By Hope Dean, Atlanta News First ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta police are asking the community to help them identify a person of interest in a fatal shooting. On Wednesday, Aug. 9, police found a man with gunshot wounds in the middle of the road near Hosea L. Williams Drive SE & Howard […]

By Jaedon Mason, contributor Stone Mountain, GA — Stone Mountain city council voted to approve the controversial raises during a special called meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 22.   This formalizes a $1,000 raise for the mayor, and a $700 raise for the city council, bringing the total compensation for both positions up to $2000 monthly and […]

Decatur, GA — Agnes Scott College in Decatur held its annual Honor Pledge Ceremony for first-year students and honored the Class of 2024 with the Senior Investiture celebration on Tuesday, Aug. 22. Both the Senior Investiture celebration, which formally recognizes seniors as campus leaders, and the Honor Pledge Ceremony are long-standing Agnes Scott traditions. Agnes Scott […]

By Bridget Spencer, Atlanta News First ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Dekalb Avenue, a frequently traveled corridor in the city of Atlanta, is finally getting some updates that many residents said are overdue. “The one thing that can unite all Atlantans was that Dekalb Avenue was the worst road in the city,” said Christy […]

DeKalb County, GA — Qualifying for the Nov. 7 municipal election began this week. The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Oct. 27. Absentee ballots must be turned in by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 7. For more information about absentee ballots, click here. The deadline to register to vote or change your address […]

Avondale Estates, GA — The Avondale Estates City Commission will meet on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at 5:30 p.m. for a regular meeting, followed by a work session. The city commission meeting will be held at Avondale Estates City Hall, 21 N. Avondale Plaza, and via Zoom. During the regular meeting, the city commission will hold […]

Stone Mountain, GA — The DeKalb County School Board will begin a two-day-long retreat on Aug. 23 to work through issues facing the board, including an update on the district’s communications with Cognia and a discussion about recent audit findings. The retreat will be held at Atlanta Evergreen Lakeside Resort, 4021 Lakeview Drive, Stone Mountain, Ga […]

Atlanta, GA — More people are coming down with COVID-19, but the numbers “remain relatively low” compared to the state’s peak in January 2022, according to a press release from the Georgia Department of Public Health. “The increases DPH is currently seeing are likely a combination of a new COVID variant, people not prioritizing prevention measures, […]

DeKalb County, GA — Lydia Atubeh, a visual arts teacher at DeKalb Early College Academy of the DeKalb County School District, has received the PAGE DeKalb Scholarship, which is awarded each year through the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) Foundation. The $1,000 scholarship was endowed by the DeKalb Association of Educators. The scholarship is […]

DeKalb County, GA — It’s going to be blazing hot today, Aug. 22, and DeKalb County is opening up its cooling centers. Atlanta News First reports that a heat advisory is starting at 11 a.m. “Highs will be a touch warmer today in Atlanta at 98 degrees, which will tie for the hottest day of the […]