Lawrenceville GA

DECATUR, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County has approved its first-ever housing trust fund, committing $15 million per year toward creating or preserving 15,000 homes — the largest housing investment in the county’s history. The move follows a 2023 study that found one in three people...

A major renovation is underway at a growing middle school in Gwinnett middle school. While the kids are away on summer break, crews are working on a major expansion at Shiloh Middle School in Snellville.

Families can get ready for the new school year at Elevation Point Church’s Annual Back-to-School Bash from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, at 3977 Atlanta Highway in Loganville, across from Lowe’s. The free community event will feature backpack giveaways filled with school supplies, along...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Coco Gauff, who fell short in her semifinal matchup at Wimbledon, has left a lasting mark thousands of miles away in Atlanta, where her donation helped renovate tennis courts at the East Atlanta Kids Club. Gauff spent part of her childhood in Atlanta...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Gwinnett County Public Schools’ new superintendent is wasting little time getting acquainted with the district. Alexandra Estrella toured Shiloh Middle School on Thursday to review the progress of a $12.9 million renovation project, one of several capital improvement efforts underway

ATLANTA - A 50-year-old man accused of rape is in custody after an hours-long standoff in Atlanta on Thursday evening. Decon Tyrone Hopkinsbey, of Atlanta, was arrested after a standoff along Brownlee Road. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Hopkinsbey is accused of raping a woman as she slept...

A massive transparency battle is brewing over public records in Georgia’s largest school district after administrators issued a jaw-dropping $39,669 price quote to fulfill an open records request concerning a newly hired Muslim high school teacher who wears a niqab.

DECATUR — A man was stabbed to death at his Flat Shoals Road apartment in Decatur on April 9, and the roommate accused of killing him was arrested today. What happened: 62-year-old Albert McKinney faces a malice murder charge, which means he is accused of intentionally killing the man who shared his apartment. Investig

A RaceTrac-Adjacent Site in a Strong Forsyth County Corridor 2610 Peachtree Parkway in Cumming, GA offers a compelling commercial real estate opportunity because it combines a sizable commercial land position with proximity to an established national convenience-store operator in one of North Atlanta’s most attractive

ROSWELL, Ga. — Bellini Osteria Toscana reopened June 30, once again inviting customers to dine at the renovated Italian restaurant at 70 West Crossville Road in Roswell. . The business has been closed since March after a fire damaged the building. Officials, including Roswell Mayor Mary Robichaux and state Sen. John Al