Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Marietta April 24, 2019

A.L. Burruss Nature Park

A.L. Burrus Nature Park is a City of Marietta park with three nature trails, a bike trail, a pavilion, and picnic tables. It is located at 75 South Cobb Drive,…

Cobb County April 23, 2019

I-75 overnight lane and ramp closures in Marietta area

Thursday there will be overnight lane and ramp closures on I-75 in the Marietta area. According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Transportation, GDOT contractors will implement…

Road sign at South Cobb Drive near Cooper Lake Road in article about South Cobb Drive overnight lane closures (photo by Larry Johnson, Cobb County Courier, CC 4.0)

Cobb County April 23, 2019

South Cobb Drive overnight lane closures to continue

The overnight lane closures on South Cobb Drive between Austell Road and the I-75 northbound lanes that were announced for Sunday will continue beginning this evening. This is an ongoing…

The coronavirus vaccines might have contributed to a rise in gasoline prices illustrated by photo of Kroger gas station on South Cobb Drive

Georgia April 22, 2019

AAA: High gas prices to continue

According to the weekly news release from AAA, high Georgia gas prices are continuing. Prices statewide are an average of $2.68 per gallon for regular unleaded, 16 cents less than…

Lawrence King (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Guest Opinion April 21, 2019

Career Decisions Can’t Wait

by Lawrence King [This guest opinion article is by Lawrence King, He is a business and education consultant and publisher of Stem News Chronicle a newsletter for engineers, technology and…

Cobb County April 20, 2019

Lane closures on South Cobb Drive Sunday

According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Transportation, there will be overnight single-lane closures on South Cobb Drive between 8 p.m. Sunday, April 21, and 5 a.m….

Cobb County highlighted on Georgia map (public domain, from the General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin, modified to show counties.

Cobb County April 19, 2019

Latest census estimate puts Cobb at 756,865

The U.S. Census Bureau released its estimates for 2018, and Cobb County stands at 756,865. Cobb slightly edges out Dekalb for third place behind Fulton and Gwinnett counties. Fulton, at…

Georgia Power sign at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Cobb County accompanying article about restory power

coal ash, Environment April 19, 2019

Georgia Power schedules coal ash pond dewatering at Plant Yates

Georgia Power announced in a press release that the dewatering of toxic coal ash ponds at Plant Yates near Newnan will begin in mid-May. According to the press release, the…

Kennesaw April 19, 2019

Kennesaw to host summer camp expo

The City of Kennesaw will host a a free Cool for the Summer Camp Expo at the Ben Robertson Community Center, 2753 Watts Drive, Kennesaw, on Tuesday, April 30 from…

2020 Elections April 18, 2019

A conversation with Flynn Broady

The Courier had a conversation with Flynn Broady, a candidate for Cobb County District Attorney, at Cool Beans Coffee Roasters, a few blocks from the courthouse, where he works as…

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