The Decatur City Commission, at its April 20 meeting, approved a rezoning to commercial for the Wylde Center’s Oakhurst ...

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This story has been updated. ATLANTA — When the 23rd annual Kirkwood Spring Fling and Tour of Homes takes place May 16–17, one of the featured stops will carry a brand-new name. The 10-acre forest ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – The City of Atlanta has made its largest investment toward homelessness in its history. Mayor Andre Dickens announced the city will be allocating $60 million toward ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County police said a teenager was killed in a shooting late Thursday afternoon. Around 5:30 p.m., police said they responded to the 4800 block of Glenwood ...

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 ...

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.