The city celebrated its 149th birthday this year. Though it was incorporated in 1872, the city, a suburb of Atlanta, had been home to a community since at least the 1830s.
A fireworks display capped off the evening.
Click here for ideas of what to see and do in Smyrna.
Sightseers’ Delight started publishing in June 2016. The site, published by The DeFeo Groupe, collects and curates content about places where historical events large and small happened. The site builds off the legacy of The Travel Trolley, which launched in June 2009. The site aimed to be a virtual version of the trolley tours offered in so many cities.
Following the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation into Georgia’s state prisons, the state’s two senators urged the state to swiftly improve conditions in Georgia prisons, which the DOJ found were “unconstitutional.”
A Smyrna, Ga., landmark has closed after 50 years of business. Howard’s Restaurant, which opened in 1964, was The Jonquil City’s oldest restaurant until its closure.
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