Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

bottles in a row in article about alcohol free weekend

Guest Opinion April 4, 2019

Alcohol Free Weekend guest editorial

This guest editorial about the call for an Alcohol Free Weekend is by Foster Norman, the CEO of Cobb County Community Services Board (CCCSB) April is National Alcohol Month, and…

Crosswalks, in article about pedestrian safety improvements

Cobb County April 3, 2019

Pedestrian safety improvements planned where two students hit near Wheeler High

According to a news release from Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt, the Cobb DOT and the Board of Education have met to plan pedestrian safety improvements where two high…

From the Editor April 2, 2019

Read the Courier’s past coverage of Boyce and Cupid

Incumbent Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairman Mike Boyce and District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid have both announced runs for county commission chair in the 2020 election. Here at the…

Lisa Cupid at her second swearing-in - Photo by Larry Felton Johnson

Cobb County April 2, 2019

Lisa Cupid announces run for chair of Cobb County BOC

Cobb County District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid announced that she is running for the chair of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. Cupid is the only Democrat on the current…

Kennesaw State University April 2, 2019

KSU partners with the State Department’s Diplomacy Lab

According to a news release from Tiffany Capuano of Kennesaw State University, KSU is now one of the partners for the Diplomacy Lab, a U.S. State Department program that utilizes…

Main Street in downtown Kennesaw -- in aricle on Kennesaw Grand Prix

Kennesaw April 2, 2019

Kennesaw Grand Prix 5K Series kickoff party

Big Peach Running Co. Kennesaw will host a launch party for the 2019 Kennesaw Grand Prix 5K Race Series on Tuesday, April 9, from 5-8 p.m. The address is 1625…

Cobb County April 1, 2019

Fatal collision on Veterans Memorial Highway

According to a public information release from Officer Neil Penirelli of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a fatal traffic collision…

Police, firefighters, and their families and supporters at BOC meeting to push for staffing, increased pay and benefits (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County March 29, 2019

Cobb Police and firefighters protest staffing levels, pay at contentious BOC meeting

Cobb Police and firefighters, and their families and supporters, packed last Tuesday night’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners to lodge a protest for higher staffing levels, more…

Cobb County March 28, 2019

Hiram Acworth Highway crash leaves two dead, two injured

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

Smyrna March 28, 2019

Trucker convicted in South Cobb Drive road rage incident

According to a press release from Cobb Acting District Attorney John Melvin, Quantuse Jace Johnson, 46, a truck driver from Marietta, has been convicted of assaulting another driver in a…

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