Smyrna News

By Kristal Dixon An Atlanta man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for using a firearm while committing armed robbery.

Patch Staff Report The City of Smyrna announced this week that the Smyrna Fire Department will be conducting its second Citizen Fire Academy scheduled to begin on March 27. This is a nine-week program aimed at providing a behind-the-scenes look into fire and emergency services.

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Retired principal Bill Scott signed up at the Cobb GOP headquarters Tuesday to run for the seat being vacated by Cobb Board of Education Chairwoman Kathleen Angelucci.

Vice President Joe Biden packed a lot into his zigzagging visit to Atlanta on Tuesday jumping from East Lake to Smyrna and points in-between.

A woman working in a Georgia elementary school is charged with misdemeanor battery after being accused of slapping an autistic pre-kindergartner.

Cobb police have arrested a mother and her father after they discovered a 6-year-old living in deplorable conditions inside a Marietta-area home.

Elected officials are eyeing a ban on smoking in Smyrna's city parks. City Council heard a draft ordinance that would prohibit smoking in city parks for the first time Monday night at a work session prior to its regular meeting.

Patch Staff Report Cobb County students and families can learn how to earn college credit while enrolled in Cobb high schools at the College Credit Now Summit March 4 at Campbell High School.

A spokesperson with the Cobb County Fire Department said an apartment fire Sunday in Smyrna displaced residents of five apartment units.

The City of Smyrna is broadcasting Monday evening's city council meeting online.

Patch Staff Report On Friday, March 21, Emory-Adventist Hospital at Smyrna will partner with the City of Smyrna for a citywide tornado drill.

Residents who want to challenge their school board member or state senator may have a chance to do so when qualifying opens Monday.

Seventeen-year-old Renee Dodson loves the Constitution. Today, she will be representing Cobb County at the state level of the American Legion Oratorical Contest in Perry.

A veterans center is planned for the Cobb County Senior Services Center plaza at 1150 Powder Springs St. In front of the plaza are, front from left: Glen Martin, Disabled American Veterans past state commander Chapter 6; Rich Sestili, DAV adjutant and public relations director Chapter 6; Bill Delamater, DAV Chapter 6; Samuel Perry, American Legion ... (more)

Roughly 1,500 Cobb School District employees will be getting larger pay checks in the coming months with the school board's Thursday decision recognizing the bus drivers, teachers and staff who worked through the Jan. 28 snowstorm.

The city of Smyrna leads the way for new residential construction at the beginning of 2014.

Smyrna Police arrested Kevin Lavaughn Reynolds Feb. 21 on three felony charges of possession and distribution of cocaine and marijuana.

Smyrna welcomed a sweet new temptation on Tuesday as a 2,464-square-foot Krispy Kreme on South Cobb Drive celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

By Sen. Hunter Hill It has been a very busy few weeks at the Capitol. With the snow storms behind us, and a goal to complete our work at the Capitol prior to March 20, we are moving at a fast pace.