Smyrna

Road work March 3, 2023

GDOT to close lanes on I-285 in Cobb and Fulton counties between Smyrna and Sandy Springs Saturday

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced there will be Saturday, March 4, lane closures on I-285 in Cobb and Fulton counties near the Chattahoochee River between Smyrna and Sandy Springs….

Business October 8, 2022

Keith Warren promoted to managing partner at Jim ‘N Nicks Bar-B-Q in Smyrna

Keith Warren was promoted to managing partner of the Jim ‘N Nicks Bar-B-Q on South Cobb Drive in Smyrna. The South Cobb location was opened in 2006, and is adjacent…

map at the intersection of Concord Road and the East West Connector with a section highlighted representing the area of annexation

Cobb County June 27, 2022

Three annexations on Cobb BOC agenda tomorrow, two into Smyrna, one into Acworth

The consent agenda for the Cobb County Board of Commissioners includes three annexations into Cobb’s cities: Two of the annexations are into steadily-expanding Smyrna, and one into Acworth. The Acworth…

Blind Paralympian Matt Simpson raised both hand in at the goalball net)

Sports May 18, 2022

Blind Paralympian athletes to compete in goalball tournament in Smyrna

The United States Association of Blind Athletes issued the following press release announcing that the Southeast Regional Goalball Tournament will be held at the City of Smyrna Community Center starting…

Cobb by the Numbers April 10, 2022

Smyrna in the 1950 census, how to get at and start using the recently released records

Here’s a guide to using the recently release 1950 individual census records for Smyrna. In a previous Cobb by the Numbers we looked at the release of the complete individual…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Crime March 18, 2022

Smyrna man sentenced to 6+ years in connection with romance scam

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a Smyrna man, Oluwadamilare Kolaogunbule, entered a guilty plea on charges of money laundering in connection with a romance scam and was sentenced…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

Guest Opinion January 31, 2022

Aunt Fanny’s Cabin: it is important to put a face with the name

[This guest opinion article is by Shaun Martin, a Smyrna resident, and architect] By Shaun Martin In light of the recent vote to demolish/release Smyrna’s Aunt Fanny’s Cabin, it is…

Health Care January 25, 2022

COVID testing to be available in downtown Smyrna

The City of Smyrna announced that COVID-19 PCR testing will be available beginning tomorrow, January 26, in downtown Smyrna. For more details see their press release, reprinted below: The City…

4 men and women outside Smyrna City Hall beside a large sign that says "Stop the Sale"

Land Use and Zoning January 23, 2022

A breakdown of Smyrna’s controversial decision to sell public land to a private brewery

By Arielle Robinson After months of impassioned debate on both sides of the issue, Smyrna’s City Council voted to sell the green space near the city community center so that…

The sign in front of the Smyrna Police Department

Smyrna Police Department November 2, 2021

Smyrna to raise police officer pay

The City of Smyrna announced in a public information release that they will raise police officer starting pay and address the issue of “pay compression” in Police Administration. Pay compression…

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Missing Persons January 30, 2025

Mattie’s Call: Cobb police seek missing 87-year-old man

Photo of John Elmer Eaton, 87, courtesy of the Cobb County Police Department The Cobb County Police Department distributed the following appeal to the public: The Cobb County Police Department…

Science and Technology January 30, 2025

Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research

by Frederik Joelving, Retraction Watch; Cyril Labbé, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), and Guillaume Cabanac, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with…

Labor January 30, 2025

Philly Whole Foods store becomes first to unionize – a labor expert explains what’s next and how Trump could stall workers’ efforts

by Paul F. Clark, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Whole Foods workers at the Philadelphia flagship store in the city’s Art Museum area…

Science and Technology January 30, 2025

Problematic Paper Screener: Trawling for fraud in the scientific literature

by Guillaume Cabanac, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse; Cyril Labbé, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), and Frederik Joelving, Retraction Watch, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with…

Georgia January 30, 2025

Handful of rural Georgia Republicans join with Dems to give full Medicaid expansion another go

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 29, 2025 A handful of Senate Republicans from rural Georgia have signed onto…

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