Longtime Smyrna Public Works employee Frank Martin has been named the new Public Works Director.

He was appointed unanimously on Oct. 15 by Mayor Max A. Bacon and the City Council.

Martin has been a Smyrna employee for 32 years.

Previously, he was the interim, then assistant Public Works director.

Martin began his career with Smyrna as a crew worker in the Water/Sewer Division and later as an equipment operator.

He also served as the Streets supervisor until he was picked to become the assistant Public Works director in 2000.

Following the unexpected retirement of Public Works Director Scott Stokes in July, a search was conducted to fill the position with qualified candidates going through three rounds of interviews.

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Angie McBrayer, ex-wife of James Aaron McBrayer, leans her head on her son Sam McBrayer as she and her three children and two grandchildren (from left) Jackson McBrayer, 3, Piper Jae McBrayer, 7, Katy Isaza, and Jordan McBrayer, visit the grave of James McBrayer, Thursday, November 20, 2025, in Tifton. He died after being restrained by Tift County sheriff's deputies on April 24, 2019. His ex-wife witnessed the arrest and said she thought the deputies were being rough but did not imagine that McBrayer would die. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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