Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Cobb County Police Department, Magistrate Court January 27, 2019

Kennesaw home invasion suspect to stand trial

[This article has been modified from it’s original form to remove information which identified the victims. We are in the process of firming up a policy on reporting the names…

Assistant Cobb County Attorney William Rowling talks about proposed changes to the appointment of ethics board members (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County board of commissioners January 23, 2019

GA Supreme Court ruling prompts changes to selection of Cobb ethics board

During the first public hearing on proposed amendments to Cobb’s 2019 Code, changes were proposed to the way members of the Cobb County Board of Ethics are chosen. The seven…

Austell, Cobb County history through documents January 23, 2019

Incorporation of Austell Georgia — September 1885

The fourth in our series Cobb County history through documents is the incorporation of Austell by an act of the Georgia legislature passed on September 4, 1885. The city limits…

Uncategorized January 22, 2019

Keli Gambrill to speak at Senior Citizen Council of Cobb annual meeting

The Senior Citizen Council of Cobb County issued the following press release: THE SENIOR CITIZEN COUNCIL OF COBB ANNUAL MEETING WILL FEATURE NEWLY ELECTED COUNTY COMMISSIONER KELI GAMBRILL AS GUEST…

Riverside Parkway road sign in article about homicde suicide at EpiCenter

Riverside Parkway January 18, 2019

Pebblebrook and Riverside Community cleanup to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy

If you’re looking for something to do to give back to the Cobb County community in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, there will be a cleanup of the…

Cobb County gangs, Magistrate Court January 17, 2019

Teen to stand trial for alleged brutal gang initiation at Marietta High School

A teen at Marietta High School who allegedly stood lookout while a student was brutally beaten during a gang initiation in the school’s rest room last November will stand trial…

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

From the Editor, Meet the Editor January 17, 2019

Meet the Editor tomorrow

If you want to meet me in person, offer suggestions or complaints, or just chat, I’ll be at Cenacle Coffee Shop this Friday morning January 18 7:30 – 10:30 a.m….

Section of 1833 map showing original shape of Cobb County (retrieved from http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/hmap/id:hmap1833t3copy3 at the UGA libraries -- public domain)

Cobb County history through documents January 16, 2019

1833 — Georgia legislature forms Cobb County

This is the third in an occasional series called “Cobb County history through documents,” and is the text of the act of the Georgia legislature that created Cobb County in…

Cobb County Police Department, Precinct 2 January 14, 2019

Two unrelated shootings in South Cobb Friday

The Cobb County Police Department reported in a news release today that two unrelated shootings occurred in South Cobb on Friday. Neither of the shootings resulted in life-threatening injuries. The…

Cobb County water January 14, 2019

Progress at South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility

In a news release entitled “Significant Progress at South Cobb Water Facility“, the county announced that five pumps are now in operation at the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility. The…

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