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The DeKalb County Board of Registrations and Elections is hosting a demo and voter education forum at several local libraries to inform the public on Georgia’s new voting equipment, which will be used in ...
Two candidates have announced plans to seek the DeKalb County Commission’s District 6 seat. Local “smart development advocate” Emily Halevy and Clarkston Mayor Ted Terry say they’re both running to replace outgoing Commissioner Kathie ...
Decatur Police on Jan. 22 responded to a report of an armed robbery. Police responded at approximately 8:02 p.m. The robbery occurred in the 100 block of Church Street. “The victim reported she was ...
DeKalb County Commissioner Kathie Gannon will not seek reelection after 15 years in office. Gannon currently represents Super District 6 on the commission. “I was reviewing a 2004 flyer I used in my first ...
This story has been updated. The Decatur City Commission held its organizational meeting for 2020, swearing in commissioners and electing a mayor and mayor pro-tem. Decatur’s mayor is a commissioner elected by their fellow ...
The Decatur City Commission will hold its first meeting of the year on Jan. 6 and one of the commissioners’ first acts will be selecting a mayor and mayor pro-tem. Unlike other cities, Decatur’s ...
BY EMMA HURT, WABE The Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, formerly the state Ethics Commission, filed a lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court on Friday, Nov. 15, against Stacey Abrams’ 2018 gubernatorial campaign ...
Days after her win, Decatur City Commissioner-elect Lesa Mayer walked to catch her MARTA ride to her job at Sun Trust in Atlanta. Mayer was one of four African Americans elected in Decatur on ...
DeKalb County voters on Nov. 5 sent a message that the county’s Legislative delegation needs to take another look at reforming the county’s Ethics Board. According to the vote totals, 61.3 percent of voters ...
This story has been updated. Mayor Pro Tem Tony Powers, Decatur’s At-large city commissioner, fended off a challenge with ease during the Nov. 5 municipal elections, crushing opponent Chris Gagnon with 74.14 percent of the ...
