Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Education October 18, 2025

Kennesaw State University earns award for digital prevention and well-being programming

[This article by Darius Goodman first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] For its success in fostering a healthy campus climate and providing comprehensive addiction avoidance…

Interstate 20 and 285 shields are overlaid on a drawing of an interstate highway interchange

Lane closures and road work October 18, 2025

GDOT releases updated schedule of lane closures for I-285 and I-20 in Cobb and Fulton counties

The Georgia Department of Transportation released the following updated schedule of lane closures for I-285 and I-20 for the I-285/I-20 West Interchange project: Weather permitting, the Georgia Department of Transportation…

A cluster of headstones in Collins Springs Cemetery

Smyrna October 17, 2025

A stroll through Collins Springs Cemetery near Smyrna

By Larry Felton Johnson [This evergreen article was an installment in the series “Accidentally car-free” about getting around Cobb County without the use of a car. To see a list…

Drawings of Democratic Donkey and Republican Elephant

Opinion October 17, 2025

Lessons From Government Shutdown Surveys: Focus On The Serious and Tangible

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Since the government shutdown began on October 1, there’s been a debate about who is “winning” the government shutdown, with…

Fires October 17, 2025

Paint preparation supplies ignite, causing minor damage to Johnson Ferry Baptist

By Mark Woolsey A fire caused minor damage to a well-known East Cobb church on Wednesday night. Crews responded to Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, 955 Johnson Ferry Road at about…

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.

Health & Wellness October 17, 2025

Benefit for pediatric cancer research coming to Glover Park Brewery in November

For years, Jenn Hobby Rivera told stories about the lives and times of Atlantans from A to Z on radio station Star 94. In 2016, the storytelling became intensely personal…

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

Things to Do October 16, 2025

Things to do this weekend in Cobb: Fri Oct 17 to Sun Oct 19

Here are a few things to do in Cobb County over the weekend, from Friday, October 24, to Sunday, October 26, 2025. Friday October 17 Teen Fright Night at the West…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Mableton October 16, 2025

Police say Mableton man admits to killing, burying girlfriend

By Mark Woolsey Cecil McCrary, a 56-year-old Mableton man, has been arrested on charges related to the killing of his girlfriend and the burying of her body. The victim’s been…

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News Brief October 16, 2025

Fatal collision in East Cobb

By Mark Woolsey Cobb Police are investigating a fatal car accident Wednesday morning in East Cobb. Officers say 23-year-old Bryanda Joya of Hiram was headed east on Roswell Road when…

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Elections October 16, 2025

Responses to the Courier’s Mableton candidate questionnaires: Cassandra Brown

The following are the answers provided by Mableton District 4 candidate Cassandra Brown to a set of questions the Courier provided to all municipal Mableton candidates in contested elections (Districts…

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Health & Wellness April 10, 2026

The pseudoscientific attractiveness scale that grew out of incel forums and is now making money for looksmaxxing influencers

by Gemma Ware, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you have teenagers in your life, they’ll probably have heard of the PSL scale….