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Smyrna July 16, 2025

Keep Smyrna Beautiful features document shredding, volunteer opportunities, environmental education

Keep Smyrna Beautiful distributed the following announcement about upcoming and ongoing events: Save the Date! Document Shredding: Saturday, September 20, 2025 Join us on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at the Wolfe…

Sports July 10, 2025

Budweiser Clydesdales to appear in Smyrna in conjunction with All-Star Game

The iconic Budweiser Clydesdales will make an appearance in Smyrna Friday, in conjunction with the Major League Baseball All-Star game on July 15. The massive draught animals will be delivering…

Smyrna July 7, 2025

A glimpse into Smyrna’s early 20th century dairy industry

By Larry Felton Johnson Regular readers of the Cobb County Courier know that we often heavily cite the Georgia Historic Newspapers website in our history articles. Examples of our articles…

Smyrna July 6, 2025

Smyrna’s hydrants become public art canvases

By Mark Woolsey Following the brightly painted crosswalks on King Street downtown and artistically decorated fire hydrants on Atlanta Road, the Smyrna Public Art Committee is working on ways to…

Smyrna July 4, 2025

Friends of Smyrna Library to host novelist Pamela Terry for an evening of conversation and community

The Friends of Smyrna Library submitted the following announcement: The Friends of Smyrna Library will host beloved Smyrna novelist Pamela Terry for an evening of conversation and community. The event,…

Group photo of residents in front of ribbon at Creatwood Park during opening ceremony

Parks in Cobb County June 29, 2025

Smyrna’s Creatwood Park holds official reopening after renovation

Photo courtesy of City of Smyrna Residents and their kids in one of Smyrna’s well-established neighborhoods now have a new place to play. City officials and residents on Friday cut…

Smyrna June 3, 2025

Keep Smyrna Beautiful Receives $2,500 Sandra Webb Legacy Grant to Improve Local Environment

Keep Smyrna Beautiful submitted the following news release: Keep Smyrna Beautiful recently received a $2,500 Sandra Webb Legacy Grant from the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation, a statewide organization that leads…

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Community Life June 2, 2025

Smyrna’s 5th Pride Festival a declaration of resilience, visibility, community, and belonging

Smyrna Pride distributed the following news release about the 5th annual Smyrna Pride Festival: It’s PRIDE MONTH again in Smyrna, Georgia! Local nonprofit, Smyrna Pride, will host the 5th annual…

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Education May 21, 2025

Smyrna Mayor’s Education Awards honorees walk the red carpet

By Mark Woolsey The Smyrna Mayor’s Education Awards are in the rear-view mirror for this year, but look for them to return in 2026 with the attendant ruffles and flourishes,…

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News Brief May 10, 2025

Cleanup on Smyrna partial train derailment continues Friday night

By Mark Woolsey Cleanup work continued into Friday evening at the scene of a partial train derailment in Smyrna. Seventeen cars of a CSX train derailed shortly before 2:30 a.m….

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Health & Wellness February 12, 2026

Louisville Found PFAS in Drinking Water. The Trump Administration Wouldn’t Require Any Action.

This article by Morgan Watkins, Louisville Public Media, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Morgan Watkins, Louisville Public Media February 12, 2026 Every day, the Ohio River…

Government & Politics, National Government February 12, 2026

US House approves bill mandating proof of citizenship for voting in federal elections

by Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 11, 2026 WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed legislation Wednesday that would require…

Opinion February 12, 2026

Bookman: FBI raid in Fulton County plainly orchestrated by 2020 election deniers

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 12, 2026 The moment that FBI agents showed up with a search warrant…

Justice February 12, 2026

Trump administration losing credibility with judges and grand juries – a former federal judge explains why this is ‘remarkable and unprecedented’

by John E. Jones III, Dickinson College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The word “unprecedented” is getting a workout after a grand jury in Washington…

Psychology February 12, 2026

More than a feeling – thinking about love as a virtue can change how we respond to hate

by Tucker J. Gregor, University of Iowa, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Love and hate seem like obvious opposites. Love, whether romantic or otherwise, involves…

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