ATLANTA – State Representative Floyd Griffin (D-Milledgeville, GA ) today issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement to hold a military parade celebration in Washington, D.C.: “President Trump recently announced plans to hold a military parade in Washington, D.C. on June 14, 2025, featuring approximately…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA–We are so excited to announce that our beautiful new sign is up at Voices of Faith’s Rockdale campus. It is a beacon to travelers along Sigman Road, the gateway to Conyers, GA.   It’s been a longtime coming, delayed by a road widening project and layers and…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA – On Friday, May 9, at 10:30 a.m., Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) will host roundtable with local leaders, parents, and service providers to discuss the potential impact of sweeping Republican budget cuts to programs supporting Georgia’s most vulnerable children, including Medicaid, SNAP, Head Start, and childcare…

DECATUR, GA—DeKalb County State Court, Division B, located at 3630 Camp Circle, Decatur, will host the Traffic Violators Impact Program (“TVIP”) on Thursday, May 8, from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. in Courtroom B-8. The TVIP presentations are held every other month on the second Thursday. The remaining 2025 sessions will be held July, September, and November.…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA–DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson will deliver her inaugural State of the County Address, outlining her vision, priorities, and accomplishments from her first 100 days in office. The event takes place on Thursday, May 8, at 11:30 a.m.   This year’s theme, “Mission Possible: DeKalb Reimagined,” reflects Cochran-Johnson’s approach to…

DECATUR, GA— Quavion Hale, 20, and Stantavis Reese, 18, were sentenced to life in prison after their convictions for the murder and armed robbery of 20-year-old Akhir Muhammad a gas station in unincorporated Decatur in 2023. DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gregory A. Adams, who presided over the trial, sentenced Hale…