ATLANTA – Gov. Brian P. Kemp on Monday, Sept. 28, declared a state of emergency due to global market volatility and suspended the state’s motor fuel excise tax for a period of 30 days.  The suspension will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 29 and run through Oct. 29. …

DEKALB COUNTY, GA– Extended hours for the property tax office located at 4380 Memorial Drive in Decatur ends Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. Taxpayers are temporarily being rerouted to the UGA Extension entrance at the front of the building to accommodate walk-in taxpayers. Customers with disabilities may still use the main…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA – Rockdale County Public Schools (RCPS) highlights the achievements of the Class of 2026, with more than four out of five students graduating on time and more than 90% ultimately earning a high school diploma. The district’s overall 2026 graduation rate is 86.05%. The four-year cohort rate…

DECATUR, GA– The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs is inviting residents to help shape the future of parks and recreation through series of public meetings to discuss the Comprehensive Parks Master Plan Update. The meetings will give residents, families, park users and community partners an opportunity…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA–Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 29, through Wednesday, Sept. 30, Ponderosa Cir will be closed to through traffic from 8 a.m. to 5: p.m. between LaVista Rd. and Cartwright Drive to facilitate sewer external point repairs at 2761 Ponderosa Circle in Decatur.      Road closure and detour signs will be…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA– Keep Conyers-Rockdale Beautiful (KCRB) is inviting residents, families, community organizations, businesses, and volunteers of all ages to make a splash for Rockdale County during the 2026 Rivers Alive cleanup season.  Rivers Alive is Georgia’s annual volunteer waterway cleanup program, bringing communities together to remove litter and…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA–DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston on Friday, Sept. 5, announced a conviction by guilty plea in the sexual assault cold case against Moses Robinson, 67, of Decatur. In a hearing on Sept. 22, Robinson pleaded guilty as indicted to a Rape charge in connection with the…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA–DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced the conviction by jury trial and sentencing of a man accused of shooting and killing two people at an extended stay motel in unincorporated Decatur.  On Wednesday, Sept. 23, a jury found William Leftenent, 39, guilty of two counts of…