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Some DeKalb County residents could see debt forgiveness of past due water bills under a new amnesty program. The DeKalb ...
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. – The cities of Decatur and Avondale Estates are transforming their business districts. Both are undertaking huge public works projects that are lengthy, expensive and disrupt the ...
There is nowhere for people to gather. So, City Manager Chris Eldridge said residents decided to make a change and voted in favor of a bond referendum to develop a new city center. “It’s truly ...
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 ...
DECATUR, Ga — An audience member was removed after speaking out of turn during a tense April 15 Decatur School Board meeting, where the board approved rescinding two equity policies under the threat ...
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — LifeLine CEO Rebecca Guinn joined the Decatur Dish show on April 1 and asked for the community’s help addressing crowding at DeKalb County’s animal shelter. It’s been an ongoing ...
ATLANTA — The Kirkwood Spring Fling will return on May 17 at Bessie Branham Park and vendor applications are now open, the Kirkwood Neighbors Organization announced. The annual KNO fundraiser, held at ...
Marquis Victor knows a thing or two about cars, but not about how to get rid of thousands of illegally dumped tires behind the business. “Every morning, we come into work, I park right there in the ...
Atlanta, GA — Georgia-based journalist George Chidi joined the Decatur Dish show to discuss local and national issues affecting DeKalb County residents. Decatur Dish, cohosted by journalists Dan ...
By Atlanta News First staff ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A customer at a Brookhaven gas station was hospitalized after a shooting on Monday morning. The incident happened at around 4:45 a.m. at ...