GWINNETT COUNTY, GA– Jordan Anthony “Maniac” Moorman, 28, of Duluth has been sentenced to life for his part in the 2019 deadly armed robbery of a 62-year-old man. Moorman, 28, of Duluth, was sentenced to life plus 10 years in prison for the shooting death of Leslie Smith. Moorman,…

ATLANTA—State legislators and housing advocates will gather at the Georgia State Capitol on Wednesday, March 18, to discuss ideas for expanding affordable housing including adaptive reuse of underutilized or vacant buildings.   Community Action NOW!, in partnership with the National Coalition for the Homeless and State Rep. Rhonda Taylor (House District 92), will…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA–Antioch AME Church in Stone Mountain will honor DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson  and all elected women in DeKalb during a special Women’s History Month celebration on Sunday, March 22, at 10 a.m.  The event, which will be held at Antioch AME, 765 S. Hairston St., will…

ROCKDALE, DEKALB, GWINNETT, COUNTIES: Due to forecasted severe winter weather, Rockdale County Public Schools will delay school openings by 2.5 hours on Monday, March 16.    The DeKalb County School District and Gwinnett County Public Schools announced they will be monitoring the weather, but had not announced delayed openings…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA— Tonya Bloodworth, a longtime distinguished educator and community leader, was sworn into office as the newest member of the Rockdale County Board of Education at the board’s work session. Bloodworth’s aunt, Mary McCrimmon, and her cousin, Jeffery Dinkins, stood beside her during the swearing-in ceremony administered by Rockdale…

ATLANTA—City officials are urging motorists to avoid the area in Midtown near 10th Street N.W. and Hemphill Ave. N.W. due to large valve replacement work beginning March 16.  The City of Atlanta’s Watershed Management Department said the emergency closure at the intersection is expected to last about four weeks, weather permitting. The work will…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA—A  South DeKalb youth baseball coach will remain in jail after a judge denied him bond in a 2008 cold case rape. Elzie Fulks, now 44, was indicted by a DeKalb County Grand Jury in November 2025 on one count of Rape and two counts of Aggravated…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA—Wesley Cooley, a 64-year-old serial rapist was sentenced to life on today (March 12), after pleading guilty to sexual assault cold cases spanning nearly two decades.  The unsolved rapes occurred in the metro Atlanta area from 1999 to 2017, District Attorney Sherry Boston said. Authorities got a…