By Marlon Hyde | WABE On Tuesday evening, National Union Solidarity Day, thousands of local writers, actors and broadcasters gathered into Teamsters Local 728 to show support for their union amid the impending strikes of WGA and SAG-AFTRA, both currently in their 115th and 42nd days on the picket lines respectively. Atlanta represents over 3,000 SAG-AFTRA members and 121 […]

Steven Marshall Lingenfelter, age 41, of Atlanta, passed away on August 22, 2023. He was born on October 28, 1981 to Stanley Lingenfelter and Sherry Ford Burns in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended LaGrange High School and continued his education in the Culinary Arts at Le Cordon Bleu College in Dover, New Hampshire. At the time […]

Clarkston, GA — The Clarkston City Council held a special called meeting on Aug. 24 and approved an agreement with Sumter Local Government Consulting to engage an interim city manager. The interim manager will serve while the city conducts a search for a permanent city manager. Dan Defnall, who has been serving as acting city […]

Fulton County, GA — Dozens of media outlets, supporters of Donald Trump, and a few opponents were outside the Fulton County Jail on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, waiting for the former president to surrender after last week’s indictments. The scene outside the Fulton County Jail in Northwest Atlanta on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, as press and […]

DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb County is again opening cooling centers in response to extreme heat. Decaturish media partner Atlanta News First reports that “dangerous heat” moves into the area tomorrow, Aug. 25. “High temperatures will be near, or at 100 degrees Friday through Sunday with heat index temperatures of 105 degrees,” Atlanta News First reported. […]

This story has been updated. By Angela Walker, contributor Avondale Estates, GA — The Avondale Estates City Commission, during its Aug. 24 regular meeting, tabled votes on two resolutions related to DeKalb County’s special purpose local option sales tax in order to give more time for the county to approve its intergovernmental agreement with the cities. […]

Tucker, GA — EAE USA, a global electrical distribution system company, will relocate its North American headquarters from Dunwoody to Tucker, according to a press release. EAE USA has signed a seven-year, 101,767-square-foot lease at 2000 Mountain Industrial Boulevard, according to the press release. “EAE USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EAE Group, a global […]

DeKalb County, GA — Qualifying for the Nov. 7 municipal election ends on Friday, Aug. 25. The qualifying dates slightly vary from city to city. Qualifying in Decatur ended on Wednesday, but for some cities the period ends today or tomorrow. Anyone interested in running for office should check the qualifying information with their city. The […]

Atlanta, GA — A video circulating on social media captured a chaotic scene in Kirkwood. The video shows the aftermath of a crash that occurred on Aug. 22 at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Warren Street. Police investigated the crash after getting a report of shots fired around 2 p.m. “Upon arrival, located three vehicles […]

Stone Mountain, GA — The DeKalb County School Board received an update on the district’s communications with Cognia and discussed recent audit findings during the first day of its retreat on Aug. 23. The retreat is being held at Atlanta Evergreen Lakeside Resort, 4021 Lakeview Drive, Stone Mountain, Ga., on Aug. 23 and Aug. 24. The […]