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This story has been updated. DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson’s office on Feb. 20 announced a major shake-up in the police department, confirming Police Chief Mirtha ...

ATLANTA — On Jan. 26, locals bundled up and gathered in Kirkwood for a "Stop ICE Terror" community vigil organized by neighbors from Kirkwood, Parkview, Edgewood, Decatur, Oakhurst, East Lake and ...

Greater Decatur, GA – DeKalb County Solicitor-General Donna Coleman-Stribling recently hosted the fourth annual Stop Teen Dating Violence PSA Contest. “London-Skye Roberson, a senior at the DeKalb ...

DeKalb County, GA – State Rep. Vernon Jones is resigning. “Turn the lights off, I have left the plantation,” Jones said. Prior to his resignation, Jones, a Democrat who is part of the DeKalb County ...

Clarkston, GA — The city of Clarkston plans to disavow three contracts entered into by former city manager Shawanna Qawiy. The contracts are with Human Resources Dimensions, Inc., Pivot Path, and ...

This story has been updated. Atlanta, GA — After a four-month renovation, the Asian gallery at Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum reopened in August. The renovation significantly increased ...

DeKalb County, GA — Two years ago, the DeKalb County School District was in serious trouble. A state audit revealed material weaknesses in the district’s internal financial controls, and the bond ...

Decatur, GA — William H. “Bill” Foege played a major part in helping to eradicate smallpox in 1980, the only infectious disease to have been completely eradicated. The Task Force for Global Health ...

Jenna Van Gelderen is still missing. Yesterday, her family reported that she had been found and is safe. But the family received bad information from DeKalb County Police, according to her brother.

I’m writing to share further information about the events that took place on our Atlanta campus earlier today and the actions taken by the Emory Police Department (EPD). At 7:41 a.m. a few dozen ...

ATLANTA — Avondale Arts Alliance President Isadora Pennington joined the Decatur Dish show this week to discuss local arts in Avondale Estates and Beyond. Pennington has been president of the Arts ...