Clarkston, GA — Nearly a week after Clarkston’s finance director raised questions about payment requests he received from City Manager Shawanna Qawiy, Clarkston’s City Council shows no signs that it plans to take any action or investigate the matter further. A new legal analysis by the city attorney obtained by Decaturish raises new questions about contracts […]

DeKalb County, GA — The Decide DeKalb Development Authority board on July 26 voted to assist The GLOBE Academy to secure a $25 million bond to purchase and upgrade a new lower campus. The GLOBE Academy is a dual language immersion charter school for kindergarten through eighth-grade students. Admission for DeKalb County students is via […]

There’s a Barbie inside of me. She is sometimes quiet. She is sometimes bold. I’ve always loved Barbie. As a child, she was my friend and my playmate. I didn’t have TikTok and 1,000 streaming channels. I had a doll with a dream house. She is the reason I love to tell stories, why I’m […]

Atlanta, GA — Goodwill helped generate $1 billion in economic impact for the state last year, according to the organization’s 2022 annual impact report In Georgia, there are four organizations that makeup Goodwill as a whole – Goodwill of North Georgia, Goodwill of Southeast Georgia, Goodwill of Middle Georgia and the Central Savannah River Area, […]

Decatur, GA — City Schools of Decatur Superintendent Dr. Gyimah Whitaker will host listening sessions throughout August to listen and learn from students, staff, families, and community leaders. The sessions are the first phase of the superintendent’s three-phased entry plan into the district entitled GEM – gathering, envisioning and maximizing. Her plan focuses on gathering […]

Brookhaven, GA — The Brookhaven City Council, at its July 25 regular meeting, approved the withdrawal of an annexation petition attempting to bring the Toco Hills and Merry Hills neighborhoods into the city. The city council did not offer any comments before voting but did vote unanimously to accept the request to withdraw the application. […]

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Clarkston, GA — The Clarkston city council held its first public meeting after the police department collapsed  and the city’s finance director called several payment requests from the city manager into question. The only item on the published agenda for the July 25 work session was a discussion of raising pay for the city’s police. […]

DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson will host a clean-up work day on Saturday, July 29, at 8 a.m. at the Arabia Mountain Vineyard in Stonecrest. Lunch will be served at 11:15 a.m. Volunteers are encouraged to wear close-toed shoes and clothes they don’t mind getting dirty. Volunteers should arrive at the […]

DeKalb County, GA — The DeKalb County School Board voted June 20 to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed by former COO Ben Estill. His whistleblower lawsuit, filed in March 2021, alleges he was terminated for asking questions about irregularities in the district’s finances. He later died in a car crash. News of the settlement was first […]