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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), along with other Congressional leaders, today re-introduced the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act,…

ATLANTA—A coalition of faith leaders will host a prayer vigil tonight (July 6) for Secoriea Turner, the 8-year-old child who was fatally shot…

Newton County Superior Court Judge Horace Johnson passed away on Wednesday(July 1) after testing positive for COVID-19 on Monday(June 29).…

There were cheers and jeers as Rockdale County Board of Commissioners Chairman Oz Nesbitt addressed the crowd who gathered last…

By Ed Williams We have collected almost 7,500 signatures to change or remove the Confederate carving on Stone Mountain. …

CONYERS–Rockdale County residents are calling for the removal of a Confederate monument that has stood for more than 100 years…

DeKalb County Television (DCTV), Channel 23, the county’s government access station, announces receiving several prestigious awards for programming and…

ATLANTA—The funeral for Rayshard Brooks will be held at the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church on Tuesday, June 23. Brooks, a…

Rep. Hank Johnson, who represents Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District, is being honored as a recipient of the U.S. Chamber…

  Photo essay by Will Thomas/Special to On Common Ground News   ATLANTA—Photographer Will Thomas captured these images in…