Smyrna denies zoning request from Cumberland Community Church for Spring Road apartments
Cumberland Community Church is in the midst of moving to a new building, but will have to do a lot more work to sell its old one after the Smyrna…
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Atlanta Road apartments put on hold by planning commission
Atlanta Road mixed-use development near I-285 The Cobb County Planning Commission has postponed recommendation on a mixed-use development off Atlanta Road that would include an apartment building with 304 units and 10,075 square…
Self-Storage facility to replace blighted retail strip in Smyrna
Self-storage unit approved There will be more space for Cobb County residents to store their old photos, clothing, furniture and other keepsakes in the near future as a dilapidated retail…
Smyrna Planning & Zoning board votes down rezoning for Spring Road apartments
The Smyrna Planning and Zoning board has again moved to deny rezoning for a proposed development near SunTrust Park on Spring Road. Last month, it was a mixed-use development proposed…
Smyrna council rejects major mixed-use proposal bordering I-285
The Smyrna city council quickly and unanimously rejected rezoning for a 500,000-square-foot mixed-use development near SunTrust Park and the Cobb Galleria on Monday night. The project, which has been in…
Cobb BOC offers no objection to Smyrna’s annexation and rezoning of 18.7 acres on Buckner Road
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners (BOC) offered no objection to the annexation by Smyrna of 18.7-acres of land on Buckner Road adjacent to the Whitefield Academy, or of Smyrna’s…
Smyrna council rejects plan for church-affiliated dormitory near South Cobb Drive
The Smyrna city council unanimously rejected a rezoning that would have provided dorms for up to 120 college-age students at the site of a former church building. Atlanta Dream Center,…
Animal Rights advocates object to grizzly bears at Smyrna’s Jonquil festival
Toward the end of a mostly uneventful Smyrna City Council meeting Monday night, local resident Susan Bentley rose to speak about an issue regarding entertainment at the city’s upcoming Spring…
With state law set to change, Smyrna delays implementing ‘hands free’ law
Smyrna’s “hands-free” ordinance for drivers using cell phones was set to go into effect Monday. Instead, it will go into effect three months later, on July 2, along with the…
Campbell High faculty and parents briefed on AlertPoint security system
Response time is a critical element to the safety of students under siege on school campuses around the nation. AlertPoint, an alarm system attached to the badges of every school…