By Cathi Harris, contributor With temperatures expected to drop into the teens late this weekend, a group of advocates for the homeless are mobilizing to get emergency assistance to as many people as possible. ...
By Cathi Harris, contributor Citing the difficulties nearby cities have experienced with them, the Tucker City Council voted to implement a 120-day ban on the use of rental e-scooters inside the city limits at ...
This Saturday, Jan. 12, from 1 to 3:30 p.m., the DeKalb Entertainment Commission is coming together with the Kids Video Connection to host: “Intro to Media Literacy & Video Production,” a workshop Held at ...
This story has been updated. By Cathi Harris, contributor State legislators from DeKalb County got an earful at Saturday’s listening session on cityhood organized by state Rep. Karla Drenner, acting chair of the county’s ...
DeKalb County has already received 3 inches of rain today, Dec. 28, and more rain is expected this evening and through next week. The county says it has opened its Emergency Operations Center “to monitor ...
MARTA and DeKalb County have partnered to invest $1.5 million into a number of improvements for transit riders, a county press release recently announced. According to DeKalb’s CEO, Michael Thurmond, and MARTA’s general manager and ...
A few years ago, with the help of a web designer friend and an ad salesman, I decided to make a go of it and pursue a career in independent local journalism. It was ...
Laurel Ridge Elementary recently made news when parents pressured the DeKalb County School District to fix a heating problem that left students and teachers chilly inside their classrooms. But records provided by the district show ...
This story has been updated. City Schools of Decatur, DeKalb County Schools and Atlanta Public Schools say classes will start two hours later than usual on Dec. 11 due to icy weather conditions. Here’s the ...
This story has been updated. There are no more Republicans in the DeKalb County delegation following a Democratic sweep in the Nov. 6 election. That means cityhood bills have lost their greatest champions, notably state ...