This story has been updated. Decatur, GA — DeKalb County is considering increasing the tipping fees it charges cities to dump trash at the county’s landfill, a cost that would likely be passed on to customers. ...
This story has been updated. Decatur, GA — The Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill on March 27 that prohibits counties and municipalities from creating local regulations on landscape equipment, like gas-powered leaf blowers. ...
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By Jasmine Robinson | WABE State lawmakers just might be the only people who would ever deny a pay raise. This year, Georgia state senators and representatives are earning a salary of $22,342. They also receive a ...
This story has been updated. DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Michael Thurmond issued an executive order on Friday, March 24, that closes and restricts access to Intrenchment Creek Park and other ...
By Alexandra Parker and Karli Barnett, Atlanta News First ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The incident report in the death of a protestor at the future site of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center has been released. ...
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DeKalb County, GA — The Georgia General Assembly has passed a bill that would allow for DeKalb County to use funds from its special purpose local option sales tax toward parks and libraries, in addition ...
DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Michael Thurmond issued an executive order on Friday, March 24, that closes and restricts access to Intrenchment Creek Park and other county-owned properties in the area. ...
DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb County has a large and lengthy water main replacement project on DeKalb Industrial Way scheduled to start June 5. The work will take the county 18 months to complete. “Efforts to ...