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 ...

DeKalb County, GA — Rockdale County issued a new shelter-in-place order on Tuesday, Oct. 1, due to a chemical plant fire that began early Sunday morning. “The plume has consistently shifted throughout ...

A crew continues to work to remove a large tree at the site of a water main break on McLendon Drive. Once the tree is removed, DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management crews will shore up the ...

Tucker, GA — Tucker’s long-awaited “town green” downtown park project is about to get real. At Tucker’s city council meeting on May 28, Mayor Frank Auman said that parks were ...

By Laurel Wilson, contributor Decatur, GA — On April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered to the United States at Appomattox, Virginia. Almost two months later—and two and a half years after the ...

Atlanta, GA – Thousands of students will have returned to in-person learning at Atlanta Public Schools (APS) as of Feb.16th after a long hiatus of virtual learning. To help make this return a little ...

DeKalb County, GA — Decaturish held a forum for the DeKalb County Board of Education District 1 candidates on April 25. The seat is open because incumbent Anna Hill chose not to seek re-election. In ...

By Jennifer Lifsey, contributor STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Investigators are looking into what caused a large fire to break out early Tuesday morning at the historical Dickey ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has filed organized crime charges against more than 60 people in connection with their protests over Atlanta’s controversial new ...

Editor’s note: After we published this article, DeKalb County issued a statement with additional details about the letters that were sent to residents. The statement appears at the end of this article ...

Atlanta, GA — The news that Le Petit Marche was closing its doors after 13 years disappointed longtime customers of the Kirkwood breakfast and brunch spot on Hosea L. Williams Drive. But the owner, ...

By Atlanta News First staff ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An accused cult leader was convicted of all counts, including rape, the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.