The closure of the Willis Park gate in Avondale Estates has been extended because of recent inclement weather. A city email said the gate will be fully functional within the next two to three weeks. ...
The DeKalb County officer indicted in the shooting death of Air Force Veteran Anthony Hill has resigned from the police department. Maj. Stephen Fore with DeKalb County Police said Robert Olsen resigned Monday, Jan. 25. ...
The Active Adult classes at the Decatur Recreation Center were featured in two CNN pieces. One CNN video package focused on exercising while seated, which can help seniors who might have balance issues. The other ...
Avondale Estates and the city’s police department will hold a training session on active shooter preparedness. The two-hour event is part of the Avondale Citizens Safety Series, according to a city email. It’s being held Thursday, ...
The Decatur City Commission has cancelled a special called meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 26 to vote on the issuance of $75 million in bonds for school construction. On Nov. 3, voters overwhelmingly approved a plan to ...
This story has been updated. Avondale Estates has asked Euramex to demolish the “erector set” unfinished steel structure at the corner of East College Ave. and Maple St. A city email says the Board of Mayor ...
The Alexan 1133, a luxury apartment building that’s been under construction in Decatur since 2014, is now open. A reader sent a photo of a “now open” sign outside of the leasing center at 1133 ...
State Senator Gail Davenport will host a meeting to discuss creating a new south DeKalb County city called Greenhaven. The nonprofit organization Concerned Citizens for Cityhood of South DeKalb said in a press release that the forum, entitled ...
COREBODY Decatur is holding a sale on nearly everything inside the gym ahead of its closure on Sunday, Jan. 31. The gym on West Howard Ave. posted photos on its Facebook page, saying it is selling, ...
Mayor Patti Garrett’s first State of the City Address Tuesday, Jan. 26 will also feature 2012 U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey. Her address at the Courtyard Marriott Decatur Conference Center starts at 6 p.m. with a ...