Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

A silhouette of an American football runner

Sports January 3, 2026

Having More Playoff Teams Hasn’t Helped NCAA College Football

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College When the NCAA’s College Football Playoff System denied an undefeated conference champion who had defeated the Heisman Trophy winner and…

Photo of South Cobb Regional Library in article about fall book sale

Community January 3, 2026

How much do you know about the history of the South Cobb Regional Library?

South Cobb Regional Library (photo by Semmendinger — licensed under Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution Share Alike) By Kelly Johnson The hours, the seconds have slipped the world past the first…

Crime & Public Safety, Fires January 3, 2026

Fireworks cause blaze in Cobb County

By Mark Woolsey Cobb County firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze they say was caused by spent fireworks early on New Year’s Day. Fire Lt. Stephen Bennett says a neighbor called…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Crime & Public Safety January 3, 2026

Suspect in custody after fatal stabbing on Pat Mell Road

By Mark Woolsey Cobb County police say a suspect is in custody in a fatal New Year’s Day stabbing. Officers and emergency medical personnel were called to the Millwood Apartment…

Crime & Public Safety, Traffic incidents January 3, 2026

Truck driver killed on I-75 when his vehicle overturned

By Mark Woolsey Authorities say a Minnesota trucker was killed in a one-vehicle accident on I-75 shortly before 6 a.m. Friday. Cobb police say 63-year-old Jerry Tanke of Wood Lake,…

The words "Quiz Time" in large cartoon font

Puzzles Games and Quizzes January 3, 2026

Test Your Knowledge of Last Week’s News in Cobb County

The Cobb County Courier has a daily quiz in our email newsletter. Here on the main website, it will be a weekend quiz, published Saturdays and Sundays. On Saturday the…

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Business & Economy January 2, 2026

City of Mableton to cohost Career Fair Saturday, January 3

The City of Mableton distributed the following announcement of tomorrow’s Career Fair: On Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, Mayor Michael Owens and the City of Mableton will partner with CobbWorks and…

Image of a clipboard with the label Matching Puzzle

Puzzles Games and Quizzes January 2, 2026

Local Trivia Challenge: Can You Match These Cobb County courts with what they do?

By Larry Felton Johnson Quizzes are a good way to learn about the features, culture and history of our county and cities. So for the past year or two I’ve…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Community, Things to Do January 2, 2026

Things to do this weekend in Cobb County: Fri January 2 to Sunday Jan 4

Here is a list of a few things to do in Cobb County this weekend: Friday, #, to Sunday, #. Friday, January 2, 2026 A Dream Rooted in the Declaration:…

The first two babies born in Wellstar Health System hospitals

Community January 2, 2026

Wellstar highlights their first new babies of 2026

Wellstar Health System announced the following: It is with great excitement that we announce the arrival of the first babies of 2026 at Wellstar Health System. The families are thrilled…

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Elections, Government & Politics January 15, 2026

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