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The city of Decatur’s budget increased just under 5 percent from Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
Latest update: 9:15 p.m., May 22, 2024. DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb County’s next CEO will be decided in a June 18 runoff between candidates Lorraine Cochran-Johnson and Larry Johnson, two former ...
ATLANTA — People packed Bessie Branham Park for the 22nd Annual Kirkwood Spring Fling Festival on Saturday, May 17. Spring Fling is the primary fundraiser for Kirkwood Neighbors Organization (KNO) and ...
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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 ...
Clarkston, GA — Clarkston City Manager Shawanna Qawiy has demoted Police Chief Christine Hudson amid ongoing chaos at city hall. Hudson confirmed that John Pearson is now the director of police ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Avondale Estates, GA – Two new businesses will open at Olive + Pine in Avondale Estates in the next sixty days: Commune and NiteOwl. Tin Drum Asian Kitchen entrepreneur Steven Chan, and Andrew ...
Decatur, GA — Greg White spent three decades shaping parks and recreation in the city of Decatur, inspiring others with his leadership and contagious smile along the way. White retired from the city ...
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 ...