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ATLANTA — People packed Bessie Branham Park for the 22nd Annual Kirkwood Spring Fling Festival on Saturday, May 17. Spring Fling is the primary fundraiser for Kirkwood Neighbors Organization (KNO) and ...
There is nowhere for people to gather. So, City Manager Chris Eldridge said residents decided to make a change and voted in favor of a bond referendum to develop a new city center. “It’s truly ...
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga — The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) held its inaugural Military Student Swearing-In Ceremony, recognizing 200 students in the district who have pledged to serve in the United ...
By Atlanta News First staff ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – At least six families lost their homes overnight as a fire ravaged a DeKalb County apartment building, firefighters said.
This editorial has been updated. Decatur Police officers carried a parent out of a school board meeting on April 15. The parent, Lena Kotler, had every right to be at that public meeting and every ...
By Alani Letang, Atlanta News First ATLANTA — There is push back and pushes to move forward on an affordable housing project in Kirkwood. The consulting team says the plans are preliminary with ...
DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb Police Chief Mirtha Ramos said county officials blind sided her with the news that she had 21 days to resign or face termination. She was also placed on administrative leave ...
Atlanta, GA — The good times rolled through downtown Kirkwood with colorful krewes and floats, bands, cheerleaders and flying beads during the annual Lanta Gras Parade on Saturday, Feb. 22.
DECATUR, Ga. — City Schools of Decatur is bringing back paid tuition options for non-Decatur residents for grades K-2 and 3-5 schools for the upcoming school year. Several factors contributed to the ...
Atlanta — DeKalb County’s anticipated missing of the deadline of its consent decree with the federal government was among the topics discussed on this week’s episode of the Decatur Dish.
Decatur, GA — A City Schools of Decatur investigation of a high school teacher’s decision to wear a keffiyeh on Oct. 7, the anniversary of an attack against Israel, concluded he violated the state’s ...