Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

young people in Georgia Youth Smyphony Orchestra

Music April 10, 2020

Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra auditions will be held virtually this year

The Marietta-based Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra (GYSO) will, for the first time, hold its auditions virtually. The online auditions are a safeguard against the spread of COVID-19. Registration is open…

paving equipement generating smoke and dust in article on weekly travel advisiory

Georgia April 9, 2020

C.W. Matthews wins biggest March GDOT contract

Marietta-based C.W. Matthews won the biggest contract among the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) March contracts. The company will be awarded $27.9 million for a widening and reconstruction project in…

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

2020 Elections April 9, 2020

Craig Owens: Candidate for Cobb County Sheriff

Major Craig Owens, currently the commander of Precinct 2 in the Cobb County Police Department, is a candidate in the upcoming Democratic primary for sheriff, where Owens, along with two…

Kennesaw April 9, 2020

Kennesaw renews its Declaration of Emergency

The City of Kennesaw renewed its Declaration of Emergency. The current declaration was put in place on March 20, and the Kennesaw Code of Ordinances states that “no state of…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

2020 Elections April 9, 2020

Georgia and Cobb primaries moved to June 9

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced today that the Georgia Presidential Preference Primary and the General Primary elections will be postponed until June 9, due to continuing concerns around…

sign held at Sterigenics protest with the Sterigenics slogan "Safeguarding Global Heath" changed to "Endangering Global Health"

Environment April 8, 2020

Stop Sterigenics Georgia calls on FDA to ban the use of ethylene oxide to sterilize PPE

Stop Sterigenics Georgia issued a press release this afternoon calling on the Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of ethylene oxide to re-sterilize personal protective equipment (PPE), and…

2020 Elections April 8, 2020

High volume of absentee ballot requests flood the Cobb election system

According to a news release from Cobb County, the heavier-than-usual volume of requests for absentee ballots is placing challenges on election officials. The news release states: Cobb Elections continues processing…

Sterigenics sign in article about lawsuit Sterigenics, BD Bard

Environment April 8, 2020

Sterigenics allowed by federal court to resume normal operations while litigation continues

Sterigenics has been granted a consent order to resume their normal operations until a final ruling is made in their lawsuit. Read the order from Judge William Ray by following…

Powder Springs April 7, 2020

Powder Springs approves purchase of laptops for remote work

At it’s April 6 meeting, videoconferenced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Powder Springs City Council approved the purchase of laptops for certain employees to work remotely. This was the…

2020 Elections April 6, 2020

Larry Savage: candidate for chair of the Cobb BOC

Larry Savage is running in the Republican primary for the chairmanship of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, hoping to unseat incumbent Chairman Mike Boyce for the GOP nomination. Larry…

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