Gwinnett County government will celebrate Black History Month with a special event on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center. The community is invited to come out for performances, soul food, and fellowship. A Black History Month display also will be available for viewing in…

ATLANTA—On Feb. 5, Georgia Sen. Elena Parent (D – Atlanta) will host a legislative town hall alongside Representatives Becky Evans (D – Atlanta) and Mary Margaret Oliver (D – Decatur).  The in-person town hall will take place at Glenn Memorial Church, where Sen. Parent and Reps. Evans and Oliver…

DECATUR, GA==The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, with the U.S. Marshals, have arrested a suspect in the murder last year of a Decatur woman. Decatur resident Nakia Dunta Dorsey, 23, was taken into custody without incident today (March3) on arrest warrants for Malice Murder and two counts of…

DECATUR, GA– The DeKalb County Charter Review Commission will be meeting Thursday, Feb. 9, 6 p.m. The meeting will be held in person at the Manuel J. Maloof Center,1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, Ga. 30030. Free parking is available at the DeKalb County Courthouse parking lot for this evening event.…

DeKalb County will open the following warming centers for residents to use on Friday, Feb. 3, and Saturday, Feb. 4, beginning at 8 p.m.: Fire Station 3, 100 N. Clarendon Avenue, Avondale Estates, GA 30002 Fire Station 4, 4540 Flakes Mill Road, Ellenwood, GA 30294 Fire Station 6, 2342…

Clarence Cuthpert, Jr., Chief Judge State Court of Rockdale County, has been appointed to chair the Budget Committee for the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution (GCDR).   Judge M. Cindy Morris, who chairs the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution, appointed Cuthpert on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, the date marking his…