DECATUR, GA–DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced the convictions by jury trial in the murder of a 20-year-old man at a gas station in unincorporated Decatur. On Wednesday, April 23, jurors found Quavion Hale, 20, and Stantavis Reese, 18, both guilty on charges of Malice Murder, two counts…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA—Rockdale County School District’s Superintendent Shirley Chesser on Thursday (April 23) addressed the community backlash the District has faced this week over a pair of “Whites Only” and “Coloreds Only” signs that were posted in Honey Creek Elementary School’s cafeteria.  The Jim Crow signs came to light…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA— The DeKalb County School District is investigating a fight between three students, a teacher, and what appears to be a security guard at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. High School.  On Common Ground News has learned that the teacher is a veteran educator, church elder, and…

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA – A Gwinnett County jury has returned a guilty verdict against a Buford couple involved in a case of repeated sexual abuse a 7-year-old girl with the mother instructing the girl to lie to authorities.  Javen Tyree Richardson, 25, was convicted of four counts of aggravated child molestation and…

ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp today announced that Angelique McClendon has been appointed as the new commissioner of the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) effective May 1.  McClendon, a Rockdale County resident, has been serving the department as General Counsel and Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Legal and Regulatory Affairs,…

DECATUR, GA-  A Decatur woman was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, April 23, for the murder of her 7-year-old special needs daughter, whom she abandoned and left to die alone.  Alondra Hobbs, 29, entered a non-negotiated guilty plea to charges of Malice Murder, two counts of Felony…