Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Cobb County Planning Commission deliberates on Lost Mountain Nursery SLUP

Mableton Parkway July 3, 2018

Punky Pooh withdraws Mableton Parkway rezoning request

Applicant for rezoning of Mableton Parkway property withdraws request Punky Pooh, LLC. withdrew its request for the rezoning of an irregularly shaped parcel of land that runs between Mableton Parkway and …

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Cobb County Business July 2, 2018

Home Depot touts paid parental leave, sustainability

Home Depot releases its 2018 Responsibility Report The Home Depot, one of Cobb County’s largest employers, reported on its updated parental leave policy in a press release Monday. The announcement…

Crew at work on a repaving project in Mableton (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County, Mableton July 2, 2018

Repaving of Brookside Drive in Mableton

Repaving of Brookside Drive Repaving crews have been working on the streets adjoining Oakdale Road, including Brookside Drive. We’ve put together a slideshow of the work-in-progress. This morning crews scraped…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County Budget July 1, 2018

Boyce and tax assessor talk about homestead exemption

Homestead exemption explained Mike Boyce, the Chairman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, and Stephen White, the Director of the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s Office, released a video Sunday…

Marietta Police Department July 1, 2018

Hands-free driving law in effect today

The Hands-free Georgia law The Hands-free Georgia law, restricting the use of cell phones and other mobile devices while driving, went into effect today. The details of the bill signed…

Cobb County Senior Services building with article about Tim D Lee Center reopening

Cobb Senior Services July 1, 2018

Walk to End Alzheimer’s 2018

The annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be held October 13 at Kennesaw State University in the Sports and Entertainment Park. Registration will begin at 8 a.m., the ceremony will…

Oakdale Road at Dickerson -- photo by Larry Felton Johnson

From the Editor June 29, 2018

Avoid Oakdale Road between Buckner and Highlands Pkwy

I’m writing this as a note “From the Editor” because we don’t do systematic traffic reporting. But the delays are so long due to the paving of Oakdale Road between…

Cobb County BOC Chairman Michael Boyce answers questions after the town hall in East Cobb (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County Budget June 28, 2018

Boyce releases video on upcoming tax increase ads

Cobb County Commission Chairman Mike Boyce released a video presentation this afternoon on state-mandated ads announcing the tax increase he is proposing. The written introduction to the video presentation states, “Cobb…

Tommy Allegood, Mayor of Acworth; Lisa Crossman, CDPH Deputy Director; Wyman Pilcher, Cobb Board of Health Vice Chair; Bob Weatherford, Cobb County Commissioner; Dr. Janet Memark, CDPH District Health Director; Dr. Carol Holtz, Cobb Board of Health Chair, and Derek Easterling, Mayor of Kennesaw, celebrate the grand opening of the Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center.

Cobb & Douglas Public Health June 28, 2018

Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center opens

Ribbon-cutting for Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center The Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center celebrated its grand opening on Wednesday. The new center, a part of the Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) system, will…

The 13th C-5 M Super Galaxy takes off for delivery from Marietta, Ga. to Dover Air Force Base on Nov. 21, 2013 (photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

Cobb County Business June 28, 2018

50th anniversary of the C-5

Lockheed Martin celebrated the 50th anniversary of the C-5 Galaxy strategic transport plane on Tuesday, June 26 at the company’s Marietta, Georgia, plant. Gov. Nathan Deal spoke at the event,…

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