Schools, leaders react to Texas elementary school mass shooting

Sandy Springs Reporter 5/25 11:49A Collin Kelley

The mass shooting that killed 19 elementary school students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday brought a wave of condolences from local school and government...

Quick Bites: New One Flew South outpost, Umbrella Bar opens, drag brunch at Rowdy Tiger

Brookhaven Reporter 5/25 10:26A Collin Kelley

Chef Todd Richards outside One Flew South at the airport. Jackmont Hospitality and Chef Todd Richards will open a new outpost of One Flew South in June on the Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail at 670...

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $3.6 million to local Big Brothers Big Sisters

Brookhaven Reporter 5/25 3:51A Amy Wenk

(Courtesy of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta has received the largest single donation from an individual in its history. Philanthropist MacKenzie...

Herschel Walker wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate; will face Warnock in November

Brookhaven Reporter 5/25 1:07A Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat

Walker was former President Trump’s choice for Republican Senate nominee Former University of Georgia football champion Herschel Walker added another victory to his win column Tuesday when he beat...

2022 Valedictorian and Salutatorians

Sandy Springs Reporter 5/25 12:00A Amy Wenk and Collin Kelley

The 2022 class at The Mount Vernon School in Sandy Springs, the largest senior class to graduate in the school s 50-year history. (Courtesy of The Mount Vernon School) Congrats to the Class of 2022!...

Raffensperger declares victory in Georgia GOP Secretary of State’s race

Brookhaven Reporter 5/24 6:04P Stephen Fowler | GPB

Incumbent Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has declared victory in Georgia s Republican primary, offering a rebuke of false fraud claims and defeating Trump-backed Jody Hice with about 51% of the...

Election Results: Kemp bests Perdue, Atlanta approves TSPLOST, and more

Brookhaven Reporter 5/24 4:39P Collin Kelley

After setting a record of 850,000 early votes , turnout at the polls was light for Georgia s primary and special elections, which saw incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp handily beat Republican challenger David...

Kemp stomps Trump-backed David Perdue in Georgia governor primary

Brookhaven Reporter 5/24 4:34P Riley Bunch | GPB News

Gov. Brian Kemp did on Tuesday night what just months ago some might have thought impossible: win the Republican primary outright against Trump-backed challenger David Perdue. Gov. Brian Kemp easily...

Your Next Home Could Be In… Hapeville

Brookhaven Reporter 5/24 9:07A Collin Kelley

Downtown Hapeville Where is it? Hapeville is a 15-minute drive from Downtown on I-75 south and next door to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. What’s the history? The village was...

Brookhaven partners with UGA to try and improve water, soil quality?

Brookhaven Reporter 5/24 8:35A Sammie Purcell

Brookhaven will try to improve the quality of its water and soil through a partnership with the University of Georgia. The city approved a one-year, $150,000 agreement with the University of Georgia...

Brookhaven nonprofit to hold literacy event

Brookhaven Reporter 5/24 3:05A Sammie Purcell

A local Brookhaven nonprofit is hosting an event to promote literacy among young people on May 28. The Cross Keys Foundation , which serves in part as a source of scholarships for Cross Keys High...

Drowning in Plastic: One mom’s journey to a lower waste lifestyle

Brookhaven Reporter 5/23 9:00A Isadora Pennington

Bamboo bowls and plates from Grow Forward. Our oceans are positively swimming in plastic, and we have found microplastics in the bellies of fish and birds. And it’s not just the animals, it’s in...

Chow Club Atlanta: Come for the food, return for the community

Brookhaven Reporter 5/23 7:10A Clare S. Richie

Chow Club co-founders Amanda Plumb and Yohana Solomon (Photo by Catie Leary) Earlier this month, Chef Carmenia Morgan Tyrus presented an authentic five-course Liberian meal to more than 50 Chow Club...

Georgians set early voting record ahead of Tuesday’s primaries

Brookhaven Reporter 5/22 12:51P Dave Williams | Capitol Beat

Early voting ahead of next week’s Georgia primaries ended Friday with an all-time high of more than 850,000 voters either casting a ballot in person or returning an absentee ballot. Voters wait in...

Hyundai to build plant in Bryan County, touted as state’s largest-ever economic development project

Brookhaven Reporter 5/22 12:46P Benjamin Payne | GPB

Hyundai Motor Group and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced Friday that the South Korean automaker will open its first fully dedicated electric vehicle and battery manufacturing plant in southeast...