DeKalb County, GA — According to the first financial disclosure reports for the election, DeKalb County Commissioners Steve Bradshaw, Larry Johnson and Lorraine Cochran-Johnson have declared their candidacies to become the next DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer. Based on the financial disclosures, Bradshaw has raised over $163,000 throughout his campaign. The CEO election will be […]

Atlanta, GA —MARTA is hosting a career fair on Thursday, July 20, from 2-6 p.m. at the MARTA Headquarters, 2424 Piedmont Road NE. The facility is located across from the Lindbergh Center rail station on Piedmont Road in Atlanta. MARTA is hiring bus operators and journeyman bus technicians. MARTA is offering a sign-on bonus and […]

Clarkston, GA — Clarkston City Manager Shawanna Qawiy has demoted Police Chief Christine Hudson amid ongoing chaos at city hall. Hudson confirmed that John Pearson is now the director of police services, a new position within the city. Clarkston has not announced the hire publicly, and Pearson’s information is not on the city’s website. Decaturish has […]

By Adam Murphy, Atlanta News First BROOKHAVEN, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Residents at a DeKalb County apartment complex want answers from management about broken elevators and faulty security gates. Cell phone video shows not one, but two broken elevators in Building 1000 at the Arium at Lenox Park apartments in Brookhaven. Robynn Johnson lives […]

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 […]