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Candidates Keisha Waites and Peter Hubbard are in a runoff for the Public Service Commission District 3 Democratic primary ...
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 ...
DeKalb County, GA — Early voting in the May 21 Democratic primary has yet to begin, but the fight for the newly redrawn Senate District 44 is in full swing. State Sen. Elena Parent, the incumbent in ...
Decatur, GA — The city of Decatur received the 2023 All-America City Award from the National Civic League. The city was one of 10 communities recognized for their work to engage all residents and ...
Atlanta, GA — The aftermath of a chemical plant fire in Rockdale County that began Sept. 29 will produce haze and a chlorine odor on Thursday morning, Oct. 3, state officials announced. CNN reported ...
DeKalb County, GA — When DeKalb County Superintendent Devon Horton left his old job in Evanston, Ill., there was a catch. According to the independent news website FOIAGRAS, he owed his former ...
This story has been updated. DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston said a jury has convicted two men of murdering a transgender woman, and one of those men is on the run.
By Cathi Harris, contributor Decatur, GA — At its meeting Tuesday, the Decatur Planning Commission voted against recommending approval of updates to the city’s tree ordinance, citing discomfort with ...
Decatur, GA — The speed cameras in some of Decatur’s school zones will begin issuing citations for speeding violations on Nov. 13. The school zones are marked with posted speed limit signs, which use ...
Decatur, GA — Construction work is underway at 725 E. College Avenue, the site of a future 370-unit mixed-use development. Demolition began in fall 2023 and the developer, Northwood Ravin, has been ...
“The city has owned this 13 acres of land for decades but not really done anything with it so by building a City Center in the center of our city as a central gather place it’s a place for our ...
By Jennifer Lifsey, contributor STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Investigators are looking into what caused a large fire to break out early Tuesday morning at the historical Dickey House at ...