Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Chattahoochee River at the mouth of Nickajack Creek

Cobb County June 27, 2020

CCID launches Cumberland Trails website

The Cumberland Community Improvement District (CCID) launched a website dedicated to the over 38 miles of trails in Cobb County’s Cumberland area. The trails include the Bob Callan Trail, the…

Cobb County June 26, 2020

Senior Citizen Council of Cobb Food Drive July 8

The Senior Citizen Council of Cobb County will be conducting a food drive on Wednesday July 8, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a drive-through food…

Health Care June 26, 2020

Cobb adds 86 new confirmed cases, 1 death and 8 hospitalizations from COVID-19

The daily status report from the Georgia Department of Public Health indicates that over the 24-hour period since yesterday’s report, Cobb County added 86 confirmed new cases, one death, and…

Business June 26, 2020

Marietta-based C.W. Matthews nets second-largest DOT contract in May awards

Marietta-based C.W. Matthews won the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)’s second-largest contract issued in May. The largest single contract, worth approximately $6.3 million, was awarded to Oxford Construction Company “to…

Kennesaw June 26, 2020

Lane closures on I-75 at the Barrett Parkway bridge in Kennesaw area

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced there will be overnight lane closures on I-75 near the Barrett Parkway bridge over this weekend for bridge rehab work. The press release reads…

Cobb County June 26, 2020

GBI Investigates lethal shooting of carjacking suspect by Cobb County officer

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is investigating the lethal shooting of a suspect in a carjacking by a Cobb County police officer. The press release from the GBI decribes…

Health Care June 25, 2020

Cobb adds 78 confirmed cases, 1 death and 5 new hospitalizations in today’s COVID-19 report

The daily status report from the Georgia Department of Public Health indicates that over the 24-hour period since yesterday’s report, Cobb County added 78 confirmed new cases, one death, and…

Marietta June 25, 2020

Marietta police seek suspect in stabbing on North Fairground Street

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department issued the following public information release about a stabbing that took place on North Fairground Street. The public information release described the…

Education June 25, 2020

Cobb schools to offer option of traditional or remote learning classroom for 2020-2021

In a press release today the Cobb County School District announced that when the schools reopen parents will be able to send their children to a traditional face-to-face classroom or…

Health Care June 25, 2020

Looking at Cobb County COVID-19 deaths by age, race and gender

Here is a breakdown of deaths from COVID-19 as of June 24 by age, race and gender. The data was downloaded as CSV (comma separated value) files from the daily…

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