A theatre in Marietta was recently denied the request to add tables and chairs in front of the building. An article in the Marietta Daily Journal said the committee decided not to make the changes to the city’s outdoor seating ordinance because if they allow one business to do it, then they would have to [...]
The latest U.S. Census data shows that the City of Smyrna is growing at a faster rate than Marietta. Smyrna’s population grew by 7.2 percent between 2010 and 2014, from 51,271 to 54,958, with nearly half of that growth occurring after 2013, according to an article in the Marietta Daily Journal. Marietta’s population grew by [...]
An estimated 2,942 residents in Cobb County may have recently lost their food stamps April 1 when a federal waiver on work requirements for food aid beneficiaries was lifted, according to an article in the Marietta Daily Journal. Officials with the Department of Family and Children Services confirmed the news. The change reinstates stricter regulations [...]
An assisted senior living facility located in Smyrna is slated to open on April 9. The facility houses 108-units and was financed with tax-exempt bonds, according to the Marietta Daily Journal. “The three-story Provident Village at Creekside is located at 4838 South Cobb Drive between the East-West Connector and Interstate 285,” the article reads. “It [...]
Kiddie Kollege, a day care on Lower Roswell Road in Marietta, was recently cited for mold infestation. According to an article by CBS46, Investigators targeted the facility after CBS46 exposed allegations of the mold last month, which was allegedly found on walls, wallpaper, desks and in the bathrooms. “Exposure like this can bring up a [...]
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 [...]
Cobb County is considering an employment program for people enrolled in substance-abuse accountability courts, according to an article in the Marietta Daily Journal. Accountability courts offer eligible defendants rehabilitation and treatment as an alternative to conviction and jail time. Cobb County would be one of the first counties in Georgia to offer the program. According [...]
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 proposed Chick-fil-A restaurant near the Marietta square is getting support from local businesses. According to an article in the Marietta Daily Journal, multiple business owners have expressed positive feedback about the proposed 5,000-square-foot restaurant moving to an acre-lot property off the Square. The owner of Shillings restaurant, which is within walking distance of the [...]
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 [...]
