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News 

Atlanta City Council votes to audit multi-billion-dollar ‘More MARTA’ program

March 29, 2023March 28, 2023 Christine Fonville 0 Comments

The Atlanta City Council voted to approve a resolution to audit a multi-billion-dollar Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) plan

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Decatur Education 

City Schools of Decatur names sole finalist for superintendent

March 28, 2023 Christine Fonville 0 Comments City Schools of Decatur (CSD), Education, Gyimah Whitaker, superintendent

The Board of Education for City Schools of Decatur (CSD) recently announced that Dr. Gyimah Whitaker will be the next

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Decatur Education 

City Schools of Decatur new five-year plan approved

March 27, 2023 Christine Fonville 0 Comments City Schools of Decatur, maggie fehrman

City Schools of Decatur (CSD) has launched a new five-year strategic plan that officials said will “center on the whole

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News 

Executive order closes DeKalb County park due to ‘dangerous traps’

March 24, 2023 Christine Fonville 0 Comments CEO Michael Thurmond, executive order, Intrenchment Creek Park, South River Forest

A public park in unincorporated DeKalb County will be closed until further notice due to “potentially dangerous contraptions and traps”

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Ethics Board holds special called meeting as legislator encourages remaining members to resign

March 23, 2023 Christine Fonville 0 Comments DeKalb County ethics board, Sen. Emanuel Jones

The DeKalb County Ethics Board has named a new interim chairperson and is seeking legal counsel after the resignation of

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Chamblee 

Chamblee launches new app for residents to report concerns

March 21, 2023 Christine Fonville 0 Comments app, Chamblee, GovAlert app, Mayor Brian Mock

Chamblee officials said the city has launched new software with the goal of making operations more efficient for staff and

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News 

Atlanta VA’s new program part of national initiative to stop veteran suicides

March 20, 2023 Christine Fonville 0 Comments Atlanta VA, healthcare, Mental Health, veterans

A program that started at the Atlanta Veteran’s Affairs (Atlanta VA) Healthcare System, based in Decatur, has been selected as

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News 

Residents organize townhall to tackle ongoing water billing issues

March 16, 2023March 15, 2023 Christine Fonville 0 Comments Unbelievable DeKalb Water Bills, water billing crisis

A group of DeKalb citizens who say the water billing crisis in the county is far from over are demanding

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News 

Five ethics board members resign, officials ask for replacement nominations

March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 Christine Fonville 0 Comments DeKalb County Board of Ethics, House and Senate DeKalb County delegations, House Bill (HB) 1243

DeKalb County officials are looking for the next members of the DeKalb County Board of Ethics after the resignation of

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News 

Independent autopsy shows protester was probably in a sitting position with hands raised when shot

March 14, 2023 Christine Fonville 0 Comments Atlanta Police Department, gbi, Manuel Teran, police

A second autopsy performed on a protester who was shot and killed by police on the site where the Atlanta

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Doraville 

New marker in Doraville commemorates historic Black neighborhood

March 13, 2023 Christine Fonville 0 Comments Carver Hills, Doraville, Mayor Joseph Geierman

A unique aspect of Doraville’s history is now explained on a newly installed plaque telling the story of the historic

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Crime 

More than twenty people charged with domestic terrorism after festival arrests

March 10, 2023 Christine Fonville 0 Comments arrests, Atlanta Police Training Center, Defend the Atlanta Forest, Sherry Boston

Officials with the Atlanta Police Department (APD) stated the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has charged 23 people with domestic

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Crime News 

Man originally named as victim in Perimeter Mall shooting arrested

March 9, 2023 Christine Fonville 0 Comments Che’Saun Sincere Lacey, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, Perimeter Mall

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has made another arrest during the investigation of a shooting that occurred at Perimeter Mall

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