Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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

Cobb County December 26, 2019

UPDATED: Pedestrian killed on South Cobb Drive

The Cobb County Police Department issued the following update for this story about the pedestrian killed on South Cobb Drive: The pedestrian was identified as 49-year-old Jennifer Denise Evans of…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Austell December 23, 2019

Two consecutive life sentences for man convicted of rape of child in Austell

Cobb County District Attorney Joyette M. Holmes announced in a public information release that an Atlanta man convicted of raping a child in Austell has been given a sentence of…

Linda and Ben Brackner in the Green Room, with ongoing work to the unfinished space in the background

Art and Culture, Food December 23, 2019

The Green Room — a new restaurant and music venue coming to Veterans Memorial Highway

For Linda and Ben Brackner The Green Room is an obvious labor of love. The upcoming restaurant and music venue will be located at 1391 Veterans Memorial Highway SW, Suite…

Kylil Carter, who start in the Celebration Bowl, gets ready to pass

Sports December 22, 2019

Austell’s Kylil Carter leads N.C. A&T to 66-44 win over Alcorn State in Celebration Bowl

Kylil Carter, an alumnus of South Cobb High School, led North Carolina A&T to a 66-44 victory over Alcorn State in the Celebration Bowl. According to the official site for…

Cobb County December 20, 2019

Shelia Edwards, a BOC District 4 Candidate, calls for an affordable housing summit

Shelia Edwards, a candidate for the Cobb County Commission District 4 seat being vacated by Commissioner Lisa Cupid, submitted the following press release proposing an Affordable Housing Summit: Shelia Edwards,…

2020 Elections December 20, 2019

Edwin Mendez: Candidate for Cobb Commission District 4

Edwin Mendez is running for the Cobb County Board of Commissioners from District 4, the seat current Commissioner Lisa Cupid is vacating to run for BOC chair. Background In a…

Georgia December 18, 2019

KSU alumnus Ennis Clark promoted to GBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) announced the promotion of KSU alumnus Ennis Clark to Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) at the West Metro Regional Drug Enforcement Office (RDEO),…

Addiction and Recovery December 18, 2019

Cobb Opioid Fatality Review Project moves forward

The Cobb Opioid Fatality Review Project completed its first opioid fatality review (OFR) on November 20. A public information release from Kimberly Isaza, Public Information Officer for Cobb District Attorney…

Sports December 18, 2019

Quarterbacks from Austell and Fairburn face off in Celebration Bowl

At the Celebration Bowl 2019 matchup between North Carolina A&T and Alcorn State, the opposing quarterbacks will be Kylil Carter, who attended South Cobb High School in Austell, and Felix…

Monica DeLancy at lectern during December Cobb BOC meeting in article about DeLancy endorses Edwards

Cobb County December 16, 2019

South Cobb residents speak up for Monica DeLancy at Cobb BOC meeting.

A group of Cobb County residents came forward during the public comment section of the December Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting to support renters rights advocate Monica DeLancy, who…

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Acworth March 12, 2025

Dr. Bryant Harris retires as pastor of Mars Hill Presbyterian

Photo: Dr. Bryant Harris and his wife Linda Harris Rob Walter, a deacon at Mars Hill Presbyterian Church, and member of the church’s marketing committee, distributed the following announcement: After…

Health Care March 12, 2025

From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health

by Amy Lauren Fairchild, Syracuse University and Ronald Bayer, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Federal datasets began disappearing…

Law March 12, 2025

What is a SLAPP suit? Legal experts explain how these lawsuits suppress free speech

by Jennifer Safstrom, Vanderbilt University and Ryan Riedmueller, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPP suits, are civil…

Government Transparency March 12, 2025

The sun is setting on government transparency in Florida – and secrecy creep is affecting the rest of the US, too

by David Cuillier, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Florida, the “Sunshine State,” once known as a beacon of government transparency, is growing…

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