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by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder The redrawn legislative maps floated by Georgia Republican leaders have quickly found pushback from Democrats and voting rights advocates as a special redistricting session – the second in two years ...
Chamblee, GA — Chamblee annexation supporters said they are looking for better services than the county currently provides. DeKalb County Commissioner Robert Patrick held a community meeting Nov. 30 to discuss Chamblee’s proposed annexation of ...
Atlanta, GA — Drew Charter School on Thursday, Nov. 16, announced that a “former staff member” had been arrested for having an “inappropriate relationship” with a student. At the time, neither Drew Charter nor Atlanta Public ...
Avondale Estates, GA — The Avondale Estates City Commission, at its Nov. 29 regular meeting, appointed a new city clerk. Karina Reyna has been hired as the city clerk. Under the city’s charter, the city ...
DeKalb County, GA — Early voting for the 2023 municipal runoff elections ends on Friday, Dec. 1. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, and are open until 7 p.m. today, ...
DeKalb County, GA — MARTA and the Housing Authority of DeKalb County (HADC) celebrated the groundbreaking of the Kensington Station transit-oriented development (TOD) on Wednesday, Nov. 28. Located across Kensington Road just south of the ...
Chamblee, GA — A petition accepted by Chamblee to annex the area around Mercer University, Embry Hills, and Fleetwood Hills may turn out to have similar problems as the ill-fated Brookhaven annexation effort earlier this ...
Decatur, GA — The Decatur Downtown Development Authority approved an agreement with Retail Strategies on Nov. 10 for retail recruitment. The goal of the agreement was to focus on recruiting a new grocery store to ...
This story has been updated. Decatur, GA — The Decatur School Board held a retreat Nov. 28 with new Superintendent Dr. Gyimah Whitaker. Along with best practices and budgeting, the board discussed student performance data ...
Clarkston, GA — Finance Director Dan Defnall and Interim City Manager Tammi Saddler Jones presented their recommendations for the city’s Fiscal Year 2024 operating and enterprise budget at a public hearing ahead of the city ...