Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

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

Crime & Public Safety May 27, 2025

Hit and run on I-285 results in one driver seriously injured

Officer Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County Police Department announced in a public information release that the department’s STEP Unit is investigating a serious injury hit-and-run collision that occurred on…

Government & Politics May 27, 2025

Marietta Fire Department promotions announced

Marietta Fire Chief Tim Milligan announced recent promotions in the Marietta Fire Department in an announcement on the city’s website: “These advancements are not only a reflection of individual dedication,…

Business & Economy May 27, 2025

Lockheed Martin and Danish Ministry of Defence Demonstrate F-35 Interoperability

According to a press release from the company, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and the Danish Ministry of Defence have completed a live F-35 interoperability demonstration, highlighting the aircraft’s role in…

Cobb Collaborative and friends at the ribbon-cutting for a Little Free Library installation

Community Life May 27, 2025

Cobb Collaborative Receives Little Free Library’s Award for Outstanding Achievement

Photos provided by Cobb Collaborative Cobb Collaborative submitted the following press release highlighting the second award the organization has received recently related to literacy and reading, this one from the…

Drawing of thunderclouds with lightning on a dark backdrop

Weather & Environment May 27, 2025

Scattered storms expected across north Georgia Tuesday

Scattered thunderstorms are forecast for north and central Georgia today and tonight, with some storms potentially reaching severe levels and bringing strong winds, hail, and heavy rain. The unsettled weather…

Singer Songwriter Joe South and his wife Jan Tant (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Mableton May 26, 2025

Joe South and his grave site on Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton

[This is a lightly edited repeat of an article we published in 2018 and republished last fall. Since our web traffic has increased substantially in the intervening years I thought…

History May 26, 2025

How Veterans Memorial Highway got its start

[This article is part of an ongoing project of resurrecting evergreen articles from the Cobb County Courier’s stacks, and expanding them with newly discovered information] By Larry Felton Johnson We…

Davis Chapel Cemetery (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Mableton May 26, 2025

Davis Chapel Cemetery on Veterans Memorial Highway

[The Cobb County Courier is republishing some of the articles we published at a time when our readership was much lower than our current traffic. This article was originally published…

A cartoon drawing of a rooster, two hens, two chicks, and a hatchling along with a drawing of a chicken coop.

Smyrna May 26, 2025

1911 — when Smyrna had more chickens than people, and when Belmont meant Belmont Farms

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically edit, expand and republish, about the history of Cobb County and its cities. This one is about the thriving poultry industry that…

Weather & Environment May 26, 2025

Severe storms possible in north, central Georgia this evening

Scattered thunderstorms capable of becoming severe are forecast for north and central Georgia today and tonight, with additional storm activity expected throughout the week. The National Weather Service issued a…

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