By Logan C. Ritchie, contributor DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb County Board of Registrations and Elections voted on June 29 to settle a lawsuit for $82,500 filed by Georgia Chapter of NAACP and Georgia Coalition ...
Avondale Estates, GA — Avondale Estates residents were set to celebrate the Fourth of July with a community-led parade this year. However, the organizers have cancelled the parade, Mayor Jonathan Elmore said in a press ...
Atlanta, GA — Emory University has begun the process of renaming buildings that are the namesake of people with problematic views on race. University President Gregory Fenves in a Jan. 28 letter announced some of the ...
This story has been updated. Decatur, GA — A personal injury attorney is suing the City Schools of Decatur over its response to his public records request for information about the school district’s diversity initiatives. That ...
DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb County Police Chief Mirtha Ramos is considering leaving her post. According to NPR’s Austin station, Ramos is among nearly four dozen candidates who have applied to be the police chief in ...
Clarkston, GA — The Clarkston City Council at its June 29 meeting could set a millage rate of 15.89 mills, a 9.16% increase in property taxes. The millage rate is the same rate the city has ...
Stone Mountain, GA — The Stone Mountain City Council at a June 29 meeting could vote to increase residents’ taxes by 12.25 percent. The city’s proposed millage rate of 20 mills would be unchanged, but taxes ...
Tucker, GA — Tucker residents who asked the city to address dangerous conditions on Brockett Road were heard loud and clear. At the June 28 Tucker City Council work session, a presentation by City Engineer ...
Tucker, GA — Tucker City Council held a special called meeting and work session on June 28, finishing out the fiscal year by wrapping up financial business. Council members unanimously approved to maintain the 0.9 ...
*Note: The Fourth of July parade in Avondale Estates has been cancelled. However, fireworks will still be launched at Lake Avondale on Sunday, July 4, at sundown. DeKalb County, GA — Many events are happening this ...