This story has been updated. Editor’s note: On Thursday, Feb. 25, Gov. Brian Kemp expanded the current COVID-19 eligibility to Pre-K through 12th grade teachers. This story was published on Feb. 21. By Sara Amis, ...
Decatur, GA — On Sunday, Feb. 21, local clergy gathered on the lawn of the First Christian Church of Decatur to remember Georgia victims of COVID-19. An artistic display of 15,000 small white flags represented ...
Stone Mountain, GA — The Stone Mountain courthouse is back open and processing a backlog of cases after shutting down for two weeks due to a visitor’s positive COVID-19 case. City Manager ChaQuias Miller-Thornton was notified ...
Clarktson, GA — Three candidates are vying for the vacant seat on the Clarkston City Council. The special election will take place on Tuesday, March 16, and the victor will fill the remainder of Y.T. ...
Stone Mountain, GA – Members of the community and other stakeholders are invited to receive an update from Superintendent Cheryl Watson-Harris on the progress of the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) at the State of ...
Greater Decatur, GA — Four students at Briarlake Elementary School are using their baking skills to give back to the community, a press release said. Third-graders Maddie Benedict and Cypress Smith, fourth grader Emily Coil ...
Atlanta, GA – Members of the DeKalb House and Senate Delegation, co-chaired by State Representative Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates) and State Senator Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur), will host a “Protect Your Voting Rights” virtual forum on ...
DeKalb County, GA — While Georgia Republicans spent the week trying to rush through bills imposing voter restrictions, DeKalb County Elections board members weren’t having it. Board member Dele Lowman Smith called the hurry to ...
Atlanta, GA — Illegal street racing has been an ongoing problem since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now Gov. Brian Kemp is proposing legislation that would increase penalties on drivers that burn rubber on public ...
Decatur, GA – Monday, Feb. 22, will be the last day that tenants and landlords can apply for financial help through the DeKalb Tenant-Landlord Assistance Coalition (TLAC) program, a press release says. The online application ...