3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (622+ words) ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Students at Alpharetta High School are petitioning to have Flock Safety cameras removed from campus, saying the cameras infringe on their privacy. Flock cameras are installed outside every entrance to the school, capturing footage of each car that…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (654+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Norcross leaders and officials from around Gwinnett County officially cut the ribbon on Sept. 1 at the new Norcross Public Safety Building on Buford Highway, celebrating the most expensive project in city history. The roughly $27 million…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (207+ words) Following reports of officer abuse, Flock introduces mandatory audit assistance and shorter data retention periods....

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (252+ words) Forsyth County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Pittman directs traffic. FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved a new digital warrant system for law enforcement officers as the county looks increasingly toward technology to increase efficiency. At an Aug....

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (261+ words) DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Lorraine Cochran-Johnson has named Melvin K. Carter as chief of DeKalb County Fire Rescue, promoting a 26-year department veteran and lifelong county resident to lead the agency. Carter has more than two decades of fire service…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (353+ words) For six consecutive years, Dunwoody has welcomed teenagers into the week-long Teen Police Academy. We accept letters to the editor. Letters to the editor are opinions of the authors of the letter, not Appenmedia.com. Everyone has an equal opportunity…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (157+ words) The Sandy Springs Police Department has introduced its newest member, and this one has four paws. The department welcomed Skye, a young Labrador Retriever, who will become the agency's first Community Canine supporting its Victim Advocacy Program. Through a partnership…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (491+ words) Elected officials and staff stand beside Mayor Mary Robichaux, center, as she cuts the ribbon on Roswell’s new Public Safety Headquarters June 24 at 1080 Holcomb Bridge Road. ROSWELL, Ga. — City officials cut the ribbon on Roswell’s new public safety headquarters June…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (516+ words) Residents in Old Fourth Ward and Sweet Auburn are asking the Atlanta City Council to take action due to an increase in shootings on Edgewood Avenue. Since an Edgewood Corridor Public Safety Task Force report came out in December 2025, four…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (889+ words) Key points:• The Alpharetta Detention Center will house some Sandy Springs inmates due to the Smyrna Municipal Jail’s closure and the Fulton County Jail’s intake restrictions.• Sandy Springs’ annual costs for inmate housing are expected to double.• The council also…...