DECATUR, GA — DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) announced the release of its 2026 Deputy Registrar Training Schedule, reinforcing the county’s commitment to civic engagement, voter access, and accurate voter registration as preparation begins for the upcoming election year. The 2026 election cycle includes a statewide Gubernatorial…

CONYERS, GA—Connie Alsobrook will be sworn in as the first black mayor of the City of Conyers on Jan. 7, 6 p.m. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at Cherokee Run Golf Club, 1595 Centennial Olympic Parkway N.E., Conyers.  Alsobrook, who served on the City Council for five years…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA— On Sunday, Jan, 4, at approximately 6:53 p.m., officers with the DeKalb County Police Department responded to a report of a shooting in the 300 block of North Stone Mountain-Lithonia Road. When officers arrived, they found a young child suffering from a gunshot wound. That child…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA–The Rockdale County Branch of the NAACP is inviting the community to its  annual MLK Breakfast. The breakfast will be held on Monday, Jan. 19, at 8 a.m., at the Rockdale Career Academy. “As we kick off our year of service, we hope that you will consider…

ATLANTA — Several items were introduced during the Jan. 5 organizational meeting of the City Council that will be considered in committee next week, including: An ordinance requiring primary, street-fronting pedestrian entrances of all buildings, except for single-family and two-family structures, to provide push-button activators that enable easy access…

DECATUR, GA – The DeKalb County Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on Monday, Jan. 12, at 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Darro C. Willey–Administrative Center, 3560 Kensington Road, Decatur. To listen in on the meeting,  request the link from weissingera@dekalblibrary.org…

ATLANTA — Council President Marci Collier Overstreet announced the 2026 committee chairpersons and appointments during the first organizational meeting of the full Council on Monday. City Utilities Committee: Dustin Hillis – Chair Jason Dozier Liliana Bakhtiari Mary Norwood Kelsea Bond Alex Wan Andrea L. Boone City Utilities has jurisdiction…

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA– The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has launched a probe into a police-involved fatal shooting that took place on Oct. 30 as authorities   seek  to identify the deceased suspect.   The Gwinnett County Police Department responded to a pursuit around 11:30 p.m. in the area of the 5700…