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Weekend Quiz June 29, 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 to…

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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…

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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,…

Cemeteries May 11, 2025

Collins Springs Cemetery: a small historic cemetery off Atlanta Road

Collins Springs Cemetery (photo by Larry Felton Johnson) [This is an expansion of an article and slideshow we originally published in 2018. We’ve added information and a few photos from…

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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….

News Brief February 9, 2025

Smyrna Mayor Norton to hold town hall Feb. 13

Smyrna residents and interested parties are due to get an update on city plans and projects next week. City officials say that Mayor Derek Norton will lead a Town Hall…

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….

Weather January 10, 2025

Snow blankets Cobb County — and there could be more to come

By Mark Woolsey Snow blanketed Cobb County this morning, and there could be more to come. Reports from various sources indicated that roughly 2.5 inches had come down by late…

Cobb County December 30, 2024

Hooper-McWilliams Cemetery in Cobb County, with a Slideshow

[Entrance to the Hooper-McWilliams cemetery (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)] [This an evergreen article that we periodically republish as our readership grows, often with added materials from the Georgia Historic…

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Smyrna July 16, 2025