DEKALB COUNTY, GA— Weather permitting, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) construction partners will temporarily close interstate lanes for the I-285/I-20 East Interchange project. The project will reconstruct the interstate system-to-system ramps at the I-285/I-20 East Interchange and add a combination of collector-distributor (CD), or connecting lanes, and auxiliary lanes along…

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…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA— DeKalb County Police announced today(March 12) that Jerome Grogan, 27, has been arrested on sexual battery charges after slapping and groping strangers at local grocery stores–attacks that occurred over several months.   According to the investigation, one of the victims, a 73-year-old great-grandmother, told police that…

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA—The Gwinnett County Board of Education has announced that Dr. Alexandra Estrella has been named the sole finalist to serve as the next Superintendent of Gwinnett County Public Schools. Estrella was selected following a national search and rigorous evaluation of a strong pool of candidates, the Board…

ATLANTA— Live Nation Urban (LNU) and Student Freedom Initiative (SFI) have announced a stacked lineup for the inaugural HBCU AWAREFEST.   The weeklong event, featuring a star-studded concert, panel discussions, small business fair, health and wellness events, and free food trucks, will be held March 21-26. The activities kicks off with the 2026 HBCU…

DECATUR, GA – The DeKalb County Board of Ethics will conduct its Regular Public Meeting on Thursday, March 19, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at 178 Sams Street, Room A1201 – A & B, Decatur. Agenda Callto Order Adoptionof Agenda  III.            Administrative Items Approval of the Minutes…