Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Cobb County December 11, 2019

Weekend lane closures on I-285 in Cobb for concrete work

The Georgia Department of Transportation issued the following press release regarding lane closures beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, December 13 and running through the weekend until 5 a.m. Monday December…

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

Cobb County December 11, 2019

Teen in critical condition after hit-and-run on Cunningham Road

According to a public information release from Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department, the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a hit-and-run on Cunningham Road…

Plant McDonough employees serving chili at a benefit for an LGBTQ youth homelessness project

Smyrna December 11, 2019

GA Power Plant McDonough employees raise money for LGBTQ youth homelessness project

Employees at Georgia Power Company‘s Smyrna-area Plant McDonough-Atkinson organized an office-wide chili cook-off to raise funds for Lost-n-Found Youth, an organization whose mission is to end homelessness among Lesbian, Gay,…

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

Business December 10, 2019

SunTrust to Truist Park name change to take 18-24 months

The Associated Press wrote in an article that the transition of the name change of the Braves stadium from SunTrust Park to Truist Park could take up to two years….

Marietta December 10, 2019

Collision on Powder Springs Street results in life-threatening injuries

The Marietta Police Department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP.) Unit is investigating a crash on Powder Springs Street in front of the Marietta Conference Center that resulted in life-threatening injuries….

New exercise room at the Marietta Police Department, weight machines lining the walls

Marietta December 9, 2019

New exercise room for the Marietta Police Department

The Marietta Police Department has a new exercise room. According to a public information release from the department, the new fitness room came about as the result of the work…

The coronavirus vaccines might have contributed to a rise in gasoline prices illustrated by photo of Kroger gas station on South Cobb Drive

Economy December 9, 2019

Two-cent drop in gas prices in Georgia last week

There was a two-cent drop in gas prices in Georgia over the past week. According to a press release from Montrae Waiters, spokeswoman for AAA – The Auto Club Group,…

Immigration December 8, 2019

ICE detainees with serious criminal convictions drops during Trump administration

[With the immigrant population growing in Cobb County, and the relationship between Cobb County and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) in the news frequently, the Courier is…

Cobb by the Numbers December 7, 2019

Cobb by the numbers: private establishments

[This is one of a series presenting statistics about Cobb County, taken from publicly available data sources. Our aim is to use charts to make the data easy to understand]….

Cobb County December 7, 2019

Serious injury crash on Hiram Lithia Springs Road

An eight-months-pregnant woman was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital as a precaution after a crash yesterday on Hiram Lithia Springs Road. The accident took place Friday at 8:43 a.m., south…

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