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Smyrna votes to extend sign moratorium

August 13, 2025 Community News

The Smyrna City Council has approved a 90-day extension of its moratorium on certain large freestanding signs, continuing a pause first enacted in July 2024.

Jazz Under the Gazebo, an elegant evening of music, wine, and community support, returns Nov. 1

August 13, 2025 Community News

The Smyrna Public Safety Foundation, in partnership with The Vineyard Wine Market, will present the return of Jazz Under the Gazebo on Saturday, Nov. 1.

Marchione: Smyrna did not have a functioning government in its earliest years

August 5, 2025 Community News

Historian and author William P. Marchione sought to dispel a series of myths that have long surrounded the city’s incorporation.

Friends of Smyrna Library to Host Young Scholars Lecture on Religion and Political Values

July 9, 2025 Community News

The Friends of Smyrna Library will host a Campbell High School graduate and an undergraduate researcher at Emory University to discuss how Eastern Orthodoxy and Western Protestantism have influenced national identity, political values, and leadership models across various societies.

Ohio announces state support for 39 historic preservation projects

June 25, 2025 Community News

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced more than $66 million in tax credits to support the preservation and revitalization of dozens of historic buildings throughout the state.

Friends of Smyrna Library to Host Acclaimed Novelist Pamela Terry for an Evening of Conversation and Community

June 12, 2025 Community News

The Friends of Smyrna Library will host beloved Smyrna novelist Pamela Terry for an evening of conversation and community.

Georgia lawmaker passes on the opportunity to defend comparing ICE agents to ‘pre–Nazi Germany’

June 12, 2025 Community News

A Georgia state lawmaker derided U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Riverdale “the same chilling tactics used in pre–Nazi Germany” but has declined to clarify or defend his assertion.

Georgia will soon have a new area code

June 10, 2025 Community News

Residents in Georgia’s 912 area code region will soon see a second area code.

Feds: Illegal aliens charged in Cobb County methamphetamine lab bust

June 7, 2025 Community News

Federal authorities have arrested two illegal aliens from Mexico following their arrests on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Smyrna contracts with company to oversee neverending Windy Hill Boulevard Project

June 6, 2025 Community News

City officials here have authorized $336,840 for Marietta-based Croy Engineering to manage the day-to-day construction and inspection for the never-ending Windy Hill Boulevard Project.