Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Cobb County, Mableton April 6, 2021

A walk through the upcoming Cobb County park on Henderson Road in Mableton

A few weeks ago a group of people took a walk through the property on Henderson Road that will be developed into a new Cobb County park in Mableton. Follow…

Education April 3, 2021

Cobb school district announces details of $1000 payouts to full-time staff

The Cobb County School District distributed a press release yesterday outlining the details on the $1000 payouts to full-time staff, and $490 supplements to part-time employees. The press release is…

Cobb BOC Chairwoman Lisa Cupid at lectern during her second swearing-in ceremony

Cobb County April 1, 2021

Lisa Cupid’s statement to Joe Biden on the All-Star Game

Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt sent the following press notice containing Cobb County BOC Chairwoman Lisa Cupid‘s statement on her response to President Biden’s suggestion that the MLB All-Star…

Cobb County March 29, 2021

Man fatally shot on Austell Road while child was in back seat of car

According to a publc information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department a man was fatally shot in a vehicle and a child in the back…

Larry Johnson, the editor and publisher of the Cobb County Courier seated in an office chair in front of a small table with a laptop in article about Cobb County Courier Meet the Editor

From the Editor March 26, 2021

From the editor: median home values by census tract

I’m posting this from a Panera Bread in Albany NY, the closest place to where I am staying at the moment that I can get internet access. I’ve been called…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Business March 25, 2021

Sterling Seacrest and Pritchard and Jerden to merge

Cobb-based insurance brokerage firm Sterling Seacrest Partners and Buckhead firm Pritchard and Jerden plan to merge, creating one of the largest privately held independent insurance brokerages in the Southeast, according…

Major (now Sheriff) Craig Owens speaking at South Cobb Business Associations luncheon used in article about Owens statement on attacks on Asian-Americans

Cobb County March 23, 2021

Sheriff Owens issues statement on Boulder mass shootings.

Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens issued a statement this morning on Monday’s mass shooting at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado that left ten people dead, including a police officer….

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Cobb County March 22, 2021

Traffic fatality on Pat Mell Road

According to a public information release from Sergeant Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a fatal collision that occurred…

Economy March 22, 2021

Gasoline prices in Georgia jump again

According to a press release from Montrae Waiters, spokeswoman for AAA – The Auto Club Group, Georgia prices at the pump have jumped once again, although not as much as…

Cobb County March 18, 2021

Cobb County Sheriff issues statement on Atlanta killings and attacks on Asian-Americans

Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens issued the following statement on Tuesday night’s shootings that left eight dead, including six Asian-American women, “On behalf of the entire Cobb County Sheriff’s Office,…

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