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Education May 21, 2025

Smyrna Mayor’s Education Awards honorees walk the red carpet

By Mark Woolsey The Smyrna Mayor’s Education Awards are in the rear-view mirror for this year, but look for them to return in 2026 with the attendant ruffles and flourishes,…

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News Brief May 10, 2025

Cleanup on Smyrna partial train derailment continues Friday night

By Mark Woolsey Cleanup work continued into Friday evening at the scene of a partial train derailment in Smyrna. Seventeen cars of a CSX train derailed shortly before 2:30 a.m….

Smyrna City Hall with an inset map of the location. The building is brick, with four large white columns at a portico

Smyrna May 2, 2025

Survey results for Downtown Smyrna Redevelopment Project released

By Mark Woolsey A recent survey done as part of the Downtown Smyrna Redevelopment Project showed substantial support for making the city-purchased First Baptist Church of Smyrna property an extension…

Smyrna April 26, 2025

Police top fire in Chief’s Cup during Smyrna Public Safety Foundation’s Fourth Annual Golf Tournament

PHOTO: Molly Barrett Gillis, a partner with the Gillis Law Firm, presented the trophy to members of the Smyrna Police Department, including Police Chief Keith Zgonc (photo courtesy of Smyrna…

Smyrna April 24, 2025

New Caribou Coffee coming to Smyrna

A new location of Caribou Coffee is coming to Cobb County. The Minnesota-based chain says it will open a new location “soon” at 2410 South Cobb Drive in Smyrna. The…

Smyrna April 18, 2025

Smyrna to hold public visioning session for its downtown renovation

By Mark Woolsey An April 28 meeting will kick off a process leading to the expansion and reimagining of Smyrna’s downtown area. The two-hour session at the outset of Smyrna…

Smyrna April 8, 2025

Flock Safety opens drone manufacturing facility in Smyrna

Flock Safety, probably best known in Cobb County as the manufacturer of Automatic License Plate Readers, has opened a facility in Smyrna to manufacture drones described as part of a…

Smyrna April 5, 2025

A glimpse into Smyrna’s early 20th century dairy industry

By Larry Felton Johnson Regular readers of the Cobb County Courier know that we often heavily cite the Georgia Historic Newspapers website in our history articles. Examples of our articles…

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Smyrna March 20, 2025

The Friends of Smyrna Library present “Mrs. Lincoln: The ‘First’ First Lady”

Friends of Smyrna Public Library distributed the following news release: The Friends of Smyrna Library are presenting Mrs. Lincoln: The “First” First Lady starring Laura F. Keyes, as Mary Todd…

Smyrna March 15, 2025

Upcoming Keep Smyrna Beautiful events include document shredding and garden tour

Keep Smyrna Beautiful announced the following events, including document shredding and the popular Smyrna Garden Tour. DOCUMENT SHREDDING MARCH 22, 2025 Securely shred and recycle your documents at KSB’s spring…

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Government & Politics May 21, 2025

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