Articles by Larry Felton Johnson

Chattahoochee RiverLands October 9, 2025

The Silver Comet: the train that predated the trail

[Editor’s note: We’ve been resurrecting and reworking some of the articles we published in the early days of the Courier as our readership increases. The first time we ran an…

Smyrna October 9, 2025

Jazz Under the Gazebo, an elegant evening of music, wine, and community support, returns Nov. 1

The Smyrna Public Safety Foundation submitted the following press release about its Jazz Under the Gazebo fundraiser: The Smyrna Public Safety Foundation, in partnership with The Vineyard Wine Market, will…

a 3-D chalk art rendering that looks like a jagged break in the pavement hovering above a soccer field

Festivals October 9, 2025

Jessi Queen to create Taylor Swift-themed chalk art for Marietta’s Chalktoberfest

Image above: chalk art with a 3-D twist, courtesy of Jessi Queen By Mark Woolsey Jessi Queen will spend hours upon hours this weekend creating an elaborate piece of artwork…

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

Mableton October 8, 2025

Mableton City Council Agenda for Wednesday, October 8

The Mableton City Council will meet this Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at the Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Parkway, Austell, GA 30168 at 6:30 p.m. We’ve included the agendas below, but…

Lane closures and road work October 8, 2025

Cobb DOT road and lane closures as of Wednesday, October 8, 2025

The following road and lane closures, which are currently active, are listed on the Cobb County DOT web page. To expand the map for a particular roadway, click on the…

Trails and Greenways October 8, 2025

Town Center Community to Unveil Two New Murals at Art Walk on Along Noonday Creek Trail

The Town Center Community distributed the following press release with images about its unveiling of two new murals along the Noonday Creek Trail: Town Center Community will debut two new…

A sign that says "Trail Ends ... Connection Coming Soon"

Trails and Greenways October 8, 2025

The gap in the Silver Comet Trail connector (with video)

By Larry Felton Johnson A few months ago, I recorded a video of my walk along the gap in the Silver Comet Trail Connector.The connector runs from the trailhead at…

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

Traffic incidents October 7, 2025

Sunday morning wreck on I-285 leaves one critically injured

By Mark Woolsey Cobb police are investigating an early Sunday collision on I-285 that left one person critically injured. Authorities say a 2006 GMC Envoy driven by a 37-year-old Marietta…

Group photo from the Mableton District 5 cleanup

Mableton October 7, 2025

Report and photos from the Mableton District 5 litter cleanup

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs distributed the following report with photos from the Mableton District 5 litter cleanup: Mableton City Councilman T.J. Ferguson hosted his first District 5 litter cleanup…

K-9 Unit October 7, 2025

The Cobb Sheriff’s Office introduces K-9 bloodhound Liberty

The Cobb Sheriff’s Office distributed the following public information release about the newest addition to its K-9 Unit, an 11-month-old bloodhound named Liberty The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office proudly announces…

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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….