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GBI investigating officer-involved shooting in Smyrna

October 21, 2023 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Smyrna, Georgia.

Smyrna celebrates 151th birthday with bash

October 8, 2023 Todd DeFeo

The Atlanta suburb of Smyrna celebrated its 151st birthday with a daylong celebration capped with a concert that shut down a major thoroughfare.

StillFire Brewing breaks ground on Smyrna location

September 25, 2023 Sightseers’ Delight

Suwanee-based StillFire Brewing broke ground earlier this month on its second brewery, a location in downtown Smyrna.

Atlanta suburb agrees to proceed with church land purchase

September 19, 2023 Todd DeFeo

Smyrna city officials agreed to move forward with a plan to buy a historic church for a downtown expansion.

Three vying for mayor in Smyrna

September 19, 2023 Sightseers’ Delight

Three people are vying for mayor in Smyrna, as incumbent Mayor Derek Norton has drawn two challengers.

Smyrna First Baptist Church agrees to sell land to city

August 29, 2023 Sightseers’ Delight

The Smyrna First Baptist Church congregation has approved a motion to sell their nine-acre site for $15.8 million to the city and purchase 5.5 acres of land on Atlanta Road from Smyrna.

Smyrna wants private firm to monitor short-term rental ordinance compliance

August 18, 2023 Sightseers’ Delight

Smyrna city officials want “a qualified firm” to provide a complete compliance monitoring, enforcement, and analytical service to monitor short-term rentals per the city’s short-term rental ordinance.

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.

Fanny Williams memorial construction to begin in November

July 28, 2023 Sightseers’ Delight

Officials here will begin constructing a memorial to Fanny Williams in November, the city’s mayor said this week.

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.