The pending retirement of Max Bacon has thrown wide open the race for Smyrna mayor, with no fewer than five candidates vying to become the city’s first new leader since…
Cobb County Communication Director Ross Cavitt announced a public meeting over concerns about a Smyrna-area plant that emits the airborne carcinogen ethylene oxide. The meeting will be Tuesday July 30…
According to a news release from the Marietta Police Department, two armed robbery suspects were arrested Wednesday. At about 4:05 p.m. Wednesday Cobb 911 dispatch notified the Marietta police that…
Nearly one year to the day after a proposal for 325 apartments on the Cumberland Community Church site was rejected, the Smyrna city council voted 4-2 to allow rezoning for…
The Courier had a conversation with Laura Mireles, who is challenging long-time Smyrna Mayor Max Bacon in this fall’s election. The conversation took place at Rev Coffee Roasters on Spring…
Luis Xavier Fontanez, 32, of Marietta, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a brutal beating which left the victim paralyzed and suffering irreversible traumatic brain injury. According to…
A.L. Burrus Nature Park is a City of Marietta park with three nature trails, a bike trail, a pavilion, and picnic tables. It is located at 75 South Cobb Drive,…
Charges of drug trafficking and criminal gang activity were dismissed for Anthony Joe Starks of Ellijay. Magistrate Court Judge Kellie Hill found insufficient probable cause to bind the case over…
According to a report from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, a suspect in an alleged Marietta kidnapping and sexual assault veered into an oncoming lane while fleeing Marietta…
[Editor’s note: Representative Anulewicz contacted the Courier to emphasize that there is no official announcement on CSX’s Silver Comet track at this point, and that the quote from her only…