Month: August 2018

State Rep. Vernon Jones (D-Lithonia) has been appointed by Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) to the House Study Committee…

Anyone who needs a bag of food is welcome to get help from the Sankofa House Community Food Bank, 1240…

Here is a partial calendar for the school system:  Monday, Sept. 3 Labor Day holiday September 3, 2018, schools and…

By Valerie J. Morgan The Georgia Black Legislative Caucus kicked off its 2018 conference, “Let Freedom Ring,” with a fiery…

By Valerie J. Morgan  Lecester L. “Bill” Allen, founder and CEO of the Allen Entrepreneurial Institute,  discussed the importance of…

By Valerie J. Morgan DeKalb County Superior Court Judge J.P. Boulee has rejected former DeKalb Police Officer Robert Olsen’s motion…

DeKalb Medical and Emory Healthcare system are expected to become one healthcare system on Sept. 1.  The Georgia Attorney General’s…

Mayor Jason Lary and the City Council held a special call meeting on Aug. 15 to vote on resolutions that…

Many DeKalb County property owners who qualified for the homestead exemption received lower tax bills in the mail this week.…

Democrats in Rockdale County rallied as they elected delegates and alternates for the Georgia state convention, which will be held…