Serving Senate District 44 since 2015 has been a great honor in my life. And while my successor will undoubtedly blaze her ...

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This story has been updated. ATLANTA — When the 23rd annual Kirkwood Spring Fling and Tour of Homes takes place May 16–17, one of the featured stops will carry a brand-new name. The 10-acre forest ...

A line from “Hamlet” has been stuck in my mind like a splinter I can’t remove. “To thine own self be true.” Starting a business was never my goal when I founded Decaturish nearly 11 years ago. I had ...

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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 — It was 1:20 p.m., 10 minutes before closing time at Pastries A Go Go, and customers were lined up in front of the pastry case, with customers coming in the door. A typical afternoon rush ...

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 ...

Clarkston, GA — The city of Clarkston plans to disavow three contracts entered into by former city manager Shawanna Qawiy. The contracts are with Human Resources Dimensions, Inc., Pivot Path, and ...

Decatur, GA — City Schools of Decatur ranked in the top five school districts in Georgia for average SAT scores and highest in the Metro Atlanta region for the fifth consecutive year. CSD’s class of ...

This story has been updated. Update as of 8:40 p.m.: The suspect was identified as Demetrius Sutherland, 20. He is being charged with one count of family violence battery and two counts of aggravated ...