This editorial has been updated. It would be unfair to pin the entirety of the DeKalb County School Board’s dysfunction on one person. But it would be fair to say one board member contributes more ...
Atlanta, GA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added the COVID-19 primary vaccine series to the 2023 child and adolescent immunization and adult schedules for healthcare providers. The schedules summarize current vaccine ...
This story has been updated. Decatur, GA — A new federal lawsuit alleges that City Schools of Decatur removed the family of one of its most prominent critics because the district claimed she no longer lived ...
Atlanta, GA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded use of the updated, bivalent, COVID-19 vaccines for children ages six months through five years old, following action from the Food and Drug ...
DeKalb County, GA — The DeKalb County School Board during its Nov. 14 meeting approved a contract for an audit of how the district spent its COVID-19 relief money. The school board awarded an $877,000 contract ...
DeKalb County, GA — Cognia, a nonprofit accreditation organization, is conducting a follow-up visit with DeKalb County Schools after its previous report found the board was not working collaboratively. In unrelated news, the school board at ...
DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb Chief Magistrate Berryl A. Anderson has appointed five new judges to the county’s magistrate court, increasing the number of judges from 24 to 29. According to Ballotpedia, Georgia magistrate courts are ...
This story has been updated. Decatur, GA — DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond has proposed a one-time $1,500 retention bonus for non-sworn frontline employees. The bonus will be provided to frontline employees in various departments, ...
This story has been updated. By Logan C. Ritchie, contributor DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb County School Board members in an Oct. 7 meeting described the latest student enrollment data as “alarming” and “sobering.” Out of ...
DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb County has reopened its program to provide relief to tenants and landlords impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, the Tenant-Landlord Assistance Coalition (TLAC) program has distributed $52.8 million for ...