Smyrna News

The City of Smyrna is celebrating its birthday, and is inviting you to the free party on the Village Green.

After a nine-week runoff, Cobb voters chose Susan Thayer over incumbent Tim Stultz on Tuesday night to fill Post 2 on the Cobb Board of Education.

Businesses in parts of Smyrna and unincorporated Cobb have new reasons to invest in the area now that the city has approved a local tax incentive program.

The City of Smyrna is broadcasting their current city council meeting online. The meeting is also broadcast on Channel 19 on Charter Cable.

The City of Smyrna is advising motorists to avoid a section of South Cobb Drive after a traffic accident caused major delays Monday morning.

Almost lost in the shuffle of the focus on Tuesday's coming GOP primary runoffs is that day's equally momentous vote by the Cobb Board of Commissioners on whether to put a $750 million transportation SPLOST question on the November General Election ballot.

Pet owners in the Smyrna area may soon breathe easier knowing an effort is underway to provide their local fire department with oxygen masks meant for cats, dogs and other animals at every station.

PRIMARY SEASON 2014 heads into its final weekend this morning, with "ground zero" squarely on northwest Cobb and Marietta.

Smyrna police have arrested two men believed to be connected to one bank robbery and an attempt to rob another on South Cobb Parkway.

UPDATE : The following is a release from the Smyrna Police Department : Braiden Cole Stow and his father, Ryan Stow, have been located in Alabama.

William J. Wesley, Casey Co., KY William J. "Bill" Wesley, of Smyrna, GA, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014, in Smyrna, GA.

Police were called out to the 1000 block of Oakdale Drive shortly after 4:00 p.m. Tuesday.

The City of Smyrna is again looking for a new fire chief. WSB-TV reports that Paige Day, who was hired in December as the city's first ever female fire chief, has been removed from that position.

When a Smyrna man was struck on his bicycle by a hit-run driver police told him it would be difficult to find the suspect.

Births for July 15 Congratulations to the families who have welcomed their new additions.

"I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE so long my filter's just about come off," said Smyrna Mayor Max Bacon at the outset of his "State of the City" speech last week.

In recognition of the Marietta Police Department's recent campaign promoting firearm safety, executives from GLOCK Inc. will travel to the city's police headquarters to celebrate the campaign's success on Wednesday.

Smyrna Mayor Max Bacon used his annual State of the City address to give residents an update on several construction projects in the Smyrna-Vinings area.

Join us on Saturday, August 2nd from 6-10pm for the 2014 Smyrna Birthday Celebration .

Mayor Max Bacon spoke of the many developments underway in Smyrna during his State of the City address this week.