Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Cobb County December 27, 2017

Cobb County’s Community Emergency Response Training

Would you like to learn how to prepare for a disaster, to help yourself and others during that crisis, and to recover once the emergency is over? Would you like to…

Social Media Accounts in Cobb County December 23, 2017

Cobb County Government Twitter Accounts to follow

This is the first in a periodic series on social media accounts of organizations and personalities of interest to Cobb County residents. We’ll feature Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts from…

Martin Luther King, Jr. with his hands raised, palms inward

Social Justice December 23, 2017

Auditions for Cobb County’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebrations begin next Sat. Dec 30

Do you sing, dance, or do interpretive readings? Would you like to display your talents in celebration of the message of civil rights, justice, and equality for all people? The auditions…

Cobb County December 22, 2017

Cobb County says it has reached the halfway point in storm debris cleanup

In a news alert this afternoon, Cobb County communications director Ross Cavitt announced that work crews had reached the approximate halfway point in their cleanup of debris on the county…

Kennesaw State University December 22, 2017

KSU receives grant for program to reduce young adult driver crashes

The Health Promotion and Wellness office at Kennesaw State University was granted $19,704 to take part in the Georgia Young Adult Program administered by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The program addresses young…

Cobb County board of commissioners December 22, 2017

Cobb Board of Commissioners extends contract for traffic enforcement video cameras on school buses

In a 5-0 vote at their meeting Thursday evening, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved a one-year extension of the contract between Arizona-based American Traffic Solutions and the Cobb County…

Uncategorized December 10, 2017

Where things stand with Cobb County’s response to the aftermath of the snowstorm

The Cobb County government issued a press release this morning to inform citizens about where things stand in the county in the aftermath of the storm. The Cobb County Department…

Mableton December 8, 2017

Mableton Snowpocalypse 2017!

Send out the rescue dogs! Mobilize the snowplows! Airlift in food and supplies! It’s Mableton Snowpocalypse 2017. Check out the slideshow below from our intrepid photojournalist who braved the storm…

Mableton December 4, 2017

Ill-fated squirrel causes power outage in Johnston’s Crossing

There was an explosive pop, followed by a power outage for much of the Johnston’s Crossing neighborhood in Mableton this morning. According to the Georgia Power technician who investigated the…

Cobb County December 1, 2017

Commissioner Cupid calls for safety audit of Veterans Memorial site where Edna Umeh was killed

Cobb County District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid initiated a Corridor Safety audit for the site where crossing guard Edna Umeh, 64, of Austell was hit and killed by a driver…

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