Smyrna to create 900 WiFi hotspots for students to learn online
As Smyrna and Cobb County students return to online classes, the city council is chipping in some of its funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act…
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Derek Norton issues executive order requiring face coverings in Smyrna
Smyrna Mayor Derek Norton issued an executive order today requiring the use of face coverings in public with the exception of a list of exclusions delineated in the order. The…
Smyrna issues press release on their non-discrimination ordinance
The City of Smyrna issued the following press release highlighting the passage of the city’s non-discrimination ordinance. City of Smyrna, GA government made clear on Monday, August 3, 2020, that…
Smyrna passes non-discrimination ordinance over one council member’s objections
With one member opposed, the Smyrna City Council passed a long-discussed non-discrimination ordinance on Monday night. The policy, which passed 6-1 with Corky Welch voting no, is intended to protect…
Smyrna to cover cost of city employee COVID-19 testing for three-day period
The City of Smyrna is going to cover the cost of voluntary COVID-19 testing for its city employees on July 28, July 29 and July 30. “I am so proud…
Citizens weigh in on, mostly support Smyrna non-discrimination ordinance
More than 50 people turned up at the Smyrna Community Center Tuesday night for a town hall meeting on the city’s proposed non-discrimination ordinance. If passed, the measure would set…
Hearings on Smyrna millage rate set for July 20 and Aug 3
The City of Smyrna has scheduled the hearings on their 2020 millage rate for July 20 at 7 p.m. and two meeting on August 3, 2020 at 10 a.m. and…
Town hall to discuss Smyrna non-discrimination ordinance
The City of Smyrna will hold a town hall meeting to discuss the proposed non-discrimination ordinance in the Large Gym of the Smyrna Community Center (200 Village Green Circle, Smyrna…
Smyrna hires state capitol lobbyist
Smyrna will soon have an even stronger presence at the Georgia state capitol after the city council voted to hire lobbyist Kash Trivedi for a $60,000 contract Monday evening. The…
Smyrna Mayor: ‘We’re doing everything we can about fireworks’
Like thousands of other cities in Georgia and across the country, Smyrna has been inundated with complaints of fireworks going off at all hours nearly every night for the last…