DeKalb County will partner with New Life Community Alliance and Peace Baptist Church to open a homeless day center at 3996 Covington Highway.

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DeKalb County, GA – State Rep. Vernon Jones is resigning. “Turn the lights off, I have left the plantation,” Jones said. Prior to his resignation, Jones, a Democrat who is part of the DeKalb County ...

Decatur, GA — The Decatur Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board voted Friday to work with the nonprofit Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP) to build its long-awaited cottage court ...

ATLANTA — On Jan. 26, locals bundled up and gathered in Kirkwood for a "Stop ICE Terror" community vigil organized by neighbors from Kirkwood, Parkview, Edgewood, Decatur, Oakhurst, East Lake and ...

This story has been updated. Atlanta, GA — Atlanta Watershed has finished repairs on the aging pipe at the intersection of Joseph E. Boone Boulevard and J.P. Brawley Drive in downtown Atlanta. A water ...

Clarkston, GA — Clarkston’s Police Chief received a five-day unpaid suspension on April 13, but the city wouldn’t say why. City Manager Shawanna Qawiy called it a “personnel matter.” But Police Chief ...

This story has been updated. Atlanta, GA — After a four-month renovation, the Asian gallery at Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum reopened in August. The renovation significantly increased ...

Decatur, GA — William H. “Bill” Foege played a major part in helping to eradicate smallpox in 1980, the only infectious disease to have been completely eradicated. The Task Force for Global Health ...

Atlanta, GA — The good times rolled through downtown Kirkwood with colorful krewes and floats, bands, cheerleaders and flying beads during the annual Lanta Gras Parade on Saturday, Feb. 22. The parade ...

This story has been updated. For more community events, visit “How Do You Atlanta?” To add an event to the calendar, clickhere. DeKalb County, GA — Various events are happening this week in and around ...

DeKalb County, GA — Two years ago, the DeKalb County School District was in serious trouble. A state audit revealed material weaknesses in the district’s internal financial controls, and the bond ...