GWINNETT COUNTY, GA– The Gwinnett County Police Department(GCPD) has charged three officers and terminated their employment as part of an ongoing investigation into the misuse of the Flock license plate reader system. Renee Downer was arrested and charged in May with Simple Battery and Stalking. Derric Holmes has been charged with…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA—Registration is underway now for the 2026 DeKalb County Small Business Summit and Pitch Competition, which will be held on Oct. 14 at the Emory Conference Center Hotel, 1615 Clifton Road, Decatur.  The 2026 Small Business Summit  is sponsored by the Office of the CEO, the DeKalb Chamber…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA– The DeKalb County Board of Education will consider the approval of Dr. Norman C. Sauce III as the finalist for Superintendent of the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) during its monthly meeting on Monday, Sept. 14 The item is included on the Board’s meeting agenda for consideration…

ATLANTA- Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 9, county election officials in all six counties in the Aug. 25 Special Runoff for U.S. House of Representatives District 13 hand counted randomly selected ballots as part of a risk limiting audit (RLA). The purpose of the audit was to confirm the accuracy of…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA – Both, the head coach from Heritage High School and Rockdale County High School, have been suspended from their teams’ next scheduled football game after an on-field pregame brawl that broke out on Aug. 28.  The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) issued the disciplinary actions against the two coaches following…

TUCKER, GA – DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson joined members of the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, public safety officials and community leaders on Thursday to break ground on the $10.5 million Fire Station No. 5, marking another major investment in the County’s public safety infrastructure. The new two-story, 14,600-square-foot…

DECATUR, GA– The Zone DeKalb project is currently undergoing active community engagement and community members are invited to participate in the upcoming Community Design Workshop. The DeKalb County Planning & Sustainability Department is hosting the Zone DeKalb Community Design Workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 5 to 7 p.m., at…