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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The DeKalb County Democrats hosted a forum on Wednesday, May 21, with candidates running for the state Public Service Commission. During the forum, candidates discussed data ...
DECATUR, Ga. — Smiley’s Burger Club in Decatur offers simple smash burgers with a side of smiles and community. Smiley’s Burger Club is located at 310 E. Howard Ave., next to Kelly’s Market and Opo ...
Since taking office in January, CEO Lorraine Cochran Johnson has prioritized cracking down on street racing and fighting crime in general. She fired the previous police chief, and Interim DeKalb ...
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson has been in office for 100 days. So far, she has tackled increasing the water and sewer rates, improving police recruitment and ...
Ramos has been the chief for five years, taking the job in November 2019. Assistant Chief Gregory Padrick will take over as acting chief.. A spokesperson for Ramos told Decaturish, “Chief Mirtha Ramos ...
Atlanta, GA — Departing DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond had some parting words to share with views of the Decatur Dish show on Tuesday, Jan. 7. The wide-ranging interview included a discussion ...
Decatur, GA — Recent code violations on Glendale Avenue and Ferndale Drive has sparked some conversations about whether the city of Decatur should be able to take additional steps to address vacant ...
Decatur, GA — The speed cameras in some of Decatur’s school zones will begin issuing citations for speeding violations on Nov. 13.. The school zones are marked with posted speed limit signs, which use ...
Decatur, GA — The Decatur City Commission, at its Nov. 4 regular meeting, approved the concept design for the Square renovation. Phase one of the renovation to the Decatur Square will feature a new ...
DeKalb County, GA — Hundreds of DeKalb County Schools employees didn’t get paychecks due to a payroll issue, according to a memo obtained by Decaturish. Two local television stations, Fox 5 and 11 ...
Decatur, GA — During a hearing held by U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff at Decatur City Hall, Georgia doctors and medical experts testified about the impact of the state’s abortion law on access to reproductive ...
DeKalb County, GA – Starting this school year, the county is adjusting how it administers standardized testing. At the Board Retreat on May 29, the Department of Continuous Improvement announced that ...