Atlanta, GA — The Atlanta School Board on Aug. 7 approved hiring Dr. Danielle Battle as interim superintendent of the district after parting ways with Dr. Lisa Herring, who will leave her job as superintendent at the end of this month. “Also approved at the meeting was Superintendent Dr. Lisa Herring’s transition plan to exit her […]

Atlanta, GA — Here’s a look at business and local government news in our community. – The JW Collection is working to build The Enclave on LaVista, a 62-home gated neighborhood in Tucker located at 4738 Lavista Road. Currently, 19 homes have been sold, and 12 homes are available in various stages of construction. Pricing […]

Clarkston, GA — In a special called meeting Aug. 7 lasting less than five minutes including the roll call, the Clarkston city council voted unanimously to accept the resignation of City Manager Shawanna Qawiy, and to raise the budget for police salaries by $188,472. These swift decisions came after months of wrangling. The votes taken […]

Decatur, GA — The Decatur City Commission, at its Aug. 7 regular meeting, approved agreements for sidewalk projects on South Columbia Drive and Derrydown Way. The city commission established a project budget of $200,000 and approved an agreement with AECOM in the amount of $176,335 for phase three of the South Columbia Drive multi-use path […]

Clarkston, GA — Months of drama and chaos at city hall resulted in the Clarkston City Council’s decision to unanimously part ways with City Manager Shawanna Qawiy. The council unanimously approved a separation agreement at a special meeting on Aug. 7. The meeting was not live-streamed, but the Decaturish team was there and recorded a video […]

DeKalb County, GA –The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office on Monday announced the arrest of a man accused of shooting at pharmacy customers in Tucker. The fugitive unit made the arrest, assisted by DeKalb Police K9 and S.W.A.T. units, according to a press release. Malcolm Nichols, 30, is accused of shooting at people inside the pharmacy. […]

This story has been updated. DeKalb County, GA — The DeKalb County School District and Decatur High School have canceled after school activities ahead of severe weather. The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for DeKalb County until 6:15 p.m. “At 4:35 p.m. EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chastain Memorial […]

Stone Mountain, GA — The 31st annual Stone Mountain Day took place on Saturday, Aug. 5 at Leila Mason Park in the city of Stone Mountain’s historic Shermantown community. The day’s theme was “Celebrating Our Past Embracing Our Future.” James Clark, (right) presents Johnnie Mae Hill with the Brooks-Shoemake Award from the Stone Mountain Day […]

Decatur, GA — The City Schools of Decatur School Board will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 8, at 5:30 p.m. for a regular meeting. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. The school board has updated its meeting schedule and will meet once a month. Here is how the school board will hold meetings going […]

Tucker, GA —  DeKalb County teamed with local faith leaders and other partners to distribute 5,000 bookbags filled with school supplies and 5,000 boxes of food on Saturday, Aug. 5.  “Our goal is to help parents and guardians prepare their children for a successful school year,” DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond said in a press […]