ATLANTA–Metro Atlanta law enforcement agencies are increasing their presence this weekend following a brief protest by about 50 people in downtown Atlanta on Friday night in the wake of the Memphis, Tennessee police-involved death of Tyre Nichols, 29. Law enforcement agencies were already on high alert after last weekend’s…

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Public Schools(APS) Office of Human Resources will be hosting a series of job fairs over the next few months, with the next job fair taking place this Saturday, Jan. 28, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Benjamin E. Mays High School. APS is seeking to fill key…

STONECREST, GA – The City of Stonecrest issued a statement this evening (Jan. 27) that it “has become aware of certain staff communications that may give the inaccurate impression that the recently proposed amendment to the city’s zoning ordinance (TMOD2022-012) was offered to circumvent the city’s normal rules or to…

DECATUR, GA—Family and friends of John H. Evans request your presence at his 90th birthday celebration, which will be held on Jan. 28, 6 p.m., at the Porter Sanford Performing Arts & Community Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive, Decatur. Mr. Evans is founder/CEO of Operation Lead, a former president of…

ATLANTA – State Rep. Doreen Carter (D-Lithonia) will host a series of events to celebrate the 8th Annual “Go Red for Women” during the first week of February. The event schedule is as follows: Annual Luncheon on Friday, Feb. 3, 12 noon – 2 p.m. at J.P. Carr Center in…

DECATUR, GA—DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced today that her office is voluntarily recusing itself from the officer-involved shooting case that occurred on Jan. 18 at the future site of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center in unincorporated DeKalb County.  During the course of an operation to clear…