This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Matt Barnum and Sarah Darville, Chalkbeat As the Omicron variant of COVID spreads rapidly, schools are facing a fresh round of ...
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Atlanta, GA — Paws Between Homes has launched a holiday campaign in an effort to get as many pets as possible into foster homes by January. The local nonprofit animal rescue launched in late 2019 ...
Greater Decatur, GA — The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, at its Dec. 21 meeting, approved a special land use permit for a 125-unit multifamily senior housing development at 2318 Second Avenue in greater Decatur. ...
Tucker, GA — Adult ballet and adult hip hop classes at Tucker Recreation Center are now enrolling for 2022, along with a variety of classes for children. Expressions in Motion Dance, owned and operated by ...
DeKalb County, GA — About 58% of DeKalb County government employees have reported they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, county CEO Michael Thurmond announced during the DeKalb Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday. About 34% ...
Tucker, GA — Tucker Zoning Board of Appeals met on Dec. 21, voting on changes proposed by two industrial businesses. Steel Mart, located at 2018 Steel Drive, was approved for a setback variance to renovate ...
DeKalb County, GA — More than 500,000 county residents will soon receive an emergency alert about the Omicron COVID-19 variant. “We want everyone to have a safe and healthy holiday, but we must be vigilant because ...
Decatur, GA — Conversations continued last week on Decatur’s tree ordinance as the city’s Environmental Sustainability Board discussed a few recommendations after equity concerns were raised about the canopy loss fee that’s in the ordinance. ...
Atlanta, GA — The DeKalb County Board of Health’s COVID-19 testing site at Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church will be open on Thursday, Dec. 23, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in order to meet ...