Smyrna wants your used cooking oil

New biodiesel processing center could be up and running by next month; facility could save Smyrna in the area of $25,000 a year.

Have you missed Campbell Road Bridge?

Smyrna bridge replacement construction nearly five months old as traffic connection between Atlanta and Spring Roads via Campbell Road remains suspended.

Cobb Says Yes to International Flights

Hiring a customs agent will keep Cobb County Airport-McCollum Field competitive with area airports that already accept passengers from other countries, Commissioner Bob Ott said.

Smyrna to pay 35k for improvements to county-operated intersection

“Why are we paying city taxes for traffic lights the county routinely builds and operates everyday in unincorporated Cobb County? That’s a dangerous precedent to set.” - Smyrna City Councilman Wade Lnenicka

New Smyrna Fire Station No. 5 Contract Awarded

The Smyrna city council honored four outgoing members at Monday's final meeting for 2011.

Ott talking ground and air transportation

Final 2011 Cobb commissioners meeting set for Tuesday evening.

Smyrna Holiday Closing Dates

Community center and library closed for the final week of 2011 except for Radio Disney event on Dec. 31.

Smyna city council member sendoffs, meeting tonight

Mayor Bacon says a town hall meeting is coming soon in 2012 as the council bids adieu to a quartet of outgoing members at a 5 p.m. reception today at Brawner Hall.

New Smyrna Kroger Opening Pushed Back a Week

The 96,000 square-foot Kroger Marketplace will open in late January; plus an update on several construction projects ongoing in the Jonquil City.

Animal Worker's Appeal Hearing Postponed

Cindy Ganues, an animal care specialist with Cobb County Animal Control, is appealing a reported 40-hour suspension. Her Monday Civil Service Board appeal hearing has been postponed.

Smyrna to hold reception for outgoing council members

Monday's city council meeting will be the last for council members McNabb, Newcomb, Smith and Wood.

The Hinojosa Report Card

The new Cobb school superintendent has made major administrative changes and tackled the touchy calendar issue. What grade would you give him?

I-75 Toll Project Hits a Wall

The state drops plans for a public-private partnership to ease highway congestion through Cobb and Cherokee Counties.

Smyrna earns first-ever Opportunity Zone designation

The new Opportunity Zone focuses on the commercial and retail areas of North Smyrna that have especially struggled in the economic downturn.

Marketing Hickory Lake

New offering memorandum details what the property, Smyrna and the surrounding region have to offer while touting property as a place that “provides a unique opportunity to achieve a successful redevelopment based on its location and community support."

Should Georgia's Child-Abuse Reporting Laws Include All Adults?

As former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was scheduled to face his accusers in court Tuesday, some Georgia state lawmakers, including Smyrna's Rich Golick, feel the mandatory child-abuse reporting law needs reviewing.

Top Stories: Smyrna Election; Shop with a Hero; Football State Championships and More

The video roundup of the top local stories from Smyrna-Vinings and the surrounding area for Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011.

Cobb Board of Education to Discuss Open Meetings, Records Today

State attorney general and school board to sign memorandum of understanding to “assure future compliance with Open Records and Open Meetings Acts.” If no evidence of new violations surfaces in next year, allegations of violations will not be prosecuted.

Former Smyrna Businessman Announces District 6 Candidacy

Drew Ellenburg joins Republican field; started Ellenburg Chair Co., a furniture manufacturing operation, in Smyrna in 1998.

Welch defeats McNabb in Smyrna Runoff Election

Susan Dease Wilkinson and Ron Fennel also were victorious in Wards 5 and 7 respectively.

Emotional Night at the Mayor's Education Awards

Winners from a dozen Smyrna schools were honored on Monday night.

Smyrna Mayor's Education Awards Presented Tonight

Before tonight's city council meeting, Smyrna area schools will have a student, staff member and volunteer recognized based upon excellence and other criteria.

Cain Drops Out of Race for President

In the wake of allegations of infidelity and sexual harassment claims, Atlanta businessman Herman Cain announced he was suspending his campaign for the GOP nomination for president to a crowd of supporters Saturday.

CCSD Submits Final SACS Report

Smyrna's Tim Stultz says Board has been "working together" and being "good stewards."

LIVE Coverage: Smyrna Ward 7 Runoff Public Forum

Patch is at the King Valley at Vinings neighborhood to provide live coverage of Thursday night's public forum involving the two candidates involved in the Dec. 6 election runoff.

Top Stories: Smyrna Runoff Election Advance Voting Continues; Suspect ID'd in Cumberland Killing; South Cobb Crime and More

The video roundup of the top local stories from Smyrna-Vinings and the surrounding area for Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.

Early Voting Continues in Smyrna

Three city council seats to be determined by the Dec. 6 runoff election.

Runoff Election: Ward 7 Public Forum Set

A quick peek at Smyrna election and government news this week.

Smyrna Council: No Extended Work Hours for Glock

Request from contractor would have had concrete trucks rolling through a residential neighborhood as early as 4 o'clock in the morning.

Smyrna Mayor: We will have a town hall meeting

The Smyrna City Council is meeting Monday night for the first time since this month's general election that resulted in a landslide victory for Mayor Max Bacon.

Vinings Vision could become reality soon

Cobb County's Community Development and Planning Division presented its master plan for the future of Vinings at a meeting Thursday.

Cobb Board of Elections: Smyrna recount results unchanged

With Friday's recount results, Ward 1 incumbent Melleny Pritchett keeps her city council seat, while Garry Osborne keeps his name on the Ward 7 runoff ballot.

Update: Cobb certifies Smyrna election results, Ward 7 candidate seeks recount

Three runoff elections to be held Tuesday, Dec. 6 for contested city council seats.

Hinojosa Reveals Principal Hiring Plan

Principal vacancy at Griffin Middle will be among the first to use the new process. Green Acres Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Marian Hoyt wins grant.

Energy Efficient Transit Option Unveiled in Cobb

An airport-style people mover system linking the Town Center area to Dunwoody was detailed at Bob Ott's town hall meeting Thursday night.

Ott Town Hall Tonight; New Highway 41 Bridge Coming

Commissioner Bob Ott could discuss GDOT's plans for a new bridge spanning the Chattahoochee River that is scheduled to be complete by December 2014.

Letter to the Editor: Animal Control Worker Wrongfully Disciplined

A Cobb County Animal Control worker has been disciplined twice for saving animals from imminent death during her personal time. A rescue group asks that you help her appeal a proposed 40-hour suspension.

School Board Trips on Calendar Process

David Banks’ proposed 1 percent bonus for all district employees dies without a vote.

Cobb to Unveil Updated Floodplain Maps

County residents to review revised floodplain information including for Smyrna.

Voters Say Yes to Bacon and Sunday Sales

Smyrna Mayor Max Bacon wins handily on Election Day. Meanwhile, there will be a recount for the razor-thin Ward 1 race, while Wards 4, 5, and 7 are headed to December runoffs.