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Pierce Drive-Peachtree Blvd. intersection closing March 12
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (205+ words) A map showing the location of the intersection closure. CHAMBLEE, Ga. " DeKalb County is closing an intersection in Chamblee for one month starting March 12. The closure is needed for a pipe installation. "From Peachtree Boulevard, motorists will need to detour…...
Avondale commission to vote on public comment changes
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (324+ words) A sign for Avondale Estates hangs outside of City Hall. AVONDALE ESTATES, Ga. " The Avondale Estates City Commission meetings could look a little different moving forward. The city commission will meet March 11 to consider approving a resolution that would change…...
Dear Decaturish — Decision to retire left voters few choices
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (495+ words) State Rep. Saira Draper. Editor's note: Nadine Thomas has also qualified to run for Senate District 44. On March 5, Sen. Elena Parent announced her retirement from the Georgia State Senate. Sen. Parent is well-liked in District 44, where she has served central-south…...
Tucker City Council will consider updating loitering law
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (569+ words) A sign that business owners will receive under a new program that will allow officers to enforce loitering laws even when a business is closed. The city would also launch a program that allows officers to enforce it even when…...
City of Clarkston appoints interim chief of police
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (236+ words) CLARKSTON, Ga. " The city of Clarkston has appointed Orrin Hamilton to serve as the interim police chief. Hamilton has more than 30 years of public safety experience and most recently served as the chief of the Austell Police Department. In that…...
Here is who will be on the ballot in DeKalb County this May
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (1106+ words) A Clarkston voter shows their sticker on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. DEKALB COUNTY, GA. " Qualifying in the May primary elections in DeKalb County concluded at noon on Friday, March 6, and several incumbents are facing challengers. In DeKalb County, Board of…...
Developer never kept land swap promises, wants to sell
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (1810+ words) A small group approaches the closed Intrenchment Creek Park. The park is part of a controversial land swap between DeKalb County and Blackhall Real Estate. Five years ago, DeKalb County exchanged about a quarter of the land in one of…...
DeKalb legislator not seeking reelection to Georgia Senate
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (299+ words) State Sen. Elena Parent Parent has served in the state Senate since 2015 and previously served in the state House from 2011 to 2014. She currently serves as Minority Caucus Chair and is a member of the Senate Committees on Education and Youth,…...
Dear Decaturish — Scouting failed most important mission
5+ day, 40+ min ago (202+ words) Scouting America once again failed in its most important mission'protecting the children in its care." I don't know. I don't even know how to tell my daughters, Scouts both, about Scouting America's cowardice. My older daughter is in a troop…...
DeKalb County commission, BOE incumbents facing challengers
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (669+ words) In DeKalb County, Board of Commissioners Districts 2, 3 and 7, School Board Districts 2, 4 and 6, and State Court of DeKalb County judges are up for election. Other statewide races, like governor, lieutenant governor, superior court judges and the state House and Senate races,…...