COVID positive cases increase, county incentivizes vaccine
After steep declines in positive COVID cases since January, likely due to an increase in vaccine availability, health data is
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Author: Asia Ashley
Tiny home community completed in Clarkston
Eight families are now part of a tiny home community in Clarkston that is being called Georgia’s first micro cottage
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Decatur adds Juneteenth as paid holiday, updates nondiscrimination policy
Joining many other entities throughout the country, the city of Decatur is the latest in the county to have Juneteenth
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Employees of embattled strip club plead with Doraville council
Amid a lawsuit stemming from alleged violations of Doraville’s adult entertainment establishment ordinance, Oasis Goodtime Emporium employees packed city council
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Masks required in DeKalb schools at start of new school year
Following CDC’s updated July 9 guidance for COVID-19 prevention in schools, DeKalb County School District will shift to a mandatory
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Drunk driver pleads guilty in 2018 crash that killed college student
A man accused of killing a local college student in a 2018 DUI crash pleaded guilty in DeKalb County Superior
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Decatur Schools to continue mandatory mask wearing in new school year
City Schools of Decatur will continue its mandatory mask wearing policy for the 2021-22 school year, which begins Aug. 3.
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‘Tree museum’ underway in Avondale Estates; donations solicited
An estimated 100 species of trees are expected to be included in Avondale Estates’ neighborhood arboretum. An arboretum, according to
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County officials approve $82,500 settlement in elections lawsuit
DeKalb County officials approved the payment of a $82,500 settlement in a lawsuit against the county elections board. The lawsuit,
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County water customers fighting $1K+ bills amid moratorium extension
Though the expiration of DeKalb County’s five-year water disconnection moratorium was extended two months to Sept. 1, 2021, many water
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Gresham Park improvements aim to push youth involvement in baseball
A staple to baseball in DeKalb County, Gresham Park will soon receive a facelift to help attract youth into the
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DKPD to launch community service aides for nonviolent service calls
DeKalb County Police Department announced June 29 that it will debut its first-ever community service aides (CSAs) on July 5;
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County extends water disconnection moratorium
DeKalb County’s five-year-old water service disconnection moratorium, set to expire July 1, has been extended, the county announced in a
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