DeKalb School of the Arts in Avondale Estates ranked No. 1 in DeKalb County Middle Schools and No. 10 in Georgia Middle Schools. The school has 431 students and serves eighth through 12th grades. The ...

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 ...

Lena Kotler, a Decatur mom who has a transgender child, met with Sen. Elena Parent (D – Senate District 44), who is the Democratic caucus chair, to ask about her position on bills targeting ...

DeKalb County, GA — Early voting in the May 21 Democratic primary has yet to begin, but the fight for the newly redrawn Senate District 44 is in full swing. State Sen. Elena Parent, the incumbent in ...

This story has been updated. Decatur, GA — The City Schools of Decatur School Board, at its May 10 meeting, voted to rename Renfroe Middle School to Beacon Hill Middle School. The name change will ...

Free99Fridge is a community resource powered by a local business or church, accessible 24 hours a day. Anyone can give to it, and anyone can take from it. Volunteers visit daily to deliver food, clean ...

This story has been updated. DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson’s office on Feb. 20 announced a major shake-up in the police department, confirming Police Chief Mirtha ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tin Drum Asian Kitchen entrepreneur Steven Chan, and Andrew Rutledge and Danny England of Office of Design developed the concept of Olive + Pine. “We are on the path to fulfilling our vision to ...

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 — The DeKalb County School Board met on Oct. 7 and heard a presentation on the ongoing payroll issues. This recent saga began around the end of August, with several news outlets ...