By Zac Summers and Atlanta News First staff CLARKSTON, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – An unidentified man is wanted in connection to an arson incident after a woman’s Clarkston home caught fire from a molotov cocktail, according to the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department. Monique Cole has never been more grateful for her two dogs than she was […]

Decatur, GA — The Wylde Center is working to improve four of its gardens. The $2.8 million capital campaign includes significant renovations to Oakhurst Garden in Decatur. The Wylde Center has five greenspaces – Oakhurst Garden, Edgewood Community Learning Center, Hawk Hollow, Mulberry Fields and Sugar Creek Garden. The total cost to improve all five […]

Decatur, GA — McKoy Pool in Decatur will reopen on Saturday, July 22 following some repairs. The pool closed on June 23 for emergency repairs. Here are the hours for McKoy Pool: Operating Hours: Starting Saturday, July 22 Monday-Friday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Our Post Season Hours: Aug. […]

Brookhaven, GA — Brookhaven wants DeKalb County to hold a referendum on annexing Merry Hills and Toco Hills into the city. But the county says that’s not happening until Brookhaven investigates fraud allegations surrounding an annexation petition. On July 19, Brookhaven announced the petition had been withdrawn, but renewed its call for the county to allow […]

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 […]