A settlement was reached today between Cobb County and James Herndon. Herndon filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for North Georgia, Atlanta Division, when he and others were…
For the second time, McEachern High School sophomore Khalil Payne will display his talents on the cello at Carnegie Hall. The sixteen-year-old has been selected to perform in this year’s…
Seven city council members, Smyrna’s first new mayor in 35 years, the city administrator, attorney, clerk and a host of judges were all sworn in for new terms before a…
It appears Smyrna has chosen its first new mayor since 1985. Ward 1 city councilman Derek Norton has narrowly defeated Ryan Campbell in the mayoral runoff, according to unofficial results…
In the Smyrna Ward 2 election Austin Wagner defeated incumbent Andrea Blustein in the unofficial results by 2 votes. The razor-thin margin, though, raises a couple of questions: Are there…
Lewis Wheaton will serve for four years on the Smyrna city council after edging out his opponent, David Monroe, in Tuesday night’s elections. Wheaton took in 686 votes, good for…
The tally is unofficial, but it looks like Mayor Ollie Clemons will continue as mayor without a runoff. With the Cobb County election night reporting page showing 100 percent of…
William Perry, executive director of Georgia Ethics Watchdogs, filed an ethics complaint against Councilwoman Maryline Blackburn, who represents Smyrna’s Ward 3. Blackburn is Smyrna’s first African-American city council member, and…
A full house gathered at Whitefield Academy Tuesday night to hear five candidates state their vision and goals for Smyrna’s future. Alex Backry, Ryan Campbell, Laura Mireles, Derek Norton and…
Patricia Wisdom is running for a second term on the Powder Springs City Council, At Large Post 2, in the upcoming Nov. 5 election. Wisdom said that she wanted to…