^{This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website}

Smyrna, Georgia (U.S.)

Cobb County

image by David Sigley, 29 February 2024
based on photo

Description of the Flag
Seal

See also:

Description of the Flag

I contacted the Smyrna city clerk for any information about the adoption of the city flag, I was given a list of old newspaper articles from the early 90's by the Marietta Daily Journal. I will label them from the earliest date to the latest date. I have made a drawing of the flag using a picture clip of the flag in one of the articles, as well as Google streetview.

October 3, 1992 - Mariette Daily Journal
Smyrna officials are seeking a design for a new city flag as a part of a continuing image enchantment program. Those interested in entering the flag-design contest should hand-deliver or mail designs to PR chief Kathie Barton or City Clark Melinda Dameron. the address is 1306 Bank St. Smyrna 30080.

The prize will be $100 and the honor of having the artist-designer's signature on the flag.

October 12, 1992 - Marietta Daily Journal

Smyrna holds contest for new flag design
By Lawrence Viele
Mariette Daily Journal Staff Writer

Smyrna has run out of city flags. But city officials have decided it's time not to reorder, but to redesign the banner. So, as was done with the current flag, residents and students all over metro Atlanta are being asked to submit new designs. The flag was taken down for the last time two months ago by Parks and Recreation employee Phillip Buruss in memory of a Smyrna fireman who died after a brief illness in August. When Parks and Recreation director Sherry Reavis saw the tattered condition of the last flag the city had in stock, she decided not to put it back up, according to Smyrna community relations director Kathie Barton.

No one knows who designed the last flag, or even when the contest was held. "Officially - we don't remember," city clerk Melinda Dameron said. The city has received only three entries thus far, but Mrs. Barton is expecting more. "They always come in at the end [of the contest]," she said.

Three judges from the community will be chosen to pick the winning entry. Most Likely two of the three judges will come from the Downtown Development Authority and the Smyrna Business Association, said Mrs. Barton.

There are no parameters for the entries to encourage creativity, Mrs. Barton said. But she hopes people will keep in mind the new image she is trying to promote for the city - a "hometown catching up with what's going on in the metropolitan area."

The creator of the winning design will receive $100, Entries must be at City Hall by Oct. 31.

March 11, 1993 - Marietta Daily Journal

The city of Smyrna will unveil its new flag as part of the kick of Spring Fest '93, on April 24. The flag, the product of a metro-wide contest last fall, was designed by Georgia Tech student Shawn McConnell. The modern design uses seven brilliant colors and depicts Smyrna's progressive image.

Utilizing the deep-rooted heritage of the jonquil flower, Smyrna's namesake, the design tilts the flower's trumpet toward and outline of the new community center - Smyrna's new beginning.

The flag raising ceremony will take place at 11 a.m., five or take a few minutes. Smyrna Mayor Max Bacon and city council members will together raise the new flag on the community center flag pole.

Links
Google Streetview of the flag: https://www.google.com/maps
David Sigley, 29 February 2024

Here are some other photos of the flag
https://www.smyrnaga.gov
https://hymes4smyrna.com
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php
Masao Okazaki, 29 February 2024

Seal

image located by David Sigley, 29 February 2024

Source of the seal: https://imhotep.cloud/city/smyrna-georgia/