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…
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…
Over the last six weeks, local historian and author Bill Marchione has been presenting on on Smyrna history at the city’s downtown library. On Monday, Marchione, a Boston native and…
If influential state legislators have their way, and if voters agree, a public transit service known as The ATL — Atlanta-region Transit Link — could one day link 13 counties…
Many Cobb County homeowners have learned the county’s property tax rate is expected to increase later this year, and most probably were not happy to hear the news. At a…
Citing problems with the selection process, Cobb County District Commissioner Bob Ott cast the sole vote against the approval of Michael Register as Cobb County police chief. He said his vote…
Cobb County District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott has been appointed to the House Commission on Transit Governance & Funding. The appointment was made by Georgia House Speaker David Ralston. Ott…
Cobb County commissioner Bob Ott will hold a town hall meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 9, at St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church, 2160 Cooper Lake Road SE, Smyrna. Ott represents…
There was only one non-unanimous vote during the Smyrna City Council’s Monday night meeting and, as might be expected in metro Atlanta, it was over traffic. The council approved a…
The much-discussed new Atlanta Braves stadium near the intersection of I-75 and I-285 will be open for business in two shorts months, culminating a controversial process that began more than…