The city council of Stone Mountain meets tonight, 7:30 p.m., at City Hall.
First-time candidate Karen Bennett wins District 94 House of Representatives and thanks the voters.
The transportation sales tax failed in DeKalb County by 51%-49%, which means a lot of people in the county voted yes. Fill out one of the fields below and find out out how your neighborhood voted.
The incumbent blew past other candidates in Tuesday's primary.
Steve Bradshaw, Clyburn Halley finish a distant second and third.
Melvin Johnson gets 39.36 percent of votes, Denise McGill, 30.13 percent.
Her lone opponent Michelle "MiMi" Clark challenged the incumbent for the DeKalb Board of Education District 8 seat.
People who were deterred from voting due to parking inconvenience earlier are asked to return.
Two of the three candidates spoke with Patch.
Who will voters choose to represent them in DeKalb County Commission districts four and five? Here are the choices.
Get a refresher on the candidates and issues on the ballot Tuesday. These ballots allow you to see the exact wording of the transportation sales tax question and other issues.
The City of Stone Mountain gave out at least 600 bags of school supplies at the third annual event Saturday.
One candidate from Stone Mountain and several Snellville candidates are running for the newly formed House District 94. Snellville Patch and Stone Mountain Patch asked the candidates a number of questions for citizens.
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce recently released its scorecard for the legislative session. With the July 31 election looming, what do you think about who got failing grades?
Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series airs July 29.
A news outlet spoke with Watson and cited a police report regarding the July 12 incident at a Glenwood Road bar.
Nearby voting sites include the voter registration office on Memorial Drive and places in South and East DeKalb.
After DeKalb CEO candidate complained, the county government covered the photos of the incumbent CEO as well as photos of the county commissioners.
Johnson, whose district includes Stone Mountain, wants local groups to help keep veterans off the streets.
Charles Bullock of the University of Georgia, sees small chance of the initiative passing.
The board Monday failed to follow through with a budget plan to layoff 250 teachers and save the district $20 million this year.
Corporate location consultants made a presentation about the city of Stone Mountain's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats during the city council work session Monday.
Higher taxes and lack of trust are two reasons most Republican respondents are against the transportation referendum.
If the referendum passes, changes are proposed for a 9.6 mile stretch of Rockbridge Road and widening of a section of Panola Road.
The Stone Mountain city council meets Monday, July 16 at City Hall, 875 Main street.
The candidate forum will focus on the positions of the Board of Commissioners (District 1, 4, 5 and 6) and Chief Executive Officer of DeKalb County.
The Stone Mountain City Council met Monday, July 9.
According to the city, the tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 18.8 mills, an increase of 4.086 mills.
Just type some information into the Georgia Secretary of State website.
Remaining contenders for the seat are from Stone Mountain and Snellville.
New show on DCTV will showcase available homes in DeKalb County, home buying information and homeowners' stories.
If you want to vote in Georgia's general primary, you need to be registered now.
Interim planning director, Gary Cornell, said his comment in an e-mail referring to The Colony Apartments on N. Hairston Rd. was not intended to be racially offensive, according to a statement.
Road is closed due to sewer main replacement.
The State Road and Tollway Authority's contribution will help several road-related projects to come to fruition, the CID says.
The Stone Mountain city council had its work session Tuesday night.
The candidates, incumbents and issues that will affect Stone Mountain-Redan and DeKalb County.
In a unanimous vote this week, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to cease fundraising efforts at traffic light intersections. Adults and other groups who do so will need to pay a weekly $25 permit fee.
There are less than three weeks left to register before the state general primary election. Are you registered?
The measure will act as a "stop gap" until the Georgia Legislature can make the drugs illegal.