Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Kennesaw State University buses -- in article about Kennesaw State Best for Vets

Kennesaw State University November 12, 2018

Kennesaw State among best for Veterans

Kennesaw State University was ranked among the best universities in the U.S. for veterans. The Military Times included KSU on a list of only 137 colleges and universities in its…

Police officers talk to residents at a Cobb police coffee with a cop

Cobb County Police Department November 9, 2018

Cookies with a Cop, Chicken with a Cop

UPDATE: The Cookies with a Cop for Precinct 3 below has been changed to December 4, but same time-of-day and location. The Cobb County Police Department’s Coffee with a…

Karen Handel (photo from the congressional website. Public Domain)

2018 elections November 8, 2018

Handel concedes, Lucy McBath to be U.S. Representative

Republican incumbent Karen Handel conceded defeat by Democratic challenger Lucy McBath in the race for Georgia’s 6th congressional district. Handel posted the following statement on Facebook this morning: Lucy McBath…

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

Uncategorized November 8, 2018

Meet the Editor returns

I canceled last week’s Meet the Editor for a dental appointment (chipped tooth, but it turned out to be an easy and relatively painless repair). But I’ll be back tomorrow…

Mergilga Morales - from Mableton Woman Missing report

Cobb County Police Department, Missing Person November 8, 2018

Mableton woman missing UPDATED

UPDATE: According to Officer O’Hara Mergilga Morales was found last night and reunited with her family. Sarah O’Hara of the Cobb County Police Department reports that a Mableton woman, Mergilga…

Photo of suspect in alleged sexual assault, from the Cobb County Police Department

Cobb County Police Department November 6, 2018

Cobb police ask help in identifying possible sexual assault suspect

Officer Sarah O’Hara of the Cobb County Police Department issued the following public information release today: Cobb County Police Department Crimes Against Persons Unit is requesting the public’s help in…

The cast of the Kennesaw State University production of Our Town. (photo courtesy of KSU)

Kennesaw State University November 6, 2018

KSU presents new take on classic Our Town

Kennesaw State University’s Department of Theatre and Performance (TPS), will offer a fresh perspective on Thornton Wilder’s classic play “Our Town,” according to a KSU news release by Kathie Beckett….

Cobb County Police Department November 5, 2018

Fatal wreck I-20 near Riverside Parkway

According to a report from Officer Sarah O’Hara of the Cobb County Police Department the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a fatal accident that happened on…

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

gas prices November 5, 2018

Cobb County gas price at $2.67

According to a press release from Garrett Townsend, the Georgia Public Affairs Director for AAA, gas prices in Georgia have reached their lowest levels since April. Prices remain higher than…