DEKALB COUNTY, GA—The community is mourning the loss of William Geter III, the 49-year-old owner of Mo Better Chicken, a popular soul food restaurant located at 7331 Stonecrest Concourse in the City of Stonecrest. Geter was fatally shot at his home by his son, William Geter IV, 22, early…

LILBURN, GA— Break out the festive sweaters, warm up those holiday playlists and snag your spot along Main Street. The City of Lilburn’s annual Holiday Parade is returning Saturday, Dec.12, bringing a little extra magic, merriment and hometown holiday spirit to Old Town Lilburn. Beginning at 10 a.m., the…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA— Voters on Tuesday night strongly approved FLOST, a new 1-cent sales tax designed to lower property taxes for Rockdale County homeowners.  The Floating Local Option Sales Tax, or FLOST, passed with a whopping 63.67 percent (24,307 votes). Opponents rejected the measure with 36.33 percent (13,870.)  Under…

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…