Cara Schroeder News Today

Residents erupted in cheers on June 12 as the Tucker City Council voted 6-0 to pass an ordinance protecting against “unlawful discrimination” from businesses and organizations. 

Tucker is putting together its budget for Fiscal Year 2024, and the city intends to spend $9.6 million less next fiscal year, but there's some nuance in those numbers.

Several events are happening this week in and around DeKalb County, including Election Day for the runoff elections, various holiday activities, and Cooke Noontime Chamber Music Concert Series performance at Emory University. A couple local government meetings are also scheduled for this week.

This year's runoff elections will take place on Nov. 30. Runoff elections occur when no candidate in a race receives more than 50% of the votes cast. The race for Atlanta's next mayor isn't the only contest headed to a runoff, as there are several other mayoral, city council and school board elections across the

Several events are happening this week in and around DeKalb County, including early voting for the runoff elections, a food and toiletry drive hosted by the Decatur Youth Council and performances at 37 Main. A couple local government meetings are also scheduled for this week.