Carson to speak at GOP event in Buckhead The Fulton County Republican Party will host its spring reception and dinner, An Evening with Dr. Ben Carson, April 25 at 6 p.m. at the Westin hotel, 3391 Peachtree Road, Buckhead. Carson, a renown...
Davis wins Brookhaven's mayoral race in landslide Brookhaven voters have elected J. Max Davis as the newly-formed city’s first mayor.
“It feels great,” Davis said of winning the race for mayor in Tuesday’s runoff election. “It was a hard fought ra...
New city council to begin work Dec. 17 Tuesday’s Brookhaven city council runoff election was marked by big winners, with most races being settled by large margins.
In District 1, Rebecca Williams won with 65 percent of the vote. Bates ...
Brookhaven elects first mayor and council *updated at 9:34 p.m.*
With all precincts reporting, Brookhaven voters have chosen their new and first city leadership from the runoff election: Mayor J. Max Davis, District 1 City Councilmember Re...
Nearly 5,000 Brookhaven voters cast ballots at polls Brookhaven residents await the results of the city’s runoff elections as voting precincts have officially closed as of 7 p.m.
The DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections saw a low turnou...
Brookhaven mayor, council to be decided Tuesday Brookhaven residents will once again have a chance to vote on a new mayor and three city councilmembers for the newly-created municipality Tuesday.
In the mayoral race, J. Max Davis, who garnered ...
Mayoral runoff campaigns begin in Brookhaven The new city of Brookhaven will have one more election this year Dec. 4 to once again vote for its inaugural mayor. With the Nov. 6 election resulting in a runoff, J. Max Davis and Sandy Murray wil...
Few new faces in state legislature for DeKalb County With the culmination of the general election last Tuesday, many of the incumbents holding offices in DeKalb County were able to retain their seats for the next term.
Beginning with the county commi...
Charter schools amendment passes With all but one Georgia county completing voter reports, the majority of voters have cast their ballots in favor of the statewide charter school Constitutional amendment.
On the ballot voters were...
Three council races head to runoff election in Brookhaven With all precincts reporting for Brookhaven, three city council seats will go to a runoff Dec. 4, while Jim Eyre took the District 2 seat with 54.6 percent of the vote.
In District 1, Rebecca Chas...
Brookhaven mayoral race heads to runoff Brookhaven residents will be waiting until the Dec. 4 runoff election to find out who will be the first mayor of the newly established city.
Tuesday night’s election results from Brookhaven’s 12 pr...
More than 60,000 DeKalb voters cast ballots UPDATE: DeKalb County polls are officially closed as of 7 p.m.
Polling locations across the county have reported at least 61,486 voters had cast their ballot today as of 4 p.m.
“[Precinct manager...
Voter turnout reminiscent of 2008 County board of elections offi-cials do not anticipate a surge in voter turnout numbers in compari-son to 2008.
Voters turned out in droves after polls opened at 7 a.m. despite inclement weather.
D...
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Bobby Tedder btedder@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Column: Ten reasons to vote ‘no’ on charter school amendment The charter school amendment will be decided on Nov. 6. If it doesn’t pass, it will be the greatest upset since David conked Goliath with a rock. Give me the money that has been made available to ...
Column: Charter schools give students opportunities As a mother of four children currently enrolled in or graduates of Fulton County Schools, I care deeply about public education in my community and Georgia. I know public education changes lives by...
Thousands cast ballots during early voting DeKalb County residents have until Friday to vote in advance of Election Day.
Six polling sites are open through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Once early voting ends, voters must wait until Tuesday ...
Column: Charter school amendment more about ‘how’ than ‘what’ District 54 Rep. Edward Lindsey, R-Atlanta, majority whip in the Georgia House of Representatives, says he finds himself bordering between “amused and disturbed” by opponents of the charter school...
Column: Pro-charter amendment forces trying to bully foes If the pro-charter amendment people are trying to win friends and influence voters to pass the measure in November, they have picked a bad way to do it. Attorney Glenn Delk and proponents are clea...
District 2 city council candidates sound off on the issues The Neighbor asked the District 2 candidates for Brookhaven City Council a few questions about why they decided to run for office and what their top priorities are for the newly-created municipalit...
September 19, 2012 10:43 AM | 0 | 16 |
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LaTria Garnigan lgarnigan@neighbornewspapers.com Neighbor Newspapers
Column: Charter amendment advocates present their case District 54 Rep. Edward Lindsey, R-Atlanta majority whip of the Georgia House of Representatives, asked me if I would talk to the proponents of the upcoming constitutional amendment on charter scho...
Candidates for Brookhaven's first mayor sound off on issues The Neighbor asked the mayoral candidates for Brookhaven, a few questions about why they decided to run for office and what their top priorities are for the newly-created city. Below are their answ...
September 06, 2012 03:44 PM | 0 | 16 |
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LaTria Garnigan lgarnigan@neighbornewspapers.com Neighbor Newspapers
Mayor, council candidates set City-in-waiting Brookhaven’s prospective leaders have come to the fore.
Qualifying for the mayoral and city council seats up for grabs for the Nov. 6 special election ended last week.
And, with th...
August 23, 2012 12:04 PM | 0 | 19 |
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Bobby Tedder btedder@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
DeKalb County school board candidates prepare for runoffs Two DeKalb County Board of Education races remain undecided.
Voters will take to the polls Aug. 21 for a pair of runoff elections. The respective ballot counts will determine whether an incumbent h...
August 15, 2012 08:52 AM | 1 | 21 |
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Bobby Tedder btedder@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
(UPDATED) Voters approve Brookhaven cityhood DeKalb County is set to welcome Brookhaven as its newest city, provided the unofficial Election Day figures stand.
After months of intense debate about cityhood, voters there took to the polls to s...
August 01, 2012 01:33 AM | 0 | 24 |
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Bobby Tedder btedder@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
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