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Decatur, GA — DeKalb County marked the first celebration of Juneteenth on Friday, June 18, after making it a county holiday last year. The event included speeches from the commissioners and other local officials, food ...
DeKalb County, GA — Local schools have begun receiving funding through the American Rescue Plan, the Biden administration’s COVID-19 relief bill. City Schools of Decatur has been allocated about $2.5 million and the DeKalb County ...
By Logan C. Ritchie, contributor DeKalb County, GA — Just down the road from David’s Produce Stand, where Decatur Dispatch and Tucker Times were sold together for eons, sits an unassuming swim club called Twin ...
Atlanta, GA — Emory University President Gregory Fenves has signed a “Break Free from Plastic Pledge” which gives the university five years to reduce the use of unnecessary single-use plastics on the university’s campuses, according to ...
Atlanta, GA — The state of Georgia as of June 16 has 900,067 cases of COVID-19 and 18,348 confirmed deaths. As of June 16, there have been 64,482 hospitalizations, 10,850 ICU admissions, 228,819 antigen positive cases, ...
Atlanta, GA — Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Lisa Herring has appointed four leaders to her administrative team, a press release announced. The appointments were confirmed by the Atlanta Board of Education at the Board’s ...
Atlanta, GA — Georgia’s redistricting process will begin this fall where lawmakers will meet to draw the state legislative and congressional districts. This process happens every 10 years and will help determine control of the ...
Atlanta, GA — The DeKalb County Republican Party is hosting a Juneteenth breakfast on Saturday, June 19, at 9 a.m. at Wild Wing Cafe, 4788 Ashford Dunwoody Road. The featured speaker for the event is ...
Decatur, GA – The Michael C. Carlos Museum is open and excited to welcome the Decatur community, and as a special treat for Father’s Day weekend, the museum is offering free admission to all dads ...
Note: The Decatur Juneteenth event has been cancelled due to inclement weather and the event organizers plan to reschedule the event, according to the Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights Facebook page. Here is ...
