First public hearing on Smyrna’s tax increase to be held Monday July 18
The City of Smyrna will hold the first of three public hearings on its proposed millage rate Monday July 18 at 7 p.m. The millage rate will remain steady at…
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Smyrna City Council unanimously approves Juneteenth, Veterans Day as paid city holidays
By Arielle Robinson Smyrna City Council members approved a motion to make Juneteenth and Veterans Day paid city holidays for eligible staff during its regular meeting at City Hall Monday…
Smyrna City Council agenda for this evening includes Juneteenth and Veterans Days holidays, new License and Variance Board chair
The agenda for this evening’s meeting of the Smyrna City Council includes formalizing Juneteenth and Veterans Day as paid city holidays, and the appointment of Deputy City Administrator Penny Moceri…
Smyrna approves Juneteenth as city holiday
The City of Smyrna approved Juneteenth as a city holiday, and will close city offices on Monday, June 20 in observance. The city issued the following press release announcing the…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…