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2019 Elections August 21, 2019

Georgia Tech professor Lewis Wheaton aims for innovation with Smyrna city council run

Competition for Smyrna city council seats is heating up as fall approaches and election day lingers about two months away. Along with the collection of candidates aiming to become Smyrna’s…

Lisa Cupid speaks on Dodgen Road property rezoning

Mableton August 20, 2019

Rezoning of Dodgen Road property approved

Despite opposition from the Mableton Improvement Coalition (MIC), an application for rezoning of a Dodgen Road property from GC (general commercial) to NRC (Neighborhood Retail Commercial) was approved at the…

Ducere CEO Markesia Akinbami, and Chairman Korey Akinbami. flanked by Austell Mayor Pro Tem Valerie Anderson and Mayor Ollie Clemons, cut the ribbon for the opening of the headquarters of Ducere

Austell August 15, 2019

Ribbon-cutting at a historic Austell house

On August 2 the ribbon-cutting took place in Austell for the new headquarters of Ducere Construction Services and Ducere Investment Group. Ducere renovated a historic Austell house on Mulberry Street…

Stephen Stetson of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign referred to Georgia Power’s plan as “cap and run.” (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

coal ash, Environment August 8, 2019

Environmentalists push EPA for change in Georgia’s “flawed” coal ash program

The state has applied to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take over handling of its coal ash, but environmental groups are warning that not only is Georgia’s Environmental Protection…

2019 Elections August 6, 2019

Smyrna Councilman Ron Fennel not seeking re-election

There will be at least two new faces on the Smyrna city council in 2020. After serving two terms, Ward 7 council member Ron Fennel has announced that he will…

sign held at Sterigenics protest with the Sterigenics slogan "Safeguarding Global Heath" changed to "Endangering Global Health"

Environment August 3, 2019

Residents protest near Sterigenics facility

A group of Smyrna-area residents held a protest of the Sterigenics plant Friday morning. Organized by Stop Sterigenics – Georgia, the group took spots along Plant Atkinson Road and South…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Austell July 22, 2019

Serious injury auto accident in Austell

According to a news release from the Cobb County Police Department, the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is assisting the Austell Police Department with the investigation of a serious…

Riverside Parkway July 15, 2019

Tenants, management, and county officials meet about Riverside Parkway apartments

The apartment managers at three apartment complexes on Riverside Parkway held a meeting Monday morning to report on their efforts to address concerns of tenants and county officials. All three…

Max Bacon upper body shot. Bacon is bearded, with white hair. He is wearing a dark sports jacket and an open-collared dress shirt. The shot is an upper-body shot, and he is smiling face-forward into the camera

2019 Elections July 8, 2019

UPDATED: Feisty as ever, Max Bacon seeks 10th term as Smyrna mayor

UPDATE: Max Bacon announced this morning that he will not seek reelection. We will be posting updated information as it becomes available. Opponents may have a lot to say about…

Cobb County Police Chief Tim Cox at press conference about the officer charged with sexual assault

Cobb County July 4, 2019

Chief Cox holds press conference on investigation into officer charged with sexual assault

On Tuesday, Cobb County Police Chief Tim Cox held a press conference about former police officer Andres Martinez Alcaraz, of Acworth, who has been charged with sexual assault. The alleged…

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