Dyana Bagby

DeKalb County officials celebrated the reopening of the Cedar Grove Bridge in south DeKalb.

An aerial rendering with stand-in stores shows what the renovations of Belvedere Plaza are expected to look like.

Jolene Jolene is on Hosea L. Williams Drive in Kirkwood. Founder Chelsea Fishman built the concept through years of pop-up events before opening the brick-and-mortar location this summer.

A memorial plaque was unveiled Aug. 7 that honors David Rose, a DeKalb County police officer who died after responding to a shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention one year ago.

Dozens of aspiring young chefs fired up grills and smokers at the second annual Youth Pitmaster Competition Aug. 1 to compete for cash prizes and the title of DeKalb County's Best Youth Pitmaster. Held on the backfields of Midway Recreation Center in Belvedere Park in south DeKalb, the event was a partnership between DeKalb County Commissioner Ted Terry and the county’s Office of Youth Services.

The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners will consider extending a pause on accepting applications for stores that sell sexual devices at its Tuesday, Aug. 11 meeting.

The city of Decatur will host a public meeting Thursday, Aug. 13, to update residents about stormwater improvements planned for the Great Lakes neighborhood surrounding Waddell Park.

Early voting begins Saturday, Aug. 15, in the special election runoff to fill the U.S. House seat for Georgia’s 13th Congressional District through the end of the year. David Scott, who held the post for 23 years, died in April. He was 80.

The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners listen to public comments at their Aug. 11 meeting.

An aerial view of Shadowbox Studios on Constitution Road in south DeKalb.