that come with the job, listed on the…

Monica DeLancy Director of We Thrive in Riverside

Austell January 4, 2021

We Thrive in Riverside gets $50k grant from Oprah Winfrey foundation

The We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association announced in a press release that the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation has awarded them a grant to help families who are in distress…

Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady

Cobb County January 4, 2021

New Cobb DA Flynn Broady promises “restorative justice”

The new Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady announced that he intends to operate with a policy of restorative justice. His public information release reads as follows: Flynn D. Broady…

Health Care January 2, 2021

Wellstar: the spike in COVID-19 cases has resulted in longer wait times for testing

Wellstar Health System tweeted the following warning about wait times for COVID-19 tests caused by the rapid statewide increase in the disease. There is a statewide spike in COVID-19 causing…

Obituary January 2, 2021

Michele Evans, Lockheed Martin Executive VP dies on New Years Day

Michele Evans, an Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin died on New Years Day. Among other tasks in her 34-year career with the company, she worked on the Marietta-based C-130…

2020 Elections January 2, 2021

Cobb County advance vote totals as of January 1 2021

Cobb County posted the unofficial advance voting totals since early voting began on December 14, 2020 on the Cobb County website. The reported totals include the cumulative totals by day,…

Kristen and Matthew Reiman from Austell holding baby Alora

Health Care January 1, 2021

Austell couple welcomes Wellstar’s first baby of 2021

A couple from Austell are the proud parents of the first baby born in the Wellstar Healths System for 2021. Wellstar Health System issued the following press release announcing the…

Sports January 1, 2021

Baseball teams for people with autism and other disabilities forming in Powder Springs and East Cobb

The Alternative Baseball Organization will restart its East Cobb and Powder Springs programs in 2021, and is looking for players, volunteers and donations. The plan is to begin post-pandemic competition…

2020 Elections December 31, 2020

Craig Owens sworn in as Cobb County Sheriff

Craig Owens was sworn in as Cobb County sheriff, a historic landmark since Owens became the first Black sheriff in the 189-year history of the county. The oath of office…

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