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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.

StillFire Brewing to break ground on Smyrna brewery this Labor Day

June 20, 2023 Sightseers’ Delight

StillFire Brewing will break ground on its Smyrna facility this Labor Day, city officials said.

Smyrna mayor: Historic church will be preserved

June 20, 2023 Sightseers’ Delight

Smyrna Mayor Derek Norton promised a historic church would be preserved if the city agrees to buy the Smyrna First Baptist Church property.

Debate continues over taxpayer funds for historic sites, memorials

June 16, 2023 Todd DeFeo

An Atlanta suburb is spending $125,000 to erect a monument to a local civil rights icon, the latest in an ongoing public discussion about who deserves a memorial and whether tax dollars should pay for such monuments.

Staffing shortages force GDOT to curtail Atlanta-area interstate patrols

May 18, 2023 Todd DeFeo

The Georgia Department of Transportation said it doesn’t have enough personnel to maintain 24-hour Highway Emergency Response Operator patrols, a mainstay of metro Atlanta’s busy interstates.