🌱 Patch AM: How did your favorite Smyrna restaurants score on their latest inspections?

Good morning to you Smyrna! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How did your favorite Smyrna restaurants score on their latest inspections?
• Could Smyrna’s Kroger be on the 2026 closure list?

Also on today's calendar: Campbell Spartan Baseball Christmas Tree Pick Up - Let our team collect and recycle your tree.

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 42 and low of 27 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 52, low: 33.
• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 55 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from December 19 to December 25 (cobbcountycourier.com) — Recent Cobb County health inspections include several Smyrna spots, with El Atoron 2 Wings and Cantina and Smoothie King on South Cobb Drive earning high scores, along with American Deli and Wade Ford Cafe. The list covers dozens of restaurants and food services countywide from December 19–25, giving you a quick way to check how your regular stops are doing on food safety.
   

• Multiple GA Retailers Planning 2026 Closures: See List (patch.com) — Several major chains may close underperforming Georgia locations in 2026, and Kroger specifically lists Smyrna among its store cities, though no exact sites are named yet. Other brands like Macy’s, Wendy’s, Walgreens, and Carter’s also plan cuts, but have not detailed which Georgia stores are on the chopping block, leaving local shoppers and workers watching for updates.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Smyrna

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 3

• Campbell Spartan Baseball Christmas Tree Pick Up - Let our team collect and recycle your tree
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• New Year's Eve Headband
  Embry Hills Library -
  2:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Municipal Court in Session
  Marietta, GA Calendar , 240 Lemon Street , Marietta
  9:00 am
• Noon Year's Eve
  Decatur Library -
  11:15 am

Thursday January 1

• New Years Day-City Hall & Marietta Power & Water Offices Closed - ALL DAY
  Marietta, GA Calendar Marietta, GA 30060

Friday January 2

• Take & Make: Polar Plate String Art
  Redan-Trotti Library -
• Game Center Open
  Oakhurst Elementary Decatur, GA 30030
  8:00 am
• Homeschool Friday
  Embry Hills Library -
  11:00 am
• Building Blocks
  Redan-Trotti Library Meeting Room Redan-Trotti Library -
  11:00 am
• The [censored] Memorial Quilt: Honoring Lives, Inspiring Change
  Decatur Library -
  1:00 pm
• Marietta Tree Keepers Board Meeting
  Marietta, GA Calendar , 205 Lawrence Street , Marietta
  4:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Take & Make Saturdays
  Decatur Library -
• Family Yoga: Yoga with Your Little Yogi
  Decatur Library -
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ariana Nicole Lyons: Navigating the 2025 Outpatient Surgery Boom in Cobb County —Ariana Nicole Lyons Read on Patch

• FOUND DOGS!
  Two friendly labs (one yellow, one black) were roaming loose on Ridgehurst Dr 12/28 at 5pm. A group of girls has caught them, but neither dog has… (Nextdoor Vinings Glen)
• A crash on I-285 North before Glenwood Rd. has blocked the left lanes, with all lanes now blocked and only the far right lane remaining blocked.
  5:59AM on Dec 29: Police activity reported on the I-75 northbound ramp to I-285 westbound in Cobb County. (Nextdoor )

• Universal Technical Institute, Inc. posted a job opening for Local Campus Admissions Representative in Smyrna. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Merchandise and Stocking Associate in Marietta. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Smyrna here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mableton

• Local Trivia Challenge: Can You Match These Parks in Cobb County With Their Descriptions Correctly? (cobbcountycourier.com)
• If you've enjoyed the warm weather across Cobb County and North Georgia the last few days, prepare to bid it goodbye (cobbcountycourier.com)
• No. 5: Cobb passes stormwater fee (macon.com)

Marietta

• Free food for needy provided by Marietta church, nonprofit group (wsbtv.com)
• 'My name is Chandler. Are you here to adopt me?' (cobbcountycourier.com)

Atlanta

Ok Smyrna! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I hear they’re giving him a really tough sentence.
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