ATLANTA — Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms made history on Tuesday night (Nov. 3), defeating Republican billionaire Rick Jackson to become the first Black female governor in the nation.  Bottoms’ victory also makes her Georgia’s first female governor and returns the state’s highest political office to Democratic control for the…

DECATUR, GA — DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) announced that preliminary, unofficial and incomplete results for the General Election held Tuesday, Nov. 3, are available on the election results webpage. Election night results are preliminary and subject to change as elections staff continue processing and verifying eligible ballots,…

ATLANTA—Voters on Tuesday night elected several Georgia Democrats to top positions who have never held political offices. Voter also re-elected four incumbents who faced challengers in Congressional races. Among those celebrating victories: Forner Judge Penny Brown Reynolds, who overwhelmingly won the Secretary of State’s race with 55.68 percent of…

CONYERS, GA— “KUDZU,” a Southern Gothic short film created by Conyers-area filmmakers, will screen on Friday, Nov. 27, at the Conyers-Rockdale Council for the Arts (CRCA)Black Box Theatre, 910 Center Street, in Olde Town Conyers. Written and directed by Zachary Robert Chancey and featuring a central performance by Shaun…

DECATUR, GA – DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) is reminding voters that Election Day for the General and Special Elections is Tuesday, Nov. 3.  Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters who are in line by 7 p.m. will be allowed to…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA–The community meeting concerning the Claratel residential project was abruptly cancelled on Thursday, Oct. 29.  DeKalb County’s Super District 7 Commissioner LaDena Bolton, on behalf of the Board of Commissioners representing Districts, 3, 5 and 7, had announced the urgent community meeting to get answers for residents…

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA– A Gwinnett County woman was found guilty of orchestrating a scam to cheat seniors across the country out of money with the promise of computer virus protection software. A jury found Fataoumata Keita, 48, of Buford, GA guilty of violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA – The DeKalb County Tax Commissioner’s Office is collecting food items to support the Atlanta Community Food Bank this holiday season. Customers visiting any tax office location now through Nov. 20 may participate in the food drive by donating canned or non-perishable food items during office hours.…