Atlanta, GA — Here’s a look at business news in our community. – Little Shop of Stories has announced the launch of the Decatur Children’s Book Festival scheduled for May 2024. The festival will be held at the Decatur Recreation Center and the Decatur Library on May 4-5, 2024, alongside the Decatur Arts Festival and […]

Avondale Estates, GA — Avondale Estates will be hosting its weekend wind down concert series this fall on the Town Green. Music will begin an hour after the event’s start time. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets. The concerts will be held on the second Sunday of each month this fall, according […]

Avondale Estates, GA — Avondale Estates Elementary School Roadrunners will host the AES 5K and Fun Run on Oct. 24 dedicated to the late Physical Education Coach Beth Breit. “Coach Breit was the visionary of this race and who inspired many students and community members to stay active and embrace the joy of life,” an […]

Brookhaven, GA — The city of Brookhaven announced the firing of its parks and recreation director on Aug. 16 after he was arrested on accusations that he solicited a 14-year-old girl. “Police in Cobb County made a sting arrest on August 15, 2023, of an adult male soliciting the company of what he believed to be […]

DeKalb County, GA — New Superintendent Devon Horton revealed in a memo sent out Aug. 2 that his predecessor, interim superintendent Dr. Vasanne Tinsley, had terminated a contract with CGLS Architects and Evergreen Construction to build a new 950-seat elementary school in the Dunwoody-Chamblee area. The school was approved as a SPLOST V project in […]

Decatur, GA — The Decatur Housing Authority is working to close on the financing for an 80-unit senior affordable housing project being done in partnership with Columbia Residential. The address of the project is 515 E. Freeman Street. The development will be located at the corner of Freeman and Sams Streets, near the Avondale MARTA station. […]

DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Michael Thurmond proposed a tax cut that would save homeowners $1 billion over six years. The equalized homestead option sales tax credit would provide relief to homeowners who qualify for a homestead exemption. The EHOST will be on the ballot as a referendum in November for […]

DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Devon Horton updated the school board at its Aug. 14 meeting about the opening of school for the year and about the district’s attempt to fill teacher vacancies. Last month, the school district needed to hire 350 teachers. At the Aug. 14 meeting, Horton said 259 teacher vacancies […]

By Tim Darnell and Atlanta News First staff ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Former President Donald Trump and his GOP allies were indicted on a slew of charges in Fulton County in connection to an investigation into alleged attempts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election. On Monday, a Fulton County grand jury approved the indictments in the […]

Tucker, GA — The Tucker City Council held its regular meeting Aug. 14 and approved two contracts for the new public works department and for a greenway design.. The council awarded a contract for video capture of stormwater pipe conditions to Utility Asset Management in the amount of $72,885. The council also awarded a contract […]