Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Repaving Brookside Drive -- trucks spread asphalt

Cobb County, Mableton July 5, 2018

Repaving Brookside Drive in Mableton — Part 2

Repaving Brookside Drive continues Repaving crews have been working on streets adjoining Oakdale Road. Over the past few days they’ve begun spreading and rolling the asphalt. This is our second…

Cobb County Police Department July 5, 2018

Passenger killed in Powder Springs on July 4

Powder Springs crash among fatal holiday accidents According to a public information release from the Cobb County Police Department, the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a fatal collision on C.H….

Cobb County Planning Commission deliberates on Lost Mountain Nursery SLUP

Cobb County Planning Commission July 5, 2018

Special land use permit recommended for Lost Mountain Nursery

Lost Mountain Nursery The Cobb County Planning Commission recommended that Lost Mountain Nursery be granted a special land use permit to operate on Poplar Springs Road at Dallas Highway without…

Bob Feldberg opposes rezoning of Atlanta Road property for mixed-use project (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Smyrna July 4, 2018

Atlanta Road apartments put on hold by planning commission

Atlanta Road mixed-use development near I-285 The Cobb County Planning Commission has postponed recommendation on a mixed-use development off Atlanta Road that would include an apartment building with 304 units and 10,075 square…

Chairman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, Michael Boyce in article about cobb budget town halls (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County Budget July 3, 2018

Tax increase defended in Boyce’s video update

New video on budget and tax increase from Boyce In his weekly video update, Cobb County Commission Chairman Mike Boyce continued his argument for the tax increase. The town halls…

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…

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