Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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

Georgia October 7, 2019

GA gas prices drop on decreased demand

According to the weekly press release from Montrae Waiters, the spokeswoman for AAA – The Auto Club Group, gas prices continued to drop in Georgia this week, because of a…

L-R, volunteer Stephani Gray, Cobb District Attorney Joyette Holmes, and volunteer Dawn Arthan

Cobb County October 6, 2019

Advocates petition Cobb District Attorney Holmes to eliminate cash bond & to implement other reforms

Advocates for criminal justice system reform presented Cobb District Attorney Joyette Holmes with a petition to “implement reforms that will end mass incarceration and fight racial injustice.” According to a…

Sign in front of Cobb & Douglas Public Health on County Services Parkway in article about Cobb & Douglas Public Health hiring

Health Care October 6, 2019

Alert: Hepatitis A case found in Smyrna

Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) issued the following press release regarding a Hepatitis A case involving an employee at Vittles restaurant in Smynra: A case of hepatitis A has…

Sterigenics sign in article about lawsuit Sterigenics, BD Bard

Environment October 3, 2019

Sterigenics issues press release on EPD investigation

Sterigenics issued a press release this afternoon regarding an investigation by the state Environmental Protection Division into a release of the carcinogen ethylene oxide into the air in July of…

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

Cobb County October 3, 2019

Austell mother sentenced to 20 years in death of infant son

An Austell mother was sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter, cruelty to children in the second degree, three counts of heroin possession, and reckless…

Performing Arts Center at South Cobb High School (photo courtesy of CDH Partners, Inc.)

Education October 2, 2019

Architectural firm wins national award for performing arts center at South Cobb High

The architectural firm CDH Partners, Inc. announced in a press release that it received an Outstanding Award for excellence in educational facility design in the fall 2019 edition of Learning by Design, a magazine…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Austell October 2, 2019

Collision on Austell Road at Seayes results in death of Austell man

According to a public information release from Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department a collision on Austell Road on Tuesday resulted in a fatality. The department’s Selective…

Cobb County October 2, 2019

Cobb District Attorney Holmes issues statement on the capture of Richard Merritt

Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes issued a statement on the capture of Richard Merritt, the disbarred attorney wanted in connection with the stabbing death of his mother in Stone…

South Cobb residents hold up signs calling for the redevelopment of the long-vacant site of the former Magnolia Crossing apartment complex (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County October 1, 2019

South Cobb Redevelopment Authority criticized in public comments at BOC meeting

A group of South Cobb residents, activists and community leaders spoke during the public comment section at last week’s meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners (BOC) expressing concern…

Kennesaw Police headquarters in article about Juneteenth unity

Kennesaw September 30, 2019

Officer-involved shooting in Kennesaw

According to a press release from Natalie Ammons of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the GBI has been asked to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Kennesaw. The request for an…

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