DeKalb GA News

Tucker company GMS Inc. (GMS:NYQ) working in Construction and Materials sees value rise 2,619.9% in week ending Aug. 20

By DeKalb GA News | Aug 21, 2022

GMS Inc. (GMS:NYQ) was the highest Construction and Materials company headquartered in Georgia on Aug. 19.

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DeKalb GA News area weekly mass times

By DeKalb GA News | Aug 20, 2022

The following parishes in the DeKalb GA News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

Tech Faculty Tapped for Regents' Awards

By Press release submission | Aug 19, 2022

Along with the Georgia Tech faculty tapped and reappointed as Regents’ Professors and Researchers at the Aug. 9 University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents meeting were five Georgia Tech professors named to the new distinction of Regents’ Entrepreneur.

GPTC Paramedicine Student Credited with Stabilizing Shooting Victim

By Press release submission | Aug 19, 2022

GPTC Paramedicine Student Credited with Stabilizing Shooting Victim

Freshmen Parent Party: August 27

By Press release submission | Aug 18, 2022

Freshmen Parent Party: August 27

Women’s Welcome Weekend

By Press release submission | Aug 18, 2022

Women’s Welcome Weekend

The Search for Relief Against Extreme Heat

By Press release submission | Aug 17, 2022

Temperatures are climbing around the globe, leaving parts of the world sweltering under extreme heat, with record-breaking temperatures fueling wildfires and severe drought in some areas.

Varner Student Raises Awareness for Mental Health as National Spokesperson

By Press release submission | Aug 16, 2022

From Georgia to New York and Florida to Wisconsin, thousands across the country and U.S. Virgin Islands wear the bracelets Takari Tatum designed to raise awareness about the importance of mental health. He even passed out his bracelets to state representatives at the Georgia State Capitol Building.

DeKalb County Youth Commission Seeking Applicants

By Press release submission | Aug 16, 2022

The DeKalb County Human Services Department Office of Youth Services is currently accepting applications for the 2022-2023 DeKalb County Youth Commission.

Office of Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson Selected to Host Mandela Washington Fellow

By Press release submission | Aug 16, 2022

Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson is proud to announce that her office has been selected to host Ruth Abunaw Arrengang, a Fellow from Cameroon in the Professional Development Experience (PDE) component of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders from July 21 to Aug. 17, 2022, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

Capital Projects Open House

By Press release submission | Aug 16, 2022

Capital Projects Open House

AAHOA Launches ElevateHER Women’s Initiative to Highlight and Support Women Hoteliers and Leaders in the Industry

By Press release submission | Aug 15, 2022

AAHOA, the nation’s largest hotel owners association, with nearly 20,000 members who own 60% of the hotels in the United States, announced today the launch of ElevateHER, an initiative aimed at elevating, educating, and empowering the women hoteliers of AAHOA and across the industry.

Value of Construction and Materials company GMS Inc. (GMS:NYQ) based in Tucker fell 98.3% in week ending Aug. 13

By DeKalb GA News | Aug 14, 2022

Williams Industrial Services Group Inc. (WLMS:ASQ) was the highest Construction and Materials company headquartered in Georgia on Aug. 11.

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DeKalb GA News area weekly mass times

By DeKalb GA News | Aug 13, 2022

The following parishes in the DeKalb GA News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

Interim Leadership Roles Announced for Administration and Finance

By Press release submission | Aug 12, 2022

Following the news of Kelly Fox’s departure from Georgia Tech as executive vice president for Administration and Finance (A&F), President Ángel Cabrera is appointing two new interim leadership positions until a permanent replacement is selected.

Congressman Johnson: With Landmark Veteran Benefits Bill, Democrats Put People over Politics

By Press release submission | Aug 12, 2022

Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) celebrated the Senate’s passage of historic legislation expanding access to care for Georgia veterans exposed to toxic substances in the line of duty.

Faculty Friday Spotlight: August 2022

By Press release submission | Aug 11, 2022

Professor of classics and director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Megan O. Drinkwater’s work on Ovid’s “Heroides” will be published by the University of Wisconsin Press at the end of summer 2022. Drinkwater illustrates how Ovid used innovations of literary form to articulate an expression of the crisis of civic identity in Rome at a time of extreme and permanent political change.

Hinson-Smith named CEO of Emory Rehabilitation Hospital

By Press release submission | Aug 11, 2022

After a nationwide search, Renee Hinson-Smith has been appointed chief executive officer of Emory Rehabilitation Hospital, a 66-bed rehabilitation facility located on Clifton Road in Atlanta that provides comprehensive medical rehabilitation.

Dunwoody begins Front Yard Tree Planting Program

By Press release submission | Aug 10, 2022

The City of Dunwoody is joining the Trees Atlanta Front Yard Tree Planting Program with the goal of planting up to 40 shade trees in front yards across Dunwoody. Dunwoody property owners interested in being part of the program must submit an online application using this link: www.dunwoodyga.gov/frontyardtree. Trees will be allotted on a first-come, first-served basis.