Atlanta Mission is under contract to buy a 15.5-acre Bankhead parcel and plans to reserve about eight acres for a homeless campus while converting the rest to affordable housing.

Fulton County DA Fani Willis told a judge that fee requests from Trump and co-defendants — roughly $17M — could strip her office’s budget and saddle taxpayers with the bill.

GBI testimony said modern DNA matched two profiles to the 2001 sexual‑assault kit; the defense raises chain‑of‑custody questions and an alibi.

The Decatur Library reopened after a weeklong closure with metal-detector screening and a DeKalb County officer posted at the rear entrance following a recent on-site shooting. New procedures aim to balance access with safety.

MARTA confirmed a Dec. 29 derailment after high winds toppled a tree onto the tracks; 118 riders were aboard and no one was hurt. The incident report appeared in the agency’s public records portal after a records request.

After public comment and several deferrals, DeKalb commissioners voted 4-3 to defeat a nonbinding resolution asking ICE to halt tactical enforcement in neighborhoods. The split highlighted a debate between symbolic protest and legal limits.

City invoices show Atlanta paid more than $2.8M to lawyers and consultants defending the Public Safety Training Center while opponents’ petitions remain uncounted.

A DeKalb driver pleaded guilty and received a 10-year sentence after a Feb. 24, 2024 crash in which vehicle data showed the SUV hit about 98 mph. The crash killed a Lakeside High School student and led to related indictments.