This story has been updated. Decaturish has learned that there may be yet a fifth city in play during the current legislative session. The DeKalb Champion has confirmed that someone has purchased a legal ad ...
The State Government Administration Subcommittee met today and signed off on bills for the proposed cities of Tucker and LaVista Hills. The bills will now be heard by the full Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday ...
Decatur’s elementary schools are brimming with students. City Schools of Decatur is asking for a general obligation bond, perhaps as much as $82 million, to pay for new school construction. Doing that would mean increasing taxes ...
By Dena Mellick, contributor Fuqua Development held a meeting Monday evening at North Decatur United Methodist Church to share what will be Phase II of the planned Decatur Crossing development. The development is located at ...
This story has been updated. Members of the state House introduced bills today on behalf of two cityhood proposals: Tucker and LaVista Hills. Copies of the bills weren’t immediately available. The Tucker bill’s sponsor is ...
This story has been updated. Diane Thiel-Sharp had just finished dining out in Decatur on March 1 when she returned to the parking deck at 200 East Ponce de Leon Ave. to retrieve her 1999 Jeep ...
The state Legislature could soon be considering bills that would allow voters to decide whether to create new cities in DeKalb County. There’s also a possibility that the Legislature could be taking up annexation bills ...
This story has been updated. State Rep. Karla Drenner, D-Avondale Estates, will host a town hall meeting tomorrow, March 3. The meeting will be held at Avondale Estates City Hall, located at 21 North Avondale Road, ...
A group that’s politicking for a halt to current efforts to create new cities in DeKalb County is asking supporters to contact state senators in the name of reforming county government. DeKalb Strong sent a ...
Decatur’s City Commission meets Monday, March 2, and City Schools Superintendent Phyllis Edwards will give an information briefing about a plan to borrow millions for school construction. The information briefing will be held at the ...