Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Climate and Weather January 6, 2025

Hope House warming shelter open Jan. 6-10 due to approaching frigid temperatures

The following notice was posted to the Cobb County website announcing that MUST Ministries Hope House winter warming shelter is opening January 6-10 due to the expected extreme temperatures as…

A group photo of Scout Troop 22 and other volunteers, wearing yellow safety vests and holding orange litter bags

Mableton January 6, 2025

Two Mableton litter cleanups: Scout Troop 22 and Friends of Mableton

Scout Troop 22 and other volunteer: photo courtesy of Barry Krebs Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted two reports with photos of neighborhood litter cleanups in Cobb County. Boy Scout…

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Transportation January 6, 2025

Georgia gasoline prices rose last week, but not by much

.Georgia gasoline prices slightly rose last week, but not by much. According to AAA’s weekly report, gasoline prices in Georgia climbed by a meager one cent over the past week,…

The big bad wolf blowing down one of the three little pigs straw houses

Climate and Weather January 6, 2025

Wind advisory, possible light snow with cold front in north and central Georgia Monday

The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for Cobb County and other north and central Georgia counties for Monday, January 6, as a cold front bears down on the…

Smyrna January 5, 2025

The Rise and Fall (and rise) of the Belmont Hills shopping center in Smyrna

[This is a republication of an evergreen article we first published in July of 2017, when the Courier’s web traffic was about a tenth our current readship. We’re reviving some…

Climate and Weather January 5, 2025

Strong cold front moving toward Georgia, with sharp temperature drop by Tuesday

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia for Sunday, January 5. Light freezing rain is possible through…

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Business January 4, 2025

46 new businesses were licensed by Cobb County over the past week

Here are the 46 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, Jan. 4, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

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Opinion January 4, 2025

How AI Could Replace Writers, And When It Won’t (Part 2)

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College [This is the second of two columns. Follow this link to read Part 1] A writer on Medium.com contends that…

Opinion January 4, 2025

How AI Could Replace Writers, And When It Won’t (Part 1)

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College In the battle between artificial intelligence and humans, there’s no bigger arena to compare the two than one of creativity….

A green recycling truck. A large utility truck like a standard trash pickup truck but with a circular arrow recycling symbol on the side

Mableton January 4, 2025

Public hearing on Mableton’s trash pickup ordinance Tuesday

The first Mableton City Council meeting of the year is on Tuesday instead of Wednesday. It will be held on January 7, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Riverside EpiCenter,…

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Government & Politics August 18, 2025

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