Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
DeKalb County's eviction filing rate reached 25% from June 2025 through May 2026, with one in four renter households facing a filing, as metro Atlanta posted the highest eviction rate among all regions tracked by Princeton's Eviction Lab.
Local Government
DeKalb County's eviction filing rate reached 25% from June 2025 through May 2026, with one in four renter households facing a filing, as metro Atlanta posted the highest eviction rate among all regions tracked by Princeton's Eviction Lab.
DeKalb County's eviction filing rate reached 25% from June 2025 through May 2026, with one in four renter households facing a filing, as metro Atlanta posted the highest eviction rate among all regions tracked by Princeton's Eviction Lab.
Local Government
DeKalb County DA Sherry Boston is suing to block a new Georgia law that would make elections for district attorney and other county offices nonpartisan in five metro Atlanta counties, including DeKalb, starting in 2028. A Fulton County judge heard arguments Friday, Sept. 18, and has not yet ruled.
Local Government
DeKalb County School District will host a virtual "Meet the Finalist" town hall with Interim Superintendent Dr. Norman C. Sauce III on Monday, Sept. 28, from 6 to 7 p.m. via Microsoft Teams, giving families a chance to engage before the board's Oct. 5 final vote.
Local Government
Dunwoody City Council will vote Sept. 28 on three land-use items: the MJCCA's contested indoor pickleball facility opposed by Dunwoody Glen residents, a Spalding/Roberts Drive subdivision rezoning, and a 33-townhome development on Ashford Dunwoody Road.
Local Government
DeKalb County's first property tax installment is due Sept. 30, and the central office in Decatur will extend hours until 6 p.m. starting Monday, Sept. 21, with satellite locations in Chamblee and south Decatur available for shorter waits.
Local Government
The DeKalb County School Board approved a policy requiring a judge-signed warrant reviewed by district lawyers before law enforcement or ICE agents can access students on campus, covering all district schools including Dunwoody High and Chamblee Charter High.
Local Government
An independent analysis finds the crash rate at Brookhaven's Ashford Dunwoody and Windsor Parkway intersection has risen 163% from its 2021 low, raising questions about whether the city should revisit its $7.24 million roundabout plan or consider a cheaper traffic-signal alternative.
Local Government
DeKalb County is collecting public feedback on a rewrite of its 1999 tree protection ordinance, with a virtual meeting Monday, Sept. 14, and an in-person session Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library in Tucker.
Local Government
Republican Rick Jackson unveiled a five-point "action plan" at the Westin Atlanta Perimeter in Dunwoody, headlined by a pledge to close Georgia's Medicaid coverage gap and slash income taxes, though details on how he would accomplish the proposals remain thin.
Local Government
DeKalb County candidates in the Nov. 3 General and Special Election have until 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, to review final ballot proofs and request corrections at the Decatur elections office.
Local Government
Appen Media Group, publisher of the Dunwoody Crier, filed a federal First Amendment lawsuit on Sept. 2 challenging Georgia's restrictions on media access to executions, seeking expanded access before the Sept. 16 execution of former Dunwoody resident Stacey Ian Humphreys.
Local Government
The Georgia Supreme Court is considering a 90-day unpaid suspension for DeKalb Superior Court Judge Yolanda Parker-Smith, who faces eight misconduct charges including ordering attorney Gerald Griggs handcuffed and held for three hours without a hearing.
Local Government
GDOT will close the existing Exit 5 ramp on southbound SR 400 on Saturday, Aug. 29, and open temporary exits 5A and 5B to maintain access to North Springs MARTA, Abernathy Road and Hammond Drive during express lanes construction.
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