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ATLANTA– The Atlanta Board of Education (ABOE) has initiated a search for a firm to find a new superintendent for Atlanta Public Schools (APS) to start July 2024. The selected firm will identify a diverse pool of qualified candidates nationwide and assist the ABOE in developing a superintendent profile. The selected firm will also design a search process, conduct community and stakeholder engagement sessions and assess all feedback in this process. “We have aggressive goals for Atlanta Public Schools, and we are committed to taking all the necessary steps to put people and processes in place to realize those objectives,”…

DECATUR, GA—Investigators with the Office of the DeKalb County District Attorney is seeking the public’s help in identifying two additional suspects in the murder of Keng Wilson, 20. Joshua Ontario Simpson, 26, was arrested in August 2021 and charged with Malice Murder, Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Firearm by a First Offender Probationer and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony in connection with Wilson’s death. According to the preliminary investigation, Wilson went to fill up at a gas station on Rockbridge Road on July 8, 2021. Surveillance video showed Wilson arrive at the gas…

CONYERS, GA– Efe Efemini, M.D., MBA, FACP, has been named as the Chief Medical Officer of Piedmont Rockdale Hospital. Prior to this role, he served as Medical Director of Hospital Medicine at Piedmont Atlanta. Efemini has nearly 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry and has been a lead physician in implementing policy for hospital medicine at Piedmont Atlanta. During the height of COVID, he helped set up and maintain the State’s COVID unit at Piedmont. He has been involved in operational policies, being the hospital physician lead for multi-disciplinary rounds and maintaining a comprehensive physician scorecard to ensure…

ATLANTA – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced that Imani Fantroyal, 29, of Loganville, has been charged with insurance fraud. In April and August of 2021, Fantroyal submitted claims to her insurance company for food spoilages that resulted from a power outage. She further stated the power outage in August damaged several electronics beyond repair. The suspect was issued payments totaling more than $1,300 by her insurance company as a result of the claims. “Upon investigation, the power provider for Ms. Fantroyal’s residence noted no power irregularities at the time or date of loss,” said Commissioner King.…

  DECATUR, GA—Four people have been indicted on multiple charges in connection with alleged schemes to steal money from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs through fraudulent contracts, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced     Corey Alston, 45, Toyao Andrews, 49, Quinton Tate, 41, and Shawn Williams, 60, were indicted on June 27 by a DeKalb County Grand Jury on charges of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, Conspiracy to Defraud the State, False Statements/Concealment, Theft by Deception, three counts of Theft by Taking, six counts of Theft by Receiving and six counts of Bribery.   …

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council approved legislation during its July 5 meeting to transfer $3.5 million from the general fund’s uncommitted fund balance to the City of Atlanta’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget (23-O-1331). The $3.5 million will raise the total sum to $11.5 million or 1.5 percent of the general fund budget as outlined in the legislation that established the fund in 2021. The fund aims to secure recurring funding for establishing and maintaining affordable housing for low-income individuals and families in Atlanta. Other items approved include: • An ordinance to amend the…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA—DeKalb County police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Myrtha Chenevert, 72. She was last seen on July 1, leaving 6074 Great Oaks Drive, Lithonia. Chenevert is 5’10, 170 lbs. with brown eyes and black hair. She was wearing a blue dress and white sneakers. Anyone who sees Chenevert is asked to call 911.