Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Marietta August 20, 2020

Marietta SWAT team called to site of alleged robbery

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department the Marietta SWAT team was called to an apartment building yesterday in a complex where…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

Smyrna August 18, 2020

Derek Norton issues executive order requiring face coverings in Smyrna

Smyrna Mayor Derek Norton issued an executive order today requiring the use of face coverings in public with the exception of a list of exclusions delineated in the order. The…

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Business August 18, 2020

Home Depot declare $1.50 dividend, releases quarterly results

Home improvement retail giant The Home Depot, headquartered in Cobb County, announced a second quarter cash dividend of $1.50 per share, payable on September 17 to shareholders of record on…

Cobb County Senior Services building with article about Tim D Lee Center reopening

Cobb County August 18, 2020

When will the Cobb senior centers reopen?

A question we hear regularly is: when will the Cobb Senior Centers reopen? The short answer is that a date to reopen has not been announced. In early July, Cobb…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County, Health Care August 17, 2020

UPDATED: Cobb leadership to review Kemp executive order, which allows possible local mask mandate

[UPDATE: an update to the original press release was issued, and the following paragraph added: Boyce says he believes that the growing success by the business community, state and county…

Marietta August 17, 2020

Crash on North Marietta Parkway at Cobb Parkway sends both drivers to hospital with serious injuries

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department issued a public information release about a serious injury accident that occurred Sunday evening at the intersection of North Marietta Parkway and…

Cobb County August 17, 2020

Emergency mortgage assistance available in Cobb for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

Cobb County posted a news release on the county website today announcing the availability of emergency funds for homeowners affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The news release reads as follows:…

Sign in front of Cobb & Douglas Public Health on County Services Parkway in article about Cobb & Douglas Public Health hiring

Health Care August 17, 2020

Kennesaw State added to Cobb & Douglas Public Health pop-up COVID-19 test locations

Kennesaw State University has been added to the locations for the Cobb & Douglas Public Health COVID-19 pop-up test locations for this week. Here is the schedule distributed by CDPH…

Health Care August 17, 2020

NARAL endorses slate of pro-choice candidates, nine from Cobb

NARAL Pro-choice Georgia announced its slate of candidates in a press release, including eight candidates in Georgia House and Senate races whose districts are at least partly in Cobb County….

Health Care August 17, 2020

Kemp issues executive order on COVID-19

Gov. Brian Kemp issued an executive order regarding the COVID-19 pandemic on August 15, which will be effective until August 31. The state is already under a State of Emergency…

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National February 6, 2025

Trump’s opening tariff salvo will hurt US consumers − following through on Canada, Mexico threats will increase the price pain

by Jason Reed, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If U.S. voters reelected Donald Trump hoping for relief from higher prices, his…

Immigration February 6, 2025

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Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Marietta SWAT team called to site of alleged robbery

Derek Norton issues executive order requiring face coverings in Smyrna

Home Depot declare $1.50 dividend, releases quarterly results

When will the Cobb senior centers reopen?

UPDATED: Cobb leadership to review Kemp executive order, which allows possible local mask mandate

Crash on North Marietta Parkway at Cobb Parkway sends both drivers to hospital with serious injuries

Emergency mortgage assistance available in Cobb for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

Kennesaw State added to Cobb & Douglas Public Health pop-up COVID-19 test locations

NARAL endorses slate of pro-choice candidates, nine from Cobb

Kemp issues executive order on COVID-19