Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Environment April 21, 2024

Georgia Native Plants featured at Chattahoochee Nature Center plant sale

Photo by Juliane Balog By Juliane A. Balog Native plant sale presented by the Chattahoochee Nature Center took place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 5-6. Attendees shopped from…

Climate and Weather April 21, 2024

Hazardous weather outlook for Cobb: slight chance of thunderstorms

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia. There is a chance of thunderstorms in the region, but…

Three people gathered around a wall-board with various business and industry symbols including gears and charts

Business April 20, 2024

Check out the 45 new businesses licensed by Cobb County over the past week

Here are the 45 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending April 19, 2024. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities issue…

Audience at Cobb Superior Court clerk candidate debate

Elections April 20, 2024

Superior Court clerk candidates highlight passport fee/document backlog controversies during debate

Photos by Caleb Groves By Caleb Groves MARIETTA, Ga.– At Thursday’s forum, Cobb County Court Clerk Candidates debated over passport processing fees and how candidates plan to deal with the…

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

Mableton April 20, 2024

Agenda for April 24 Mableton City Council meeting

The Mableton City Council will meet this Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at the Riverside EpiCenter at 135 Riverside Pkwy, Austell, GA 30168. Visit this link to download the complete agenda…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Mableton April 19, 2024

Lawsuit challenging the existence of the City of Mableton dismissed in Superior Court

Cobb County Superior Court Judge Sonja Brown dismissed the case filed by a group of plaintiffs challenging the legality of the referendum that created the City of Mableton. The plaintiffs…

Education April 19, 2024

Kennesaw State supporters exceed expectations during first Giving Day event

This article by Gary Tanner first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website More than 1,000 people and organizations donated $142,593 during Kennesaw State University’s inaugural Giving Day fundraising event….

A schoolhouse with books superimposed on the front

Education April 19, 2024

$71.9 million contract for Sprayberry High rebuild; multiple renovations approved

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County school board approved a $71.9 million contract with the Atlanta-based company Carroll Daniel Construction for the Sprayberry High School renovation and replacement project Thursday….

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Mableton April 19, 2024

Morehouse Medicine presents program on health access at South Cobb Library

The Cobb County Public Library announced that it will partner with the Morehouse School of Medicine to present a program entitled Increasing Knowledge & Reducing Risks: Improving Health Literacy Access…

Smyrna April 18, 2024

When Smyrna’s speed limit was 8 mph

The June 3, 1909 issue of a now-defunct newspaper called the Atlanta Georgian published the following story about a speed-limit ordinance Smyrna’s city council had recently passed (we’ve included a…

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