Druid Hills High School is recommended to stay put and modernize on Haygood Avenue following a long-awaited decision that ...

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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — On Thursday, the principal at Columbia High School sent a letter to parents saying the school is taking over the finances of the high school band program. “Due to ...

This story has been updated. Decatur, GA — The Decatur City Commission, at its Sept. 25 regular meeting, approved special exceptions for a proposed hotel to be located at 213 Swanton Way in downtown ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A luxury apartment complex that costs over $4,000 a month now has residents breaking their lease. They say it’s for their own safety. Residents at the LaFrance ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Neighbors in Kirkwood jumped in to help after a fire displaced a Kirkwood family of 50 years from their Atlanta home. On Tuesday, 89-year-old Janet Thrasher escaped ...

DeKalb County, GA – State Rep. Vernon Jones is resigning. “Turn the lights off, I have left the plantation,” Jones said. Prior to his resignation, Jones, a Democrat who is part of the DeKalb County ...

Decatur, GA — The Decatur Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board voted Friday to work with the nonprofit Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP) to build its long-awaited cottage court ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A rally was held in front of the Fulton County Courthouse Monday in support of the “Stop Cop City” RICO defendants. Dozens of protesters took to the streets ...

Atlanta, GA — DeKalb County Schools officials said during a Nov. 18 meeting that the Druid Hills High modernization project faces significant financial obstacles that affect the entire district. The ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Jewish community at Emory University is raising concerns after a protest on campus. Jewish students say protestors were chanting antisemitic phrases. Video from ...

Decatur, GA — William H. “Bill” Foege played a major part in helping to eradicate smallpox in 1980, the only infectious disease to have been completely eradicated. The Task Force for Global Health ...