ATLANTA—Georgia’s Democratic Congressional delegation, led by Rep. Hank Johnson, Jr. (GA-04) and U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, is pressing Republicans to reverse the Trump global tariffs that are hurting the purchasing power of families nationwide.  The delegation has urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring S.J. Res. 88 to the House floor.  The…

DECATUR,GA – The DeKalb County Tax Commissioner’s Office, joined by the offices of the Solicitor-General, District Attorney and Sheriff, recently completed its food drive collecting more than 3,770 pounds of food to support the Atlanta Community Food Bank(ACFB) this holiday season.  The donation, including online contributions, will help provide more than 3,440 meals for families…

DECATUR,GA– Today, DeKalb County announced the retirement of Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director of Public Safety, Joseph H. “Jack” Lumpkin, Sr. Director Lumpkin has served DeKalb County since January 2018, bringing more than four decades of national law enforcement leadership, transformative community engagement strategies, and a steadfast commitment to…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA– In observance of Christmas Day on Thursday, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day on Thursday, Jan. 1, sanitation service for residential customers will run one day late for Thursday customers. The schedule will be revised as follows:  Monday, Dec. 22, and Monday, Dec. 29 – No change in collection service.  Tuesday, Dec. 23, and Tuesday, Dec. 30 – No…

DEKAB COUNTYb, GA– – CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, county leaders and operational teams on Dec. 12 announced a crackdown on illegal tire dumping, after removing more than 37,000 tires dumped in neighborhoods, commercial corridors, and private property.  The CEO announced a new $250,00 initiative to clean up eight of the…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA– The proposed shared Rockdale River Trail will undergo adjustments, the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners(BOC) announced on Friday, Dec. 12. The BOC said after hearing from a majority of residents who opposed the plan, the trail will not go through any residential communities.  “The Rockdale County…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA—The Southwest DeKalb Panthers used a fast 12-0 start to power their way past the Tucker Tigers in Region 5-4A girls’ high school basketball play at Southwest DeKalb on Friday night(Dec. 12). Kayla Walton got the Panthers (6-2, 4-1) with a three-pointer to open the scoring. She…

ATLANTA, GA–The Department of Watershed Management crews will perform an emergency road closure for sewer repair work on Monday, Dec. 15, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Harris Street N.E. between Peachtree St. NE and Peachtree Center Ave. NE will be closed between Andrew Young International Blvd. NE and John…