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Cleanup planned in Smyrna

By Ty Tagami
June 13, 2011

Volunteers will meet in Smyrna Wednesday to clean up more than a dozen sites, including elementary schools and trails.

Keep Smyrna Beautiful will partner with IBM in a program designed for the company's employees, retirees and business partners who want to donate time and expertise during its hundredth year in business.

Information: www.ibm100.com and www.smyrnacity.com.

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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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