Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Crew at work on a repaving project in Mableton (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County, Mableton July 2, 2018

Repaving of Brookside Drive in Mableton

Repaving of Brookside Drive Repaving crews have been working on the streets adjoining Oakdale Road, including Brookside Drive. We’ve put together a slideshow of the work-in-progress. This morning crews scraped…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County Budget July 1, 2018

Boyce and tax assessor talk about homestead exemption

Homestead exemption explained Mike Boyce, the Chairman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, and Stephen White, the Director of the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s Office, released a video Sunday…

Marietta Police Department July 1, 2018

Hands-free driving law in effect today

The Hands-free Georgia law The Hands-free Georgia law, restricting the use of cell phones and other mobile devices while driving, went into effect today. The details of the bill signed…

Cobb County Senior Services building with article about Tim D Lee Center reopening

Cobb Senior Services July 1, 2018

Walk to End Alzheimer’s 2018

The annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be held October 13 at Kennesaw State University in the Sports and Entertainment Park. Registration will begin at 8 a.m., the ceremony will…

Oakdale Road at Dickerson -- photo by Larry Felton Johnson

From the Editor June 29, 2018

Avoid Oakdale Road between Buckner and Highlands Pkwy

I’m writing this as a note “From the Editor” because we don’t do systematic traffic reporting. But the delays are so long due to the paving of Oakdale Road between…

Cobb County BOC Chairman Michael Boyce answers questions after the town hall in East Cobb (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County Budget June 28, 2018

Boyce releases video on upcoming tax increase ads

Cobb County Commission Chairman Mike Boyce released a video presentation this afternoon on state-mandated ads announcing the tax increase he is proposing. The written introduction to the video presentation states, “Cobb…

Tommy Allegood, Mayor of Acworth; Lisa Crossman, CDPH Deputy Director; Wyman Pilcher, Cobb Board of Health Vice Chair; Bob Weatherford, Cobb County Commissioner; Dr. Janet Memark, CDPH District Health Director; Dr. Carol Holtz, Cobb Board of Health Chair, and Derek Easterling, Mayor of Kennesaw, celebrate the grand opening of the Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center.

Cobb & Douglas Public Health June 28, 2018

Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center opens

Ribbon-cutting for Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center The Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center celebrated its grand opening on Wednesday. The new center, a part of the Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) system, will…

The 13th C-5 M Super Galaxy takes off for delivery from Marietta, Ga. to Dover Air Force Base on Nov. 21, 2013 (photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

Cobb County Business June 28, 2018

50th anniversary of the C-5

Lockheed Martin celebrated the 50th anniversary of the C-5 Galaxy strategic transport plane on Tuesday, June 26 at the company’s Marietta, Georgia, plant. Gov. Nathan Deal spoke at the event,…

Cyclist on the Silver Comet Trail in article about Silver Comet Trail reopen

Greenways and Trails Master Plan June 28, 2018

Cobb County Trails Plan approved

The Cobb Board of Commissioners put the seal of approval on the Cobb County Greenways and Trails Master Plan. At the regular BOC meeting Tuesday evening, with two members absent,…

Cobb park advocates celebrating vote to buy Tritt property (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County Parks June 27, 2018

Park advocates cheer expansion of East Cobb Park

Park advocates celebrated the decision by the Cobb County Board of Commissioners to fund the expansion of East Cobb Park. In a 3-0 vote Tuesday evening, the BOC approved the use of…

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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

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