ATLANTA—DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson is saluting former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms for winning the Democratic Primary nomination for Georgia governor. Bottoms won in a crowded field of seven challengers on Tuesday, May 19.  Cochran-Johnson says Georgia voters have spoken, and she is urging voters to join her…

DECATUR, GA– The DeKalb County Planning & Sustainability Department announced the launch of DeKalb’s short-term rental program. All DeKalb short-term rental owners/operators must apply for and obtain a Short-Term Rental License within 30 days to comply.  What is a Short-Term Rental (STR)? A short-term rental is the rental of any…

NORCROSS, GA–Gwinnett County Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Bernardo Antonio Romero-Linarte, who is wanted on multiple felony warrants related to crimes against a child. The warrants obtained for Romero-Linarte include kidnapping, false imprisonment, aggravated sodomy, aggravated child molestation, sexual battery, and child molestation. Romero-Linarte’s current…

DECATUR, GAA–DeKalb County Voter Registration & Elections (DeKalb VRE) announces the unofficial and incomplete results for the General Primary Election held ON Tuesday, May 19. https://dekalbcountyga.gov/departments/voter-registration-and-elections/election-results The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections will hold a pre-certification meeting on Friday, May 22, at 8:30 a.m. The board will then…

Dekalb County voters cast their ballots on Tuesday, May 19, in the 2026 General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election, setting the stage for races that will appear on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. Here is what DeKalb residents should know as they look ahead: At the top of…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA— DeKalb County Police are asking for the public’s help locating a woman who is the subject of a Mattie’s Call. Jacqulynn Foster (picture below), 81, was last seen May 19, around 6:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of Pounds Lane, Clarkston, GA.  Foster is 5’7”, 125…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA– Rockdale Career Academy celebrated the opening of its new student enterprise for car maintenance, The Pit Stop, and the new Electric Vehicle/Hybrid Vehicle Dual Enrollment program. Academy officials and Georgia Piedmont Technical College at RCA held a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 15, to celebrate the…

AVONDALE ESTATES, GA —For those spending Memorial Day weekend close to home, the community is invited to gather at the Avondale Estates Town Green for an afternoon of live theatre, music, and family-friendly programming at the Shakespeare Spring Series featuring Romeo and Juliet. The free event on Saturday, May…