Decatur, GA — The city of Decatur is working to create a community action plan related to being an age-friendly city. The draft of the plan includes an overview of the city’s existing age-friendly features, as well as the nine domains of the initiative. Each domain outlines goals and action items for the city to […]

By Lucas Hill, contributor  Decatur, GA — On Monday, July 17, 2023, Agnes Scott College hosted a sit-down with Dr. Miguel Cardona, the U.S. Secretary of Education. Atlanta Journal Constitution columnist Maureen Downey took the stage to speak with Dr. Cardona. Cardona, who was appointed the 12th U.S. Secretary of Education in 2021, has worked […]

By Jaedon Mason, contributor  Stone Mountain, GA — Temporary traffic-calming measures will be installed on Rockborough Drive as the city works to address sinkholes along the road. In March of last year, residents asked for traffic-calming measures on the corner of Rockborough Drive and Rockborough Terrace. In response the previous city administration sent out contractors to […]

DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb County will make recreation centers and libraries throughout the county available as cooling centers on Thursday, July 20, due to a heat advisory. The National Weather Service issues a heat advisory when the “feels like” temperature is expected to reach or be over 103 degrees, or when the actual air […]

This story has been updated. Brookhaven, GA — The city of Brookhaven announced Wednesday that a petition to annex the Merry Hills and Toco Hills neighborhoods into the city has been withdrawn. If the annexation had moved forward, it would’ve been the largest annexation using the 60% petition method in state history. But residents and county […]

DeKalb County, GA — Animal shelters in DeKalb and Fulton counties had to euthanize dogs in June and July, according to a press release from LifeLine Animal Services which manages both shelters. “Dozens of animals with behavioral challenges are being put down each month due to our ongoing space crisis, large intake numbers and decreased adoption […]

DeKalb County, GA — The first day of school is right around the corner. City Schools of Decatur and Atlanta Public Schools will begin classes on Aug. 1. The first day of school for DeKalb County Schools is Aug. 7. Ahead of the start of the school year, DeKalb County Schools is hosting a back-to-school […]

Decatur, GA — The Decatur Police Department will soon get new security cameras to be installed at the department. The city commission at its July 17 meeting approved a contract with Johnson Controls worth $28,180.36 and approved a project budget of $30,000 for the improvements. The city commission approved this contract and other agenda items with […]

DeKalb County, GA — At a special called meeting on July 18, the DeKalb County Commission unanimously approved an authorization for the county attorney’s office to file an objection to a proposed annexation of 606 acres of unincorporated DeKalb County by the city of Brookhaven. The annexation petition, presented by Howard Ginsburg, intends to annex […]

DeKalb County, GA — The DeKalb County School District received an unmodified or “clean” audit from the Georgia Department of Audits for fiscal year 2022, which is a slight improvement over where the district was three years ago. But the DeKalb County Schools audit still includes numerous findings, some of which pertain to how the […]