Smyrna man convicted of 1998 rape
According to a press release from the office of Cobb District Attorney Joyette Holmes, a Smyrna man was convicted Thursday of aggravated sexual battery, and false imprisonment for the attack…
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Smyrna United Task Force creates downtown exhibit for Hispanic Heritage Month
After having a planned Hispanic Heritage Month event vetoed by Smyrna Mayor Max Bacon, the Smyrna United Task Force regrouped and created a series of signs telling the stories of…
Hispanic heritage exhibit in Smyrna
Flyer for the Hispanic Heritage Exhibit provided by the Smyrna United Task Force The Smyrna United Task Force for diversity and inclusion has gathered stories from Hispanic residents for a…
Smyrna contributes $830,000 to planned Cobb Parkway pedestrian bridge linking to SunTrust Park
Another pedestrian bridge could one day lift Atlanta Braves fans over congested car traffic and safely into the confines of SunTrust Park and The Battery. During its Monday meeting, the…
Smyrna council supports mayoral veto of Hispanic heritage event
The Smyrna city council supported, by a 5-2 vote, a veto by Mayor Max Bacon of a previously approved Hispanic heritage event which would have been held in the city…
Smyrna bans tobacco sale to anyone under age 21
Reacting to a rapid rise in youth smoking, the Smyrna city council voted unanimously Tuesday night to ban the sale of tobacco to anyone under the age of 21. “The…
Smyrna joins with Cobb County, Atlanta for air testing near Sterigenics plant
One could be forgiven for thinking Sterigenics was the only thing happening in Cobb County. On Monday night, the Smyrna city council met a half hour early in order for…
Reworked Smyrna History Museum set to open this fall
Everything changes over time, including museums dedicated to preserving history. The first Smyrna history museum opened in 1939, and 80 years later the newest iteration will celebrate a grand opening…
Smyrna makes statement about WebMD/Georgia Health News chemical hazard article
The City of Smyrna posted a brief statement on their website in response to the news about two Smyrna-area census tracts exposed to the airborne carcinogenic chemical ethylene oxide. The…
Want to help preserve Smyrna history? Here’s a way
If you are interested in helping preserve and document the history of Smyrna, Georgia, and have documents, photographs, or other objects from Smyrna’s past, there is a way you can…