Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Health Care April 28, 2021

Free COVID vaccination May 1 in Truist Park

Cobb County announced there will be free COVID vaccinations administered in Truist Park this Saturday May 1, 2021. The details and a registration link can be found in the announcement…

Religion April 27, 2021

Powder Springs to commemorate National Day of Prayer

The City of Powder Springs will commemorate the National Day of Prayer with a ceremony at Thurman Springs Park. The details of the event, and contact information for churches or…

terrarium making workshop illustrated by a green succulent plant surrounded by water

Kennesaw April 27, 2021

Kennesaw to host terrarium making workshop

The City of Kennesaw will host a terrarium making workshop as part of their Department of Parks & Recreation’s Art in the Park series. The announcement of the event, with…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

Smyrna April 26, 2021

Smyrna removes mask mandate

The City of Smyrna announced this afternoon that they have lifted the requirement that people wear masks when in public within the city limits. Mayor Derek Norton issued the following…

Economy April 26, 2021

Georgia gasoline price stays the same over past week

According to a press release from Montrae Waiters, spokeswoman for AAA – The Auto Club Group, Georgia prices at the pump stayed the same over the past week in Georgia….

Religion April 24, 2021

Rev. Dr. Steven Usry appointed senior pastor at Mt. Bethel UMC

The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church announced appointments of pastors to local churches for the upcoming term. Among those appointments it was announced that Rev. Dr. Steven…

Screenshot of interactive map. The figures represented in the map are in table form within the article

From the Editor April 21, 2021

Poverty rate in Cobb County

In this article I’ll present a color-coded interactive map that contains data on the poverty rate in Cobb County within each census tract. If you want to skip the explanations…

Education April 19, 2021

Three Cobb students graduate from Model Atlanta Regional Commission

Three students from Cobb County recently graduated from the Model Atlanta Regional Commission, a youth leadership program. The Atlanta Regional Commission distributed the following press release describing the program, and…

Economy April 19, 2021

Georgia gasoline prices remain steady

According to a press release from Montrae Waiters, spokeswoman for AAA – The Auto Club Group, Georgia prices at the pump remained steady over the past week in Georgia. Georgia…

screenshot of interactive map of Cobb County with incomes by census tract color coded (text tables of data available in article)

From the Editor April 18, 2021

Cobb County residents: find out the median household income in your census tract

The decennial census will be released at the end of the month, and in preparation for that I’ve been building tables and interactive maps based on the American Community Survey,…

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