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5 days ago · The Metro Atlanta Chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. will commemorate 117 years of service and sisterhood with a. Read More
Dangerously cold weather shuts down metro-area again
5 days ago · Another State of Emergency has been activated for Georgia, now through Jan. 28, due to freezing cold temperatures and more snow predicted for the metro-area less than two weeks after parts of DeKalb County saw up to four inches of snowfall. In response, county and city officials, as well as ...
MARTA commissions new train control system
Dec 18, 2024 · Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Board of Directors awarded Stadler a $500 million contract in December to equip the agency’s rail network with a new train control system.
Let your voice be heard - The Champion Newspaper
Jan 16, 2025 · The first full week of 2025 in DeKalb was filled with swearing-in ceremonies and events to welcome newly elected officials as they get to work. One way some of the county’s newest leaders are starting their tenures is by hosting listening sessions throughout the community. For example, LaDena ...
Redan coach enters Hall of Fame - The Champion Newspaper
2 days ago · Longtime Redan High School track coach Willie Griffieth was inducted in the Georgia Track and Cross-Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Jan. 18 at Parkview High School.. Griffieth is currently in his 19th year coaching track at Redan High School including a 15-year run with four state championships until he retired in 2015.
Dunwoody celebrates gateway improvements - The Champion …
Dec 19, 2024 · Dunwoody city leaders gathered on Dec. 16 to celebrate improvements made to the Georgetown Gateway. The project has transformed Chamblee Dunwoody Road, making it safer, more accessible, and more welcoming for everyone, according to city officials.
The legacies of James Earl Carter
Jan 16, 2025 · Many believe the ultimate accomplishment for any American citizen is to be elected president of the United States. Though in our nearing 250-year history, only 45 have reached that objective, I would submit that its 39th occupant left many more lasting legacies during his years prior to and following his time in Washington, D.C. and the White House.
Thank you, CEO Thurmond - The Champion Newspaper
Jan 10, 2025 · Michael Thurmond recently published a document titled “A New Day in DeKalb: Final Report” detailing his, and his administration’s work and achievements as Thurmond served as DeKalb County CEO over the course of his elected terms, which ran from 2017 to 2024. The document lays out information ...
Hazardous icy conditions prompt State of Emergency in DeKalb
4 days ago · In response to a winter storm that once again blanketed the metro-Atlanta area in snow and ice for the second time this year, DeKalb CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson declared a State of Emergency for the county. “DeKalb County is now experiencing winter weather in the form of an extreme cold front with dangerously low temperatures, snow and ice accumulation, including black ice on roadways, that ...
Decatur falls to Tri-Cities in overtime thriller
5 days ago · In a nip and tuck game that went through two overtimes, the Decatur Bulldogs varsity basketball team fell to the Tri-Cities Bulldogs 89-95 in a regional bout on Jan. 17 at Tri-Cities High School. Decatur trailed Tri-Cities for most of the game, but the Decatur Bulldogs went on …