DEKALB COUNTY, GA—Atlanta rapper Silento–Ricky Lamar Hawk, 27—was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday (June 11) for the Jan. 21, 2021 shooting death of his cousin, Frederick Rooks III, 34.  Hawk, whose 2015 song, “Watch Me (Whip Nae Nae)” created a dance craze that went viral, was…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA–Nothing says summer quite like sticky fingers from shaved ice and a chalk-covered sidewalk masterpiece—and that’s exactly the vibe families enjoyed at the Conyers-Rockdale Library’s Summer Reading Kickoff on Saturday, June 7. Hundreds of families turned out for the day-long celebration designed to spark young imaginations and…

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA– Gwinnett County Police detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect involved in a shooting that occurred in April. At approximately 1 p.m. on April 10, the suspect fired multiple gunshots at a blue Hyundai Elantra as it fled from the area of 5615…

DECATUR, GA – The DeKalb County Board of Ethics will conduct its Regular Public Meeting on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. Note, in observance of Juneteenth, the meeting is on Wednesday. The meeting will be held at the 178 Sams Street, Room A1201 – A & B, Decatur, GA.  Agenda  Callto…

WASHINGTON, D.C—Leaders of eight legacy Civil Rights organizations announced in a joint statement on Monday night (Oct. 10) that they are standing in “urgent solidarity” with Los Angeles, CA in response to President Trump’s immigration raids and the responsive protests underway in the city. President Trump has doubled the…

DECATUR, GA –DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Lorraine Cochran-Johnson delivered her inaugural Employee State of the County address to more than 1,000 DeKalb County employees and stakeholders.  The Employee State of the County, held on June 6, was the first of its kind in DeKalb’s history. Employees were given…