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Smyrna April 17, 2018

Animal Rights advocates object to grizzly bears at Smyrna’s Jonquil festival

Toward the end of a mostly uneventful Smyrna City Council meeting Monday night, local resident Susan Bentley rose to speak about an issue regarding entertainment at the city’s upcoming Spring…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

Smyrna April 3, 2018

With state law set to change, Smyrna delays implementing ‘hands free’ law

Smyrna’s “hands-free” ordinance for drivers using cell phones was set to go into effect Monday. Instead, it will go into effect three months later, on July 2, along with the…

Smyrna March 20, 2018

Freedom From Religion Foundation purchases billboard space in Smyrna

Drivers cruising down a busy stretch of Spring Road in Smyrna have been greeted by a somewhat unusual billboard over the last few weeks. The ad — which is located…

Smyrna March 20, 2018

City of Smyrna posts $2.7 million budget surplus for 2017

In another sign of the economic growth experienced in Smyrna in recent years, it was announced at Monday night’s council meeting that the city finished fiscal 2017 with a budget…

Smyrna March 19, 2018

Riverview Landing — the mixed-use development on the Chattahoochee in Smyrna is finally getting underway

[Editor’s note: a spokesperson for one of the companies mentioned in the article indicated that the original article did not make the division of labor among companies involved in the…

Art and Culture March 19, 2018

Smyrna’s Rev Coffee to hold Rev Fest — a one-day music and art festival

Rev Coffee, a popular coffee shop on Spring Road in Smyrna, is holding the Spring edition of Rev Fest, their twice-yearly all-day music event, on Saturday, April 7 at 10 a.m. – 8…

Smyrna March 15, 2018

How Smyrna went from ‘redneck town’ to growing economic powerhouse

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…

Smyrna March 8, 2018

Five to vie for Smyrna City Council seat vacated by Doug Stoner

It’ll be a crowded race for the Smyrna City Council Ward 6 seat. Councilman and former Democratic state senator Doug Stoner resigned in February to announce a run for Georgia’s…

Public Transit February 27, 2018

Mix of optimism, caution rule at Smyrna’s Transit Town Hall

There is definitely a lot of interest in the public transit debate in Cobb County. Monday night, a standing-room-only crowd showed up at the Smyrna Community Center to learn more…

Public Transit February 21, 2018

Transit fans and foes: Sound off at Smyrna town hall set for Feb. 26

As Cobb County legislators and local politicians continue discussing the once-untouchable topic of public transit entering the county, a town hall meeting is set for the Smyrna Community Center Monday…

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