Auto Insurance in Smyrna, Georgia

Several hundred immigration advocates walked this year during the annual Holy Week Pilgrimage to show their support for immigrants all over the world. According to an article in the Marietta Daily Journal, about 300 people trekked from Smyrna to the Marietta Square Thursday. People who are members of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church have [...]

Protestors in Smyrna shut down a City Council meeting on Monday about 12 minutes after it started. According to an article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Smyrna Mayor Max Bacon shut down the meeting following another protest led by the mother of a black man who was killed by a Smyrna police officer about a [...]

A young boy from Smyrna recently donated money he earned to the Smyrna Public Safety Foundation. Graham Goodman, 8-years-old, earned more than $140 at a lemonade stand he ran over the Feb. 20 weekend. Graham, who is the son of Smyrna residents Scott and Allegra Goodman, decided he wanted to give his earnings to a [...]

A new assisted senior living facility is set to open in Smyrna on April 9. The new three-story facility will house 108 units and is financed with tax-exempt bonds, according to the Marietta Daily Journal. Provident Village at Creekside is located at 4838 South Cobb Drive between the East-West Connector and Interstate 285. According to [...]

Several Cobb County schools will get a facelift after the Cobb County Board of Education voted recently to spend about $28 million on four separate projects. The projects will take place in Smyrna, Marietta and Acworth. According to the AJC, Campbell Middle School in Smyrna, Mountain View Elementary School in Marietta, Pickett’s Mill Elementary School [...]

A medication marketed by UCB, Inc. of Smyrna, GA, was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to pharmpro.com, the medication, called Briviact (brivaracetam), has been approved as an add-on treatment for partial onset seizures in patients 16-years and older with epilepsy. “Briviact’s effectiveness was studied in three clinical trials involving 1,550 [...]

Protestors in Smyrna took a stand Monday night following the controversial promotion of a Smyrna officer who shot and killed 23-year-old Nicholas Thomas last year. Sgt. Kenneth Owens was promoted to Lieutenant Monday night during a city council meeting. Protestors began shouting during the ceremony and according to the AJC, city council members had to [...]

In a case that has gained national attention, the wife of a man charged in the death of his son after leaving him in a hot car for seven hours has filed for divorce. He has been held without bond since June 2014 and his trial date is set for April. Death of Son According [...]

Smyrna police are warning homeowners of a potential burglary scam that has been reported in the area. The scam involves a couple who police believe may be trying to obtain information they will later use to rob homes. Burglary Scam Details A spokesperson for the police said that the couple, who is driving a U-Haul [...]

Smyrna City Council recently voted to hire a former Paulding administrator to act as city administrator. The city administrator oversees staff and the day-to-day operations of the city. Experienced Appointment Mike Jones assumed the Smyrna position in August on an interim basis. From 2009 until March 2015, Jones served as the county administrator for Paulding [...]