Lawmakers to meet on cityhood bills

State lawmakers from DeKalb County who have proposed new city bills will hold an informational meeting on the efforts in May.

Issues to be discussed include options of forming cities and annexing into existing cities as well as how to get involved in the efforts.

The meeting will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. May 6 at Clairmont Hills Baptist Church, at the corner of Clairmont and North Druid Hills roads.

About the Author

April Hunt

Investigation underway after officer-involved shooting in NW Atlanta

1h ago

Persistent rain causing problems on slick metro Atlanta roads

James Hallford, former DeKalb County superintendent, dies at 88

Featured

Credit: Photo by Austin Kaseman

Gilded Age tycoons built Jekyll’s doomed golf course. It’s been resurrected.

Jekyll Island's historic golf course, Great Dunes, was designed by Walter Travis in the Gilded Age. It reopens Nov. 1 on Georgia's coast after a painstaking restoration.

Embattled Fulton judge sued over woman’s ‘illegal’ jailing

While facing possible removal from the bench, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shermela Williams has been sued by a young woman she jailed during a divorce hearing.

KEN SUGIURA

A miserable loss leaves even less reason to believe in Falcons, Morris

Falcons coach Raheem Morris was accountable for the team's failures after a 34-10 loss to Miami, but that isn't enough if this team wants to make the postseason.