Photos  By Kelly Jordan ATLANTA—Centennial Olympic Park  drew crowds eager to attend the Juneteenth Atlanta celebration, which was held June 18-20.  The downtown festivities included a parade, national speakers, a community vendors’ market, cultural arts amphitheater and a variety of entertainment such as Double Dutch jump rope artists, yoga, martial arts, […]

          CONYERS, GA—Conyers City Councilwoman Connie Alsobrook and a group of students met for a cooking class today (June 21) that was hosted by the Surf N Turf restaurant on Sigman Road in Conyers. The group learned how to prepare spinach, mushroom omelettes and banana chocolate chip pancakes made with whole […]

More than 50,000 Households in Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District could get up to $300 per child July-December   DECATUR, GA — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), is encouraging families to be on the lookout for advance monthly payments of the Child Tax Credit of up to $300 per month per child beginning July 15 through December. […]

    STONE MOUNTAIN, GA—Downtown Stone Mountain was filled with vendors, visitors and residents at the city of Stone Mountain’s first Juneteenth celebration. Not even the overcast skies and rain showers dampened the colorful event, which was held on Main Street from 6 to 9 p.m. People let up their umbrellas as they stopped to […]

            By Mark Brock DCSD Athletics Specialist   Six innings of scoreless pitching keyed a 16-5 win for the West Junior All-Stars against the East in the 12th Annual DCSD Junior All-Star Classic baseball game held recently at Dunwoody. The tone was set early as Dunwoody’s Zach Heavern pitched two perfect […]

Victor Lee Tucker, Jr.    DECATUR, GA–Today, June 21, the DeKalb Sheriff’s Office released the booking photo for Victor Lee Tucker, Jr., 30, the suspect in the June 14 Big Bear grocery store shooting that left one cashier dead and an off-duty sheriff’s deputy injured. According to authorities, Tucker had a dispute with a cashier […]