Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Jada D. Holmes reported missing (photo provided by the Cobb County Police Department)

Cobb County Police Department July 7, 2018

Autistic Kennesaw woman reported missing

Reported missing Jada D. Holmes, an 18-year-old Kennesaw woman has been reported missing. The Cobb County Police Department‘s Crimes Against Persons Unit has issued a Mattie’s Call for the young…

Audrey II from the 1960 low-budget cult classic movie Little Shop of Horrors (public domain)

Things to do in Cobb County, Things to do in Mableton July 6, 2018

Little Shop of Horrors free at Mable House

Little Shop of Horrors performed by The Theatre Project There will be a free performance of Little Shop of Horrors presented by The Theatre Project summer theatre camp on July 19…

Cobb County Police Department July 6, 2018

Traffic accident on Barrett Parkway with serious injuries

According to a report from Officer Sarah O’Hara of the Cobb County Police Department, a collision resulting in a serious injury happened yesterday on Barrett Parkway near the Irwin Road…

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…

« 1 … 788 789 790 791 792 … 814 »

Health Care March 12, 2025

From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health

by Amy Lauren Fairchild, Syracuse University and Ronald Bayer, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Federal datasets began disappearing…

Law March 12, 2025

Cobb Courier

Your Source for Local News