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DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran Johnson delivers 2026 State of the County address, highlights progress and challenges

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City of Stonecrest seeks temporary restraining order against Metro Green recycling plant

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The Stonecrest City Council this week approved a motion to direct the city attorney to immediately file a temporary…

DeKalb Tax Commissioner closes central office as employee test positive for COVID-19

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A DeKalb County Tax Commissioner’s Office employee tested positive for the coronavirus on Aug. 4, prompting the temporary closure…

DeKalb NAACP to host “31 Days to Circulate the Black Dollar” campaign

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The NAACP DeKalb County branch is hosting a campaign to support black businesses during National Black Business Month in…

DeKalb Board of Health’s Greenforest COVID-19 testing site to temporarily close Thursday

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Due to a previously scheduled church event, the DeKalb County Board of Health will temporarily close its Greenforest Community…

DeKalb County Legislative Delegation to hold press conference on unemployment benefits for Georgians

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State Rep. Karla Drenner and State Sen. Emanuel Jones Members…

DeKalb County Sheriff’s K9 deputy dies in pursuit of rape suspect

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A member of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s K9 Unit has died in the line of duty. Investigators in…

The Home Depot to open warehouse facilities in Stonecrest, East Point and Locust Grove

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  Hiring underway in Locust Grove The City of Stonecrest will become home to one of three new…

Atlanta civil rights trailblazer, Noel Battle, to lie in state at Stonecrest City Hall

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Pictured L-R:Woolworth student lunch counter sit-in demonstration, 1960, Dr.…

Coronavirus outbreak at Rockdale church prompts emergency precinct relocation for Fieldstone voters

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Due to an outbreak of the coronavirus at Chief Cornerstone Community Church, 2900 Salem Road, Conyers, Fieldstone voters now must…

DeKalb District 7 Commissioner to host Back-to-School Town Hall with DeKalb Schools Superintendent

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Virtual learning, current school guidelines and available resources among topics to be discussed   DeKalb County Commissioner…

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    DEKALB COUNTY, GA–CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson delivered her second annual State of the County address on Thursday, May 7, 2026, outlining a bold vision for DeKalb County centered on economic development, infrastructure investment, housing, innovation, and government accountability. This year’s theme, “Mission Possible: Believe the Unbelievable,” was unveiled through a cinematic, Matrix-themed presentation that framed DeKalb […]
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