Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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Food Safety, Health & Wellness October 19, 2026

Kayem Foods recalls nearly 1.6 million pounds of meat and poultry

Kayem Foods Inc. is recalling approximately 1.58 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products because temperature problems during storage may have compromised their safety, according to the U.S. Department…

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Fuel Cost, Transportation & Development October 19, 2026

Georgia gas prices ease but oil costs rise

Georgia’s average price for regular gasoline fell 8 cents over the past week to $3.73 a gallon, but rising crude oil prices could slow further declines, according to AAA. The…

News, Weather October 19, 2026

🔥 High fire danger today in Cobb County and North Georgia

The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement warning of high fire danger this afternoon and evening, Monday, October 19. Relative humidity could fall to 30% or lower…

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Puzzles Games and Quizzes October 19, 2026

This Week in Cobb History: Test Your Knowledge

On Mondays our quiz theme is This Week in Cobb History. Don’t worry if you don’t do well on this one. To be perfectly honest I would only have gotten…

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Business & Economy, Local Business October 19, 2026

Cobb County business listings for Oct. 11-18

Cobb County’s business license report for Oct. 11-18, 2026, lists 27 license records covering restaurants, health care, beauty services, property management, consulting, pest control, cleaning, retail and other business activities….

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Community, Giving Back to the Community October 19, 2026

Volunteers help collect hazardous waste at Jim Miller Park

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about Keep Cobb Beautiful and Cobb County Water‘s Household Hazardous Waste event: Keep Cobb Beautiful and Cobb County Water had…

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Education, News October 18, 2026

Public comments at the October 2026 Cobb school board meeting

By Larry Felton Johnson Here is the Cobb Courier’s video of the October 2026 public comments from the Cobb County Board of Education meetings, both the work session and the…

History October 18, 2026

Smyrna Library to host lecture on Mary Musgrove, Georgia’s ‘forgotten co-founder’

Friends of the Smyrna Library distributed the following announcement: While most accounts of Georgia history start with James Oglethorpe, an upcoming lecture at the Smyrna Library will argue that a…

Puzzles Games and Quizzes October 18, 2026

Cobb County Quiz Rewind Oct. 18 2026

On Sundays we do a rewind, and run a quiz with question/answer combinations selected from our quizzes from the previous week. Whether or not you’ve been taking our quizzes for…

News, Weather October 18, 2026

High fire danger forecast for Cobb County Sunday

Low humidity, dry vegetation and gusty winds are expected to create high fire danger in Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia Sunday afternoon into the evening,…

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Government & Politics, Local government October 31, 2026