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ATLANTA — People packed Bessie Branham Park for the 22nd Annual Kirkwood Spring Fling Festival on Saturday, May 17. Spring Fling is the primary fundraiser for Kirkwood Neighbors Organization (KNO) and ...

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 — 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 ...

DeKalb County, GA — Candidates for DeKalb County CEO and DeKalb County Commission District 4 made last-minute appeals to undecided voters during forums held on Thursday, June 13. Candidates running ...

This story has been updated. By Nina Thomas, contributor Avondale Estates, GA – Two new businesses will open at Olive + Pine in Avondale Estates in the next sixty days: Commune and NiteOwl.

DeKalb County, GA — On Feb. 12 the DeKalb County School Board signed off on a site approval application for the rebuilding of Sequoyah Middle and High School and Dresden Elementary. According to Rough ...

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 ...

This story has been updated. DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb County is working with consultants to study the North Druid Hills corridor to identify transportation infrastructure projects. The study is ...

There is nowhere for people to gather. So, City Manager Chris Eldridge said residents decided to make a change and voted in favor of a bond referendum to develop a new city center. “It’s truly ...

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 ...

Stone Mountain, GA — The Day of the Dead Festival in Stone Mountain Village on Saturday, Nov. 2, featured live music, dancing, a costume contest, face painting, an arts and crafts market, food vendors ...