Articles by Haisten Willis

Cobb County Police Department July 11, 2017

Cobb police at community forum give advice on auto-related theft prevention

A standing-room-only crowd gathered at Cobb County Police Precinct 3 Monday night to discuss a recent string of auto thefts and thefts from autos in the area. The meeting lasted…

Silver Comet Trail June 28, 2017

Connect The Comet delivers petition with 4,000 signatures to Georgia State Capitol

The decade-long battle to extend the Silver Comet Trail into the City of Atlanta continued Wednesday morning as a group of volunteers from Connect The Comet delivered a petition to…

Smyrna June 20, 2017

Nam De Mun opening new store in former South Cobb Drive Publix space

The Nam De Mun Farmers Market chain is expanding. The store’s current local location is in the Spring Village shopping center on Spring Road, and was formerly known as Smyrna…

Smyrna June 20, 2017

City of Smyrna to take over Smyrna Museum operations and redesign exhibits

Directly across from downtown Smyrna is a replica of the city’s historic 1910 train depot that has long served as a museum. Since 1999, former Smyrna Mayor Harold Smith, now…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

Smyrna June 9, 2017

Looking ahead to 2040 in Smyrna

Smyrna’s long term comprehensive plan While the City of Smyrna is rapidly growing and has become of the hottest real estate markets in Georgia, city planners are busy looking far…

Smyrna June 6, 2017

Smyrna trims the number of new jobs from proposed 2018 budget

The City of Smyrna will likely be adding new jobs in the next fiscal year, but not quite as many as initially proposed. During the council’s regular meeting Monday night,…

Public Transit June 3, 2017

Addressing traffic concerns, Cobb to embark on transit study this summer

The Cobb County Department of Transportation (DOT) is scheduled to begin a transit study this summer that will look into the feasibility of projects ranging from bus service rerouting to…

Smyrna May 19, 2017

Tucked away on Atlanta Road, Smyrna Memorial Cemetery holds city trailblazers

Thousands of drivers pass downtown Smyrna along Atlanta Road every single day, many of them completely unaware they’re passing one of the city’s most important historic landmarks: the Smyrna Memorial…

Smyrna May 17, 2017

Tammi Saddler Jones becomes new Smyrna City Administrator

Just two weeks after being sworn in as interim Smyrna city administrator, Tammi Saddler Jones is now taking the job on a permanent basis. Jones was approved for the city’s…

Smyrna May 16, 2017

Some residents voice concerns, but Smyrna council approves zoning for new daycare center

With Smyrna becoming one of the hotter real estate markets in Georgia, it’s perhaps no surprise a rezoning request for a daycare center appeared on the city council’s agenda Monday…

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Articles by Haisten Willis

Cobb police at community forum give advice on auto-related theft prevention

Connect The Comet delivers petition with 4,000 signatures to Georgia State Capitol

Nam De Mun opening new store in former South Cobb Drive Publix space

City of Smyrna to take over Smyrna Museum operations and redesign exhibits

Looking ahead to 2040 in Smyrna

Smyrna trims the number of new jobs from proposed 2018 budget

Addressing traffic concerns, Cobb to embark on transit study this summer

Tucked away on Atlanta Road, Smyrna Memorial Cemetery holds city trailblazers

Tammi Saddler Jones becomes new Smyrna City Administrator

Some residents voice concerns, but Smyrna council approves zoning for new daycare center