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Smyrna taxpayers wonder about the return on city’s downtown update project

August 16, 2023 Todd DeFeo

Smyrna officials are contemplating spending $15.8 million to buy a church property as part of an update to the city’s downtown.

Atlanta city council approves surveillance camera requirement

August 8, 2023 Todd DeFeo

The Atlanta city council signed off on a measure requiring gas stations to have surveillance cameras, a proposal proponents say will keep residents safe.

Gambill: State lawmakers might act on property tax increases

August 7, 2023 Todd DeFeo

Earlier this year, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 118 and House Bill 622 to triple Bartow County’s homestead tax exemptions for school and county ad valorem taxes.

Georgia awards $2 billion for transportation projects in fiscal 2023

August 7, 2023 Todd DeFeo

The Georgia Department of Transportation said the agency awarded $172.6 million for 27 road projects across the state in June.

Feds sending millions for Smyrna project

July 27, 2023 Todd DeFeo

The federal government could send $13 million to help Smyrna overhaul a section of South Cobb Drive from Concord to Windy Hill roads.

Board the General during the Southern Museum’s Railroad Rendezvous

July 7, 2023 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

The popular annual Railroad Rendezvous event will return to the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History on Saturday, July 22.

Atlanta to spend an additional $12M on roads across the city

July 6, 2023 Todd DeFeo

The Atlanta City Council approved legislation to spend an additional $12 million on roads across the city.

Rain can’t dampen Dunwoody’s Independence Day spirit

July 4, 2023 Todd DeFeo

Rain may have put a damper on the annual Dunwoody 4th of July Parade but it couldn’t put a damper on participants’ — and attendees’ — spirits.

Georgia Composite Medical Board has ‘foot back on the gas,’ head says

July 4, 2023 Todd DeFeo

The head of the Georgia Composite Medical Board says the agency has its “foot back on the gas” and is progressing on a series of recommendations in a follow-up state audit.

Georgia’s Kemp transfers millions for water wars fight, public safety

June 30, 2023 Todd DeFeo

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has transferred more than $8.9 million from the Governor’s Emergency Fund to several state agencies, including millions for public safety and a decades-long fight over water.