Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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…

Nickajack Creek in video update water reclamation facility(photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County water January 12, 2019

Boyce gives video update on water reclamation facility failure

As work continues on getting the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility fully functional again, Cobb County Commission Chairman Mike Boyce gave a video update describing the crisis, and displaying onsite…

Riverside Parkway road sign in article about homicde suicide at EpiCenter

Riverside Parkway January 11, 2019

Bids sought for landscape maintenance Riverside Pkwy and I-20

The South Cobb Redevelopment Authority is soliciting proposals for landscape maintenance at the landscape beautification projects they spearheaded at the I-20 interchanges at both Six Flags Drive and Riverside Parkway. …

Chattahoochee River in article about overflow halted at the South Cobb WRF

Cobb County water January 9, 2019

Overflow halted at South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility

The county website posted an update on the failure at the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility today. The overflow has been halted by the installation of the second pump brought…

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Cobb County gangs, Magistrate Court January 9, 2019

Alleged members of Bloods gang to stand trial for aggravated assault on South Cobb Drive

Two alleged members of the Bloods gang were bound over to Cobb County Superior Court for trial on charges of aggravated assault and criminal street gang activity. Magistrate Court Judge…

Tre'Hutchins of the South Cobb Alliance and state Representative Erica Thomas (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Mableton cityhood, South Cobb cityhood January 9, 2019

Focus on South Cobb cityhood at Erica Thomas town hall

At a town hall meeting in Austell Monday called by House District 39 Representative Erica Thomas, leaders of the South Cobb Alliance built their case for moving ahead with South…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

Cobb County history through documents, Smyrna January 9, 2019

Smyrna incorporation in 1872

This is the second in our series Cobb County History through Documents, and is the text of the Smyrna incorporation act of the Georgia legislature in 1872. Last week we…

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