🌱 Smyrna Memorial Day Ceremony + Woman Sentenced To 10 Years

Hey, everybody. Danielle Fallon-O'Leary here with your Thursday edition of the Smyrna-Vinings Patch newsletter, filled with everything you need to know about what's happening locally.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 82 Low: 59.

Here are the top three stories in Smyrna-Vinings today:

1. The Cobb County School District announced the valedictorians and salutatorians for the Class of 2023, with high GPAs ranging from 4.75 to 4.826. Several students from East Cobb had GPAs above 4.8, including the top-ranking student, Chaitanya Yetukuri from Walton High School. Many of these accomplished students are pursuing degrees in computer science and engineering at prestigious universities like Georgia Tech, Cal Tech, MIT, Cornell, and Northwestern. (East Cobb News)
2. Join the Smyrna community for the 2023 Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 29 at 9:30 a.m., located at the Veterans Memorial near City Hall. In the event of bad weather, the ceremony will be moved to the Smyrna Community Center. This year, Staff Sergeant Tamara Kosoris, a Smyrna resident and business owner, will serve as the keynote speaker, sharing her experiences as a Marine Corps veteran and her involvement in the community as the founder of the Viking Alchemist Meadery and the Atlanta Chapter for Irreverent Warriors. (City of Smyrna, GA Government)
3. Jada Hill, 20, has been convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by 10 years on probation for armed robbery, hijacking a motor vehicle, and aggravated assault. The incident involved Hill luring the victim under the pretense of going on a date with him, only to rob him at gunpoint with the assistance of two male accomplices. Hill showed no remorse for her actions, and the successful prosecution brought peace of mind to the victim and the community in Cobb County. (Cobb County Courier)

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Today in and around Smyrna-Vinings:

• Paramore At State Farm Arena, Atlanta (7:00 PM)
• ATL Whiskey And Cigar Experience At 3150 Highlands Parkway SE, Suite 107 (7:00 PM)
• Papua New Guinea Coffee Tasting At Rev Coffee (7:00 PM)
• Thursday Night Karaoke At BlaqHaus ATL, Marietta (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• During an armed robbery attempt at a residence in nearby Woodstock, Anthony Jones was fatally shot by the occupants, Michael Sonnichsen and Malik Darden, who acted in self-defense. Darius Butler, another suspect involved in the incident, was injured and subsequently arrested, facing charges of armed robbery, aggravated assault, and murder. (Cobb County Police Department via Facebook)
• Cobb County government is reminding residents to clean hazardous materials out of their homes safely. Old paint, lawn chemicals, fluorescent bulbs, batteries, and more, can be brought to Keep Cobb Beautiful's household hazardous waste collection event, which will run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, Jun. 17, at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta. (Cobb County Government via Facebook)
• Smyrna Handmade Market is welcoming Darling Metals — a sculptural and ornamental ironwork company owned and run by Smyrna-based artist Chelsea Darling — as a vendor! Darling's work can be seen on her website. (Smyrna Handmade Market via Facebook)

That's it for today! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with a new update.

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.