Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Smyrna May 30, 2024

Updates from Keep Smyrna Beautiful

Keep Smyrna Beautiful provided the following news updates: 40TH ANNIVERSARY SPOTLIGHT: ANN KIRK As part of Keep Smyrna Beautiful’s 40th Anniversary, we’re looking back at our successes and shared history. Read…

Cobb County May 30, 2024

Georgia Celebrates Quilts Show coming to Cobb Civic Center

The East Cobb Quilters’ Guild submitted the following article about its upcoming quilt show: The Georgia Celebrates Quilts® Show, the largest quilt show in Georgia presented by the East Cobb…

In an obviously old photo a line of Black men and women in formal dress posing for photo .

Marietta May 30, 2024

Cobb NAACP to host 20th annual Juneteenth celebration

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Transportation May 29, 2024

Cobb BOC approves new process for traffic calming measures

By Caleb Groves Cobb approved a new approach and an expanded toolkit to calm traffic at Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting on May 28, 2024. The new traffic calming policy…

The big "Atlanta Braves" sign at the entrance to Truist Park

Sports May 29, 2024

Atlanta Is Better Off With In-House Talent, Or A Homecoming, To Replace Acuña

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College When Ronald Acuña went down in a heap trying to get back to second base, perhaps the entire Southern region…

A map of the area of Lake Allatoona where the Northwest Water Reclamation Facility

Environment May 29, 2024

Cobb County reports wastewater spill into Lake Allatoona

Cobb County reported that a spill into Lake Allatoona occurred last week on Tuesday, May 21, and Wednesday, May 22. According to the county’s alert, “Cobb County Water System’s Northwest…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Mableton May 28, 2024

Home invasion robbery in Mableton Monday evening

Sgt. Eric Smith of the Cobb County Police Department distributed the following public information release about a home invasion robbery in Mableton: The Cobb County Police Department Major Crimes Unit…

Marietta May 28, 2024

Police identify suspect in hit-and-run injury of police officers: seek public help in finding him

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department issued this update on their search for the driver who sideswiped a police cruiser and left the scene with two officers injured:…

sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Elections May 28, 2024

Cobb May primary results certified; turnout lower than in 2020

By Caleb Groves Cobb County’s 2024 May primaries reached 16.44% voter turnout, lower than in years past. This year’s voter turnout dropped since the last presidential race, in the 2020…

An AI-generated graphic of a wreck involving a steam locomotive

Powder Springs May 28, 2024

Powder Springs History: a 1907 train wreck

Image generated by DALL-E from OpenAI Trains played a very important part in Cobb County’s history, and the county still has active lines of the two largest freight haulers: CSX…

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