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The DeKalb School Board will meet on Monday, July 14, to consider a $1.4 million contract for instructional resources and ...
The Georgia Federation of Teachers wrote an official letter to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp asking for a special session to be ...
Atlanta, GA — The Kirkwood Spring Fling Festival returned for the 20 th year with live music, an artist market, food and drink vendors, and a kid’s area at Bessie Branham Park on Saturday, May 13. In ...
DeKalb County, GA — Dozens of DeKalb County schools have been identified as low-performing and parents there are eligible for private school vouchers through a state program called the Georgia Promise ...
Greater Decatur, GA — The board of the Decide DeKalb Development Authority on Thursday voted unanimously to grant $70 million in tax reimbursements over a 15-year period to EDENS as an incentive for ...
DeKalb County, GA — Early voting in the May 21 Democratic primary has yet to begin, but the fight for the newly redrawn Senate District 44 is in full swing. State Sen. Elena Parent, the incumbent in ...
Decatur, GA — The city of Decatur received the 2023 All-America City Award from the National Civic League. The city was one of 10 communities recognized for their work to engage all residents and ...
DeKalb County, GA — When DeKalb County Superintendent Devon Horton left his old job in Evanston, Ill., there was a catch. According to the independent news website FOIAGRAS, he owed his former ...
By Tim Darnell and Patrick Quinn, Atlanta News First ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has filed organized crime charges against more than 60 people in connection ...
Decatur, GA — The speed cameras in some of Decatur’s school zones will begin issuing citations for speeding violations on Nov. 13. The school zones are marked with posted speed limit signs, which use ...
Decatur, GA — The Samuel L Jones Boys & Girls Club in Oakhurst is shutting its doors after nearly 50 years in operation, and the city of Decatur can make an offer on the property due to the terms of a ...
Atlanta, GA — The aftermath of a chemical plant fire in Rockdale County that began Sept. 29 will produce haze and a chlorine odor on Thursday morning, Oct. 3, state officials announced. CNN reported ...