City Schools of Decatur will host a public hearing at Beacon Hill Middle School on Oct. 29 for community input on a potential K-2 school closure. The district failed to post required options two days ...

DECATUR, Ga. — The DeKalb County Commission is holding a regular meeting at 9 a.m. on Oct. 28 at the Government Service Center at 178 Sams St. in Decatur. During the meeting, the commission will ...

DeKalb County, GA — Dozens of DeKalb County schools have been identified as low-performing and parents there are eligible for private school vouchers through a state program called the Georgia Promise ...

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Decatur, GA — The Decatur Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board voted Friday to work with the nonprofit Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP) to build its long-awaited cottage court ...

I’m writing to share further information about the events that took place on our Atlanta campus earlier today and the actions taken by the Emory Police Department (EPD). At 7:41 a.m. a few dozen ...

DeKalb County, GA – State Rep. Vernon Jones is resigning. “Turn the lights off, I have left the plantation,” Jones said. Prior to his resignation, Jones, a Democrat who is part of the DeKalb County ...

DECATUR, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A patient with a knife at a DeKalb County VA hospital was shot and killed by an officer Monday, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). The GBI said ...

This story has been updated. DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson’s office on Feb. 20 announced a major shake-up in the police department, confirming Police Chief Mirtha ...

Tucker, GA — Tucker’s City Council passed a resolution on Oct. 28 to create a capital improvement plan for Fiscal Year 2024 through 2029. This lays the groundwork for potentially constructing a city ...

This story has been updated. Atlanta, GA – Atlanta City Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari lashed out at local high school students during a question-and-answer session on Oct. 24, according to an email ...

This story has been updated. ATLANTA — Turner Monumental A.M.E. Church in Kirkwood held a community meeting on Sept. 4 to discuss its plan to create a 53-unit permanent supportive housing development ...