This story has been updated. Organizations working toward the creation of new cities in DeKalb County are finalizing their maps before a Nov. 15 deadline set by the state Legislature. Mary Kay Woodworth, with LakesideYES, ...
State Rep. Karla Drenner, D-Avondale Estates, left no room for doubt on Wednesday in her remarks to residents of the Katie Kerr neighborhood. Drenner, speaking in the chapel of Columbia Presbyterian, said that while Katie Kerr was ...
In 2013, Chamblee and Brookhaven both annexed the same area, the 100 acres of Century Center property located off I-85 at Clairmont Road. The question of which city’s annexation would be legally enforceable has percolated in the ...
This post has been updated. Avondale Estates is in a tough spot right now. The positive vibe of the city’s downtown renaissance has been overshadowed by the poor-handling of the annexation issue by its elected officials. ...
This story has been updated. Avondale’s leadership apparently changed their minds prior to an Oct. 27 special called meeting. At their Oct. 15 work session, commissioners said they would postpone voting on a resolution asking state Rep. ...
Avondale Estates officially has a new mayor. Four City Commissioners on Oct. 20 voted unanimously to accept the resignation of Ed Rieker, who announced Oct. 2 that he was resigning to take a university teaching ...
This story has been updated. Avondale Estates City Commissioners faced another large, frustrated crowd during their Oct. 15 work session and decided to postpone voting on a resolution asking state Rep. Karla Drenner to file ...
DeKalb Farmers Market owner Robert Blazer would rather stay in unincorporated DeKalb County, but if new cities form around him, he may not have a choice. Blazer recently said that he’d rather join a bigger ...
Elected officials in Avondale Estates will hold a special called work session on Oct. 1 to discuss the city’s annexation plans. Mayor Ed Rieker called the work session after a tense Sept. 22 meeting where ...
This story has been updated. The owner of Your DeKalb Farmers Market made a rare public appearance on Wednesday and told the Avondale Estates Men’s Club that he’d rather stay in the county than join ...