2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (180+ words) DeKalb County has announced that beginning Tuesday, July 14, through Thursday, July 30, the intersection of Peachtree Boulevard and Miller Drive will be closed on the northbound side of Peachtree Boulevard. From Peachtree Boulevard, motorists will need to detour to Malone Drive…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (535+ words) Dangerous heat is expected to continue across much of Georgia through the Fourth of July weekend, with heat advisories in effect for much of north and central Georgia and heat index values climbing into the triple digits. That means people…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (679+ words) In May, a sudden burst of rain in Atlanta snarled parts of the city. It also overwhelmed a wastewater tunnel on the Chattahoochee River, dumping untreated sewage into the waterway and killing thousands of fish. The river is still recovering....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (565+ words) Google will spend $1 million on conservation work in a watershed in South Georgia near one of its data centers. The donation, announced this week, is part of a $17 million commitment by Google to support seven waterway and infrastructure improvement projects…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (330+ words) The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper says drought, polluted runoff and sewage overflows contributed to a massive fish kill along at least 20 miles of the river last week. “All of these combined factors just made for the perfect storm and caused the massive…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (189+ words) The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Atlanta, specifically in the Downtown corridor, due to an internal power failure at the Hemphill Water Treatment Plant. This boil water…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (285+ words) No blood was shed, but it will go down as one of the longer conflicts in memory. Last week, Alabama finally raised a white flag after nearly four decades of legal battles with Georgia in one front of what came…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (198+ words) SUBSCRIBE: Our daily newsletter >> Some DeKalb County residents are without water after a water main break on Covington Highway. DeKalb County Watershed crews are currently repairing the 12-inch break in the water main near the intersection of Covington Highway and…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (278+ words) SUBSCRIBE: Our daily newsletter >> Another Bite at the Apple In response, local officials say that developers often deliver incomplete and poorly prepared plans, use unlicensed engineers, and change their plans mid-review. They also note that large corporate syndicates, dominating the…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (188+ words) A large water main break has washed out part of a DeKalb County road. All City of Decatur Schools have closed for the day and students at three DeKalb County Schools have been relocated. The 36-inch water main break happened…...