ATLANTA –MARTA is inviting customers to unwrap the holiday season with festive events across the system, including the return of holiday-themed buses, free rides, local vendor markets, pop-up shops, surprise giveaways, and visits from Santa. This year’s holiday bus program is sponsored by Tulsa Welding School Atlanta (Stratatech), which…

DECATUR, GA– The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners in a unanimous vote on Nov. 18 approved a new five-year contract.with American Medical Response (AMR) for emergency ambulance services. The total maximum value of the new contract extension based on performance is $77,773,900. “As we continue to reimagine how EMS is…

DECATUR, GA–DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson announced several key initiatives to assist families, including the launch of the DeKalb County Assistance Resource Guide, as residents across the county and the nation face economic challenges.   Cochran-Johnson was joined by the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, officials from the DeKalb County…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA – A Rockdale County Sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized today(Nov. 18) after a car ran a red light and struck the deputy’s patrol car, causing it to flip over onto its side, the Sheriff’s Office said.  The incident happened at the intersection of Sigman Road and Chambers…

CONYERS, GA- Springfield Baptist Church will host its annual Christmas production, Soulful Noel: A Song for the King, on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 12 noon and 4 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 14, at 4 p.m., at 1877 Iris Drive S.E., Conyers. This year’s show tells the story of Christmas through music,…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA – Dr. Norman C. Sauce III has been appointed interim superintendent of the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) effective Nov.16, the DeKalb Board of Education announced today (Nov. 14). “Our Board was pleased to extend Dr. Sauce a one-year contract,” Board Chair Deirdre Pierce said in…