Decatur Metro reminds us that there’s an important meeting tomorrow, Dec. 10 that could decide the future of the city’s schools. City Schools of Decatur Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, at 6:30 p.m., ...
They said the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta wouldn’t burn. They called it fire proof. On Dec. 7, 1946, it became the scene of the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history. The fire killed 119 people, ...
The Decatur Craft Beer Festival is one of the city’s signature events. Tickets sell out in under and hour. The good times go toward a good cause. The money raised is distributed to nonprofits that ...
I was checking my email this morning when I saw a link to this obituary in the Cherokee Tribune for Mrs. Elizabeth Davis Johnston, 94, who received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Agnes Scott ...
Decatur resident Kaveh Kamooneh said he spent 15 hours in jail for a petty crime: plugging his electric car in at Chamblee Middle School and stealing approximately $.05 worth of electricity. But 11 Alive, which first ...
The Grinch is loose and he’s swiping packages from Decatur doorsteps, police say. Decatur Police have issued an alert about a rash of package thefts in recent days. With the holiday season approaching and with ...
Tommy Housworth, a lifelong Decatur resident and a professional writer, will be reading from his new collection of short stories this Sunday. Housworth works as corporate writer, and also is the head writer for the ...
The 2013 Decatur Hometown Heroes were recognized Tuesday night at a meeting of the Decatur Business Association. The City of Decatur website defines a hometown hero as “that person who works hard, often behind the scenes, ...
Sgt. Jennifer Ross has delivered the latest in her weekly installments of holiday safety tips. The topic this week? Fraud and how you can avoid becoming a victim of it. It’s a topic Ross knows ...
One of Decatur’s landmark buildings is for sale. Decatur Metro reports that Adams Commercial Real Estate has put the former Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital building in Oakhurst on the market. The sale includes the Solarium, ...