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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 ...
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 ...
Decatur, GA — During a hearing held by U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff at Decatur City Hall, Georgia doctors and medical experts testified about the impact of the state’s abortion law on access to reproductive ...
This editorial has been updated. Decatur Police officers carried a parent out of a school board meeting on April 15. The parent, Lena Kotler, had every right to be at that public meeting and every ...
Stone Mountain, GA — The Day of the Dead Festival in Stone Mountain Village on Saturday, Nov. 2, featured live music, dancing, a costume contest, face painting, an arts and crafts market, food vendors ...
Decatur, GA — In a pandemic as serious and widespread as the COVID-19 crisis, hope lies in a vaccine. Experts have agreed for months that a vaccine is what will let us return to something resembling ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 — PlantHouse announced on Instagram Thursday, Sept. 26, that shop will close on Oct. 26 in downtown Decatur. PlantHouse opened in 2021 in the AMLI development at the corner of West Trinity ...
DeKalb County, GA — On Feb. 12 the DeKalb County School Board signed off on a site approval application for the rebuilding of Sequoyah Middle and High School and Dresden Elementary. According to Rough ...
DeKalb County, GA — Rockdale County issued a new shelter-in-place order on Tuesday, Oct. 1, due to a chemical plant fire that began early Sunday morning. “The plume has consistently shifted throughout ...