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Smyrna June 15, 2022

Smyrna’s Juneteenth celebration dinner to include talk by Erica Armstrong Dunbar, author of biography of Harriet Tubman

The City of Smyrna Juneteenth celebration dinner will feature author Erica Armstrong Dunbar. Dunbar wrote She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman. The Juneteenth dinner will…

Smyrna May 2, 2022

Opening day launch for Smyrna’s Jonquil Park Fitness Court on Friday May 13

The City of Smyrna issued the following press release about the unveiling of the city’s Fitness Court in Jonquil Park: On Friday, May 13, the City of Smyrna will unveil…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Smyrna April 14, 2022

Smyrna man arraigned in federal court for COVID-related identity-theft scheme

A Smyrna man, along with a partner in Michigan, was arraigned in federal court on charges of committing mail and wire fraud, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft in a…

Smyrna March 23, 2022

Smyrna decides that Aunt Fanny’s Cabin will be relocated to Carroll County farm

By Arielle Robinson At their regular meeting Monday evening, Smyrna’s City Council voted 4-2 to relocate Aunt Fanny’s Cabin to a Carroll County farm location with one provision in case…

Shaun Martin speaking in front of small cabin that was a sharecropper cabin used as part of the restaurant Aunt Fanny's Cabin

Smyrna March 17, 2022

Coalition to Save Aunt Fanny’s Cabin makes two proposals to preserve building

By Arielle Robinson The Coalition to Save Aunt Fanny’s Cabin, an interracial group of Smyrna residents whose goal is to keep the former restaurant downtown, held a press conference Wednesday…

Smyrna March 5, 2022

Coalition to Save Aunt Fanny’s Cabin to hold “Circle of Strength” for Women’s History Month March 6

The Coalition to Save Aunt Fanny’s Cabin, a group leading an effort to preserve the sharecropper’s cabin that was once attached to a larger restaurant, and has been marked for…

Smyrna March 2, 2022

Coalition to Save Aunt Fanny’s Cabin hosts weekly “Circle of Strength”

By Arielle Robinson The Coalition to Save Aunt Fanny’s Cabin bore a slightly chilly and damp Sunday afternoon to host its second “circle of strength,” where those in support of…

Smyrna February 9, 2022

Aunt Fanny’s Cabin, Black History Month, and more discussed at Smyrna City Council meeting

by Arielle Robinson Smyrna’s City Council tackled multiple issues at its first regular meeting of February, including but not limited to the potential demolition of Aunt Fanny’s Cabin, Black History…

Woman from the Coalition to save Aunt Fanny's speaks before a microphone

Smyrna February 1, 2022

“You don’t speak for me and many others”; Coalition to Save Aunt Fanny’s Cabin holds press conference

By Arielle Robinson A group called the Coalition to Save Aunt Fanny’s Cabin along with the Cobb County NAACP held a press conference yesterday afternoon in front of the replica…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

Smyrna January 31, 2022

Coalition calls for preservation of Aunt Fanny’s Cabin in Smyrna

The Coalition to Save Aunt Fanny’s Cabin issued the following press release: On Monday, January 31st at 3 p.m., the Coalition to Save Aunt Fanny’s Cabin along with the Cobb…

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