By Mark Brock DeKalb County School District Athletics Specialist Four Towers Titans players hit double figures on the way to a 63-36 Region 4-A Division 1 over the McNair Mustangs to complete the sweep at Towers on Tuesday night. Towers (5-11, 2-1) got to work in the opening period…

DECATUR, GA—Efforts to improve the watershed system throughout DeKalb County continue with the launch of the Grant Drive Water Main Replacement Project. Crews will replace 6,600 linear feet of aging pipelines.  The line repair project is expected to last approximately seven months (February to August 2026), barring any weather…

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA– Gwinnett County Police VICE Investigators have arrested a 36-year-old man for trying meet up with a 14-year-old female.   Jonathan Dismang, of McDonough, was arrested during an undercover internet investigation.   On Jan. 5, the VICE Unit conducted an ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) undercover investigation into a man…

DECATUR, GA –The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, with the U.S. Marshal’s Office, has arrested a second suspect in the 2025 Ingles grocery store shooting in which two bystanders were seriously injured. Christian Earion Shamar Price, 28, was arrested at a Providence Point Way residence in Lithonia, Georgia without incident…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA– During its Jan. 12, 2026Regular Board Meeting, the DeKalb County Board of Education elected Allyson Gevertz as the new Board Chair and Awet Eyasu as  Vice Chair for 2026. “I am honored by the board’s confidence in electing me as chair of the DeKalb County Board…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA– The graduation rate for Rockdale County Public Schools (RCPS) students involved in Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) programs remains exceptionally strong with 99.38% for the Class of 2025. RCPS continues well above the state-wide rate, which rose to 98.45%. This rate applies to students who complete…

DECATUR, GA– The Arbor Day Foundation named DeKalb County a 2025 Tree City USA in honor of its commitment to plant, grow, and maintain trees to benefit its community.  The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit with a mission to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. Its network…

DECATUR,GA– Due to forecasted freezing temperatures and hazardous wind chills, DeKalb County will activate warming centers beginning at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 14, continuing through Friday, Jan. 16, 2026:  The following sites will be open for those in need: Exchange Park Intergenerational Center, 2771 Columbia Drive, Decatur Frontline Response International, 2585 Gresham Road SE, Atlanta St.…