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Smyrna February 5, 2025

Smyrna Hero Dinner Gala to benefit Smyrna Public Safety Foundation

The Smyrna Public Safety Foundation submitted the following news release announcing its Smyrna Hero Dinner Gala: Tickets are now on sale for a dinner fundraiser that will benefit the Smyrna…

Quiz of the Week February 5, 2025

Cobb Courier Quiz: How much do you know about Smyrna?

The City of Smyrna is one of the largest and most economically vibrant cities in Cobb County. But how much do you know about it? We’ve posted a quiz, and…

A cartoon drawing of a rooster, two hens, two chicks, and a hatchling along with a drawing of a chicken coop.

Smyrna February 2, 2025

1911 — when Smyrna had more chickens than people, and when Belmont meant Belmont Farms

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically edit, expand and republish, about the history of Cobb County and its cities. This one is about the thriving poultry industry that…

Two smiling Keep Smyrna Beautiful volunteers wearing yellow safety vests, with litter pickup poles and plastic bags

Smyrna January 25, 2025

Keep Smyrna Beautiful events include document shredding, environmental scholarships

Keep Smyrna Beautiful submitted the following announcement of upcoming events: ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS OPEN UNTIL MARCH 2, 2025. Keep Smyrna Beautiful offers a $4,500 scholarship for a student currently pursuing…

Mableton January 10, 2025

Photos of a walk in the snow in Mableton and Smyrna

By Larry Felton Johnson I live where Mableton and Smyrna share a ragged border along Oakdale Road. It’s on Mableton’s eastern part and Smyrna’s southernmost part, near the Chattahoochee River….

Smyrna January 5, 2025

The Rise and Fall (and rise) of the Belmont Hills shopping center in Smyrna

[This is a republication of an evergreen article we first published in July of 2017, when the Courier’s web traffic was about a tenth our current readship. We’re reviving some…

Smyrna December 26, 2024

A slideshow from Smyrna Memorial Cemetery

Smyrna Memorial Cemetery (photos by Larry Felton Johnson) We at the Courier have been reviving articles and photo albums that were published in the Courier at a time when our…

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

Smyrna December 20, 2024

Smyrna’s purchase of First Baptist Church property closes

The sale of the Smyrna First Baptist Church building and its nine-acre property on Church Street to the City of Smyrna has closed, and a new location for the church’s…

Smyrna December 10, 2024

Upcoming Keep Smyrna Beautiful programs and events

Keep Smyrna Beautiful distributed the following schedule of upcoming programs and events: ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS OPEN Keep Smyrna Beautiful offers a $4,500 scholarship for a student currently pursuing or planning…

Smyrna November 30, 2024

Smyrna Planning & Zoning Commission hearing on proposed 295-unit mixed-use on Windy Hill Road

The Smyrna Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 2, at 6 p.m. regarding a rezoning application to build a 295-unit mixed-use development at a…

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Smyrna February 5, 2025