Business
A national RentCafe study finds seven renters competing for each new suburban Atlanta apartment near Dunwoody and Brookhaven, with new completions at a three-year low and lease renewal rates above 66%.
Business
A national RentCafe study finds seven renters competing for each new suburban Atlanta apartment near Dunwoody and Brookhaven, with new completions at a three-year low and lease renewal rates above 66%.
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Local Government
View MoreBrookhaven Municipal Court is offering a limited amnesty program through Oct. 30 that lets people with outstanding traffic warrants or unpaid fines pay reduced bonds, clear warrants and begin restoring suspended driving privileges without risk of arrest.
Local Government
View MoreDistrict 4 Council Member John Funny's quarterly town hall on Oct. 28 will feature GDOT updates on the contentious Southern Connector Bridge and two other infrastructure projects, plus discussion of the $605 million Northbend development and the proposed 2027 budget.
Local Government
View MoreDeKalb County commissioners advanced a proposal Oct. 6 at Dunwoody City Hall that would require an independent environmental and health study of data centers before the county's moratorium can be lifted, with a full board vote expected at the next meeting.
Local Government
View MoreDunwoody's City Council voted Sept. 28 to approve indoor pickleball courts at the MJCCA after the center added solid walls, acoustic fencing and 59 evergreen buffers, while also clearing two rezonings and a drive-thru urgent care permit.
Local Government
View MoreDunwoody's City Council reviewed a proposed $64.4 million FY2027 budget at a Sept. 30 special meeting, with public hearings set for Nov. 16 and Nov. 30 at City Hall.
Local Government
View MoreMayor John Park told about 120 people at Brookhaven's State of the City address that crime fell 12% in 2025, highlighted $755 million in private development including the Northbend project and a Nalley BMW-anchored deal, and defended a recent millage rate increase.
Education
Newly confirmed DeKalb Superintendent Norman C. Sauce III named literacy as his top priority and said the district's review of more than two dozen under-enrolled schools will enter a community engagement phase in January 2027.
Education
Former DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Devon Horton pleaded guilty Monday, Oct. 5, to three federal counts of wire fraud, embezzlement and tax evasion tied to an $81,000 kickback scheme at his prior Illinois school district. He faces seven to 12 years in prison and sentencing Jan. 5, 2027.
Education
DeKalb County School District police found no credible threat at Lakeside High School after violent messages discovered in a girls' bathroom circulated on social media, but the district added extra security ahead of fall break.
Education
Former DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Devon Horton's attorney said at a Sept. 30 pretrial conference that Horton will change his not-guilty plea in a federal wire fraud, tax fraud and embezzlement case, a day after co-defendant Samuel Ross agreed to testify against him.
Education
A Chamblee Middle School parent received two cease-and-desist letters from DeKalb PTA officials after filing nine open-records requests seeking PTSA financial records, while the DeKalb County School District declined to comment, calling the PTSA an independent organization.
Education
A new analysis by Brookhaven Planning Commission member David Felfoldi finds that DeKalb County School District has no funded replacement middle school for the Cross Keys cluster after Sequoyah Middle moves to a new district, leaving Brookhaven-area families facing three uncertain options ahead of a Nov. 3 ESPLOST VII vote.
Public Safety
View MoreThe Georgia Bureau of Investigation charged five DeKalb County Jail inmates with malice murder in the Sept. 23 death of David Addo-Wright, a 24-year-old Covington man killed less than 48 hours after his first arrest, as the family's attorney alleges broken locks and unchecked gang activity inside the jail.
Public Safety
View MoreA DeKalb County grand jury indicted former police Sgt. Cameron Livsey, 47, on rape, kidnapping and armed robbery charges after a DNA match linked him to the 2011 sexual assault of two teenage girls at Exchange Park.
Public Safety
View MoreThe Dunwoody Police Department issued a safety alert urging residents, especially young women and girls, to be cautious of strangers claiming to represent modeling agencies who may try to lure targets to hotels or private locations.
Public Safety
View MoreGeorgia Power confirmed hackers accessed names, addresses, phone numbers, emails and partial Social Security numbers for about 300,000 customers through its online portal, and the company is offering one year of free credit monitoring through Equifax.
Public Safety
View MoreBrookhaven Police are investigating a Saturday evening shooting at the Parke Towne North apartments on N Cliff Valley Way that left an 18-year-old with non-life-threatening injuries.
Public Safety
View MoreFive new measles cases in an unvaccinated Jasper County family pushed Georgia's 2026 total to 21, the highest in a decade, prompting DeKalb Public Health to urge Dunwoody and Brookhaven parents to verify their children's MMR vaccination status.
Community
Dunwoody's Judi Carlson, a 14-year volunteer at Malachi's Storehouse, won $20,000 as the inaugural national Neighbor of the Year from Neighbors Bank and plans to put the prize money back into the food ministry.
Community
The City of Dunwoody's inaugural Ride & Seek bike tour of public art installations on Saturday, Oct. 10 has already reached capacity, but a waitlist is open for the free, 2.6-mile family ride through three city parks.
Community
Dunwoody's Judi Jackson is leading an October cereal drive for Malachi's Storehouse and the Community Assistance Center, aiming to surpass 30 boxes in a challenge from the Maggie Lee for Good nonprofit.
Community
The Community Assistance Center raised $500,000 at its Sept. 19 gala at The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North, funding housing stability, food access and workforce development for families in Sandy Springs, Dunwoody and Doraville.
Business
View MoreA national RentCafe study finds seven renters competing for each new suburban Atlanta apartment near Dunwoody and Brookhaven, with new completions at a three-year low and lease renewal rates above 66%.
Business
View MoreSpur Hospitality has signed a lease to open a second Saints+Council location at Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody, with the restaurant expected to open late in the first half of 2027.
Business
View MoreTrulieve opened Dunwoody's first medical cannabis dispensary at 4675 N. Shallowford Road on Sept. 10, the company's seventh Georgia location, as the state's expanded medical cannabis law brings vaporizable products and nearly 50,000 registered patients.
Business
View MoreTrader Joe's is reportedly planning an approximately 18,000-square-foot store at Oglethorpe Crossing in Brookhaven, filling part of a former Publix space, though no one has confirmed the deal on the record.
Sports
The Dunwoody High School Community Association's Bring It Home campaign reached its $1.5 million fundraising goal, combining with Ryan Seacrest's lead gift to fund a roughly $2.5 million on-campus stadium that could make Dunwoody the first DeKalb County school to host varsity football at home.
Sports
Oglethorpe sophomore goalkeeper Sebastian Lewis scored the first goal of his career on an 86th-minute penalty kick to lift the Petrels past Centre College 1-0 for their first SAA win of the season.
Sports
Chamblee's girls won the 2026 DCSD varsity cross country county championship by edging Lakeside 44-47, while Dunwoody's boys finished runner-up in a tight 40-43 loss to Lakeside at Druid Hills Middle School on Sept. 30.
Sports
Chamblee Middle School won the DeKalb County School District volleyball championship at the Battle of Metro Middle School Volleyball Tournament, with DeKalb County sweeping the top two spots, while the Chamblee Charter High School varsity team sits at No. 18 in Class 6A.
Elections
View MoreDeKalb County's ESPLOST VII, a 1-cent sales tax renewal that could raise up to $1.05 billion for school construction and renovation, goes before voters when early voting opens Tuesday, Oct. 13, with Dunwoody cluster schools among those slated for major changes.
Elections
View MoreDemocrat Katherine E. Juhan-Arnold, who describes herself as a farmer and infrastructure professional, is running for Georgia agriculture commissioner in the Nov. 3 general election against Republican Tyler Harper.
News Producer
Cameron is a Rhode Island native and graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in News Media in 2026. He previously worked as a beat writer for Alabama volleyball and baseball for "The Crimson White" and a pro sports writer for Ball Exclusives.
News Producer
Cameron is a Rhode Island native and graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in News Media in 2026. He previously worked as a beat writer for Alabama volleyball and baseball for "The Crimson White" and a pro sports writer for Ball Exclusives.
News Producer
Cameron is a Rhode Island native and graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in News Media in 2026. He previously worked as a beat writer for Alabama volleyball and baseball for "The Crimson White" and a pro sports writer for Ball Exclusives.
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