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Smyrna’s hometown heroes to help make local children’s holidays brighter during ‘Shop With a Hero’

November 26, 2025 Community News

Smyrna’s local heroes will brighten the holidays of 90 area schoolchildren and their families during the annual Shop With a Hero event in early December.

Santa meet-and-greet on Nov. 30 to benefit Smyrna first responders

November 6, 2025 Community News

Santa Claus and Minty the Elf will visit Smyrna Fire Department Station 1 on Sunday, Nov. 30, for a family photo fundraiser benefiting local first responders.

Smyrna first responders throw out ceremonial first pitch at Campbell softball game

October 8, 2025 Community News

Smyrna Deputy Fire Chief Eric Mohrmann, left, Smyrna Police Chief Keith Zgonc, center, and former Smyrna Police Chief and current Interim Powder Springs Police Chief Joe Bennett throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Campbell High School Softball game.

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.