Decatur, GA — The Center for Lifelong Learning at Columbia Theological Seminary has announced the 2023 grant recipients of the ReKindle Congregational Development Program. The Lilly Endowment provided a $969,500 grant to the seminary to help the Center for Lifelong Learning develop the program, “reKindle: Congregational Development in a Post-Covid Era,” according to a press […]

Editor’s note: This article was reprinted with permission from The Chronicle of Higher Education. By Stephanie M. Lee, The Chronicle of Higher Education A bathtub in Emory University’s museum is splashed with symbols of the sea: a giant fish, wavy water lines. Someone in the ancient Mediterranean world may have used it as a coffin, […]

Greater Decatur, GA — A shooting in the parking lot of the Suburban Plaza shopping center injured a man and damaged vehicles, according to media reports. So far, DeKalb Police have not returned repeated messages seeking information about what happened. WSB-TV reported that customers at Ross Dress For Less had to dodge bullets by crawling […]

This story has been updated. Decatur, GA — Some demolition work has begun at 725 E. College Avenue, the site of a future 370-unit mixed-use development. The developer, Northwood Ravin, has been issued a demolition permit. The project site is about seven acres at 114-134 New Street, 141 Sams Street and 715-747 E. College Ave. […]

By Dan Whisenhunt and Zoe Seiler  DeKalb County, GA — This November, voters in cities and in unincorporated DeKalb County will consider two related ballot measures. One is an extension of the Equalized Homestead Option Sales Tax (EHOST), which is expected to save taxpayers $1 billion over the next six years. The other is the special […]

By Jaedon Mason, contributor  Stone Mountain, GA – The Stone Mountain City Council met on Sept. 5 and voted to postpone approval of a budget amendment moving $10,000 within the general fund from the cemetery lawn care account to the buildings and grounds landscaping account. These funds, once moved, would have been used to contract […]

DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb County Schools has placed Police Chief Bradley Gober on paid administrative leave following an incident at Redan High. WSB-TV obtained a video showing Gober body-slamming a student before arresting him. The arrest followed a fight at the school. The student is 17 years old. The student was arrested on obstruction charges […]

Decatur, GA — The Decatur City Commission, at its Sept. 5 regular meeting, approved an agreement with CGS LLC for about $124,329 for renovations to the dugouts at McKoy Park Field. Parks and Recreation Director Greg White said in a memo that the challenges with the dugouts include damaged roofing, lack of storage, and drainage […]

Clarkston, GA — Clarkston’s City Council hired an interim city manager on Tuesday, Sept. 5, and disavowed contracts awarded by the previous city manager. Clarkston appointed Tammi Sadler Jones as the interim city manager. She most recently served as city manager of South Fulton. Clarkston’s City Council voted last month to part ways with Qawiy after […]

By Zoe Seiler and Dean Hesse Decatur, GA — Homecoming was the theme of Decatur Day, as the annual event was held near the Ebster Recreation Center in the area that was once known as the Beacon Hill community. Happiness was in the air during Decatur Day on Sept. 2 as people in attendance grilled […]