STONECREST, GA— New Birth Missionary Baptist Church will welcome thousands of worshippers and community members for its highly anticipated Resurrection Weekend, a multi-day experience blending powerful worship, economic empowerment, and community outreach.  Throughout the holiday weekend, the church also will activate a series of surprise pop-up outreach moments across metro…

ATLANTA— Metro-Atlanta elected officials and members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus will hold a joint press conference on Tuesday, March 31, at 9:30 a.m., at the state Capitol to voice opposition to House Bill 369. The controversial bill, which mandates nonpartisan elections for district attorneys, solicitors general, county commissioners,…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA– This year, five students from Rockdale County Public Schools (RCPS) have been selected as finalists and one student has been selected as an alternate to attend the 2026 Georgia Governor’s Honors Program (GHP) hosted at Georgia Southern University this summer.  The students selected are: Laila Coleman (Rockdale…

DECATUR, GA—The DeKalb Regional Land Bank Authority Board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 9, at 2 p.m., 178 Sams Street, Decatur. The meeting will be held in the conference room (third floor). The public also can attend the meeting virtually. Join Zoom meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81020464767?pwd=viAQ85iuujAGmr64keBGzGgsEARddE.1 Meeting ID: 810 2046 4767…

In celebration of Women’s History Month, DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Lorraine Cochran-Johnson hosted an evening forum at the Fernbank Museum on Wednesday, bringing together the Chairwomen of Cobb, Clayton, Gwinnett, and Henry counties for a conversation on leadership, public service, and the future of local communities across metro…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA—The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners(BOC) got an earful from community members this week about a proposal for a lithium-ion battery storage system near the massive DC Blox data center campus that is under construction at the intersection of Rockbridge and Farmer roads. BOC Chairwoman JaNice Van…

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA – A Jonesboro man was sentenced to life in prison for killing a man during an illegal gun deal. A Gwinnett County jury on Friday, March 27, found Righteous Love Williams, 23, guilty of felony murder, armed robbery, reckless conduct, and possession of a firearm during the commission…

DECATUR, GA– The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive and Field Units have arrested a suspect in connection with a 2024 murder in Clarkston. Deputies took 26-year-old Christopher Hodges into custody at an apartment complex in the 1400 block of South Hairston Road in Stone Mountain, the Sheriff’s Office stated…