Rockdale school superintendent announces retirement
CONYERS — Rockdale County Public Schools (RCPS) Superintendent Shirley Chesser has announced her plan to retire at the end of the 2025-26 school year. The Rockdale County Board of Education will enlist the Georgia School Boards Association to conduct a national superintendent search to fill the vacancy, according to...
22 Residents Displaced in Georgia Mobile Home Blaze
22 People Left Homeless After Georgia Mobile Home Fire I remember reading about the fire in Gwinnett County and feeling […] This article originally appeared on BuildLikeNew.com — visit us for more home security guides.
Library workers share terrifying moments when person was shot inside branch
DECATUR, Ga. — Two Decatur library workers shared what unfolded when a shooting occurred at their branch a couple of weeks ago. Monica Foderingham and Tashiana Scott-Cochran said they were inside the library working when the violence broke out. Scott-Cochran said there was an altercation where someone as being chocked.
Ex-Douglas judge Christina Peterson due in court over nightclub incident
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - Former Douglas County Judge Christina Peterson is scheduled to go to trial in Fulton County, in a case tied to her arrest outside a Buckhead nightclub. Peterson was taken into custody in June 2024 outside Red Martini Restaurant and Lounge following a confrontation with an Atlanta police officer,...
Crews respond to fire at Fulton County Jail
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A dryer caught fire at the Fulton County Jail on Monday evening, according to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department. The fire broke out in the laundry room on the first floor of the jail, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said. It was...
Ga. dentist charged with murder in deadly shooting
ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Police have arrested a suspect after a man was killed in a shooting Saturday in Atlanta. The shooting took place at 3412 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW, the site of a former dentist’s office, around 3 p.m. When police arrived, they found a 37-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound. He...
DoorDash Mother of Three Fatally Shot Outside Elementary School during Delivery
You will find a concise introduction below that sets the scene and explains why this story matters. Eboni Anderson was making a routine DoorDash drop-off outside Palmetto Elementary School when violence erupted, leaving her dead and a community shaken. This article explains what happened, who's accused, and how the...
Georgia Man Hauled Back To Chicago In Deadly Austin Street Shooting
A 61-year-old man from Lithonia, Georgia, is now facing a first-degree murder charge in Chicago after being extradited in connection with the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man in the Austin neighborhood last summer. Police identified the suspect as Donnell Simmons, who was arrested on Friday and brought back to...
Body found in submerged car in Lake Lanier
Authorities are working to identify a body recovered from a car pulled out of Lake Lanier on Monday. The man who discovered the car told Channel 2’s Michael Seiden that he was just getting on the water when he noticed it. “As soon as I went to pull back up to move my truck, it was, I could see it, see it down in the...
Woman arrested after meth pipe found during Gwinnett County traffic stop
When Officer Vides approached the vehicle, House opened the driver’s door and a pipe commonly used to smoke meth was visible inside.
