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Byline: Mark Woolsey, Johnny Edwards, Patrick Fox, D. Aileen Dodd, Andria Simmons The Canton City Council approved a revised city charter Thursday night, the product of almost two years' work [...]

Byline: Patrick Fox, D. Aileen Dodd, Janel Davis Roswell City Council Monday. Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St. Action: The City Council voted 5-1 to establish a hybrid 'form-based' zoning [...]

Byline: Mark Woolsey, Johnny Edwards, Jeffry Scott, D. Aileen Dodd It's official: Woodstock's planned 6,500-seat concert and event venue will be dubbed Northside Hospital-Cherokee Amphitheater. The City Council voted unanimously [...]

Byline: Mark Woolsey, Alexis Stevens, Mike Morris, D. Aileen Dodd, Nancy Badertscher Canton residents and visitors may soon be able to imbibe alcohol more freely at downtown festivals. The City [...]

Byline: Tucker McQueen, Patrick Fox, David Wickert, D. Aileen DoddMarietta City CouncilWednesday, Marietta City Hall, 205 Lawrence St.Action: The council approved plans that will restart a redevelopment project on Manget [...]

Byline: Patrick Fox, Kenneth Musisi, D. Aileen Dodd Amid a standing-room-only crowd Monday night, the Johns Creek City Council voted to deny a request by Racetrac Petroleum to build a [...]

Byline: Patrick Fox, D. Aileen Dodd Power outage closes Johns Creek City Hall A power outage shut down Johns Creek City Hall, which led to the cancellation of Monday's City [...]

Byline: Andria Simmons, Nancy Badertscher, D. Aileen Dodd, Johnny Edwards Milton residents can weigh in on parks plan Two public meetings will kick off Milton's Parks and Recreation planning process [...]

Byline: Patrick Fox, Mike Morris, Johnny Edwards, D. Aileen Dodd The Roswell City Council approved an appeal by Fellowship Christian School to install lights and a sound system at its [...]

Byline: Joel Anderson, Andria Simmons, David Wickert, Nancy Badertscher, D. Aileen Dodd Duluth was recently honored with a Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Award for its efforts to make the city more [...]

Byline: Joel Anderson, D. Aileen Dodd Snellville council member Barbara Bender, who has announced her intentions to run for mayor, resigned Monday as part of a city law requiring members [...]

Byline: Patrick Fox, Johnny Edwards, David Wickert, D. Aileen Dodd Alpharetta City Council Monday, Alpharetta City Hall, 2 S. Main St., Alpharetta Action: The City Council unanimously approved the first [...]

Byline: Carolyn Cunningham, D. Aileen Dodd, April Hunt, Jaime Sarrio, Laurie Hoffman, Johnny Edwards COBB Powder Springs sets Nov. 8 elections Qualifying has been set for Aug. 30 to Sept. [...]

Byline: David Wickert, Andria Simmons, D. Aileen Dodd Lawrenceville residents will decide in November whether to allow stores to sell alcohol on Sundays. The Lawrenceville City Council, by a 3-1 [...]

Byline: Steve Visser, D. Aileen Dodd, Andria Simmons ATLANTA Mayor's veto of judge cuts withstands vote The Atlanta City Council on Monday failed to override Mayor Kasim Reed's veto of [...]

Byline: Ernie Suggs, Johnny Edwards, D. Aileen Dodd Council votes to scale back number of judges The Atlanta City Council voted 9-5 on Monday to not fill two judgeship vacancies [...]

Byline: Patrick Fox, D. Aileen Dodd, Christopher Quinn, Nancy Badertscher Roswell Mayor Jere Wood, who last year threatened to veto the City Council's 2011 budget, is blasting the Council's vote [...]

Byline: Kathy Jefcoats, Johnny Edwards, D. Aileen Dodd, Jill Howard Church, Tammy Joyner The McDonough City Council approved special-use permits Monday night for a tattoo studio and a church. Karmic [...]

ATLANTA Mayor vetoes boost in court operations Mayor Shirley Franklin has vetoed City Council legislation that would add $55,000 to the city's court operations salary account. Franklin wrote in a [...]

The city of Snellville is on its way to becoming the retirement capital of Gwinnett County. The Snellville City Council on Monday unanimously approved a controversial rezoning proposal to allow [...]

Lilburn's first city manager, Tom Combiths, has resigned suddenly after eight years on the job. City officials on Wednesday said Combiths left for 'personal reasons.' Combiths said he was leaving [...]

To give residents time to comment, the Snellville City Council postponed the second reading of an ordinance that would establish a fund for a proposed storm water utility program. The [...]

Get ready, happy-hour revelers. Loganville has opened the door for its hospitality establishments to serve real liquor in the mixed drinks on the menu. No Sunday sales are allowed, however. [...]

Mayor Jerry Oberholtzer announced Monday that he would temporarily run Snellville in the absence of a city manager. The contract of Snellville's interim city manager, Jim Brooks, who was hired [...]

Visitors to City Hall in Lilburn can now enter the building through the front door as construction on the facade nears completion. The face-lift at the entrance of the Calvin [...]

The Snellville City Council voted to approve the rezoning and annexation of 15-acres of property on Tree Lane Road for a controversial seniors-only community. The Orchards development, which has been [...]

The proposed ordinance finally allowing the sale of hard liquor-by-the-drink in Loganville has been written to include a fee hike for establishments that serve beer and wine. A divided Loganville [...]

A period of civility on the Snellville City Council ended dramatically this week when Mayor Jerry Oberholtzer walked out of a meeting in protest of his opposition. The gloves are [...]

Snellville municipal employees will observe the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Monday, even though the City Council has not passed a budget amendment to fund the day off. Snellville [...]

Sanitation services, hiring new police officers and giving non-emergency employees time off for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday are just a few of the things being discussed by Snellville [...]

When motorists cross the gateway to Grayson, the City Council has plans to welcome them in a big way. Grayson has been awarded a $368,000 grant from the Georgia Department [...]

Outgoing mayor Lillian H. Webb graciously stepped down from the City Council dais Monday to take a seat in the audience signifying the end of a political era in Norcross. [...]

Grayson on Monday became the 14th and final municipality in Gwinnett to agree to shut down City Hall in recognition of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday. The [...]

Grayson on Monday became the 14th and final municipality in Gwinnett to agree to shut down City Hall in recognition of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday. The [...]

Lilburn on Monday became the 13th municipality in Gwinnett County to agree to shut down City Hall to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The Lilburn City Council voted [...]

Lilburn on Monday became the 13th municipality in Gwinnett County to agree to shut down City Hall to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The Lilburn City Council voted [...]

The national observance of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday soon may be recognized by every city in Gwinnett County in 2008. The last three hold-outs --- Lilburn, Lawrenceville [...]

Snellville City Council is launching a national search to find a savvy new top administrator who can increase the city's profile in metro Atlanta. Two head-hunting firms that specialize in [...]

The Snellville City Council on Monday postponed a hearing on the zoning request of a controversial senior citizens development. Discussion of the rezoning request of the Orchards Development, a 55-and-over [...]

The Snellville City Council on Monday unanimously agreed to celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday as an official holiday. Monday's decision will make Snellville the 11th city in [...]

The dinner crowd in Loganville has already begun to ask for cocktails with their fajitas. But Gus Lolakis, the managing partner of the neighborhood Chili's Grill & Bar on Atlanta [...]

In Loganville, you won't find City Council candidates shaking hands and kissing babies in an attempt to win votes before Election Day. With no competition at the polls, their race [...]

Two candidates familiar to Suwanee residents have qualified for the mayor's job. Former City Council member Dave Williams will face Tom McConnell, who led a recent fight against a Smithtown [...]

The Snellville City Council has agreed to keep interim City Manager Jim Brooks on the job a little longer. Brooks' contract was extended through Feb. 13 by a unanimous vote [...]

The Snellville City Council has nixed a developer's plan to build a new residential community for seniors in the city. The council voted 4-2 this week to deny a zoning [...]

Got a problem with a pothole or an irksome neighbor who parks a junk car on the lawn? If you live in Snellville, you don't have to wait for a [...]

Attention gang-bangers and wannabes: Your pranks and illegal business enterprises could now get you evicted from Norcross. The city has joined Lawrenceville and Snellville in adopting an official ordinance to [...]

Attention gang-bangers and wannabes: Your pranks and illegal business enterprises could now get you evicted from Norcross. The city has joined Lawrenceville and Snellville in adopting an official ordinance to [...]

If a tree falls in a Norcross backyard, will City Hall hear it? Maybe. But at least now a homeowner won't have to draw up a landscape plan just to [...]

If a tree falls in a Norcross backyard, will City Hall hear it? Maybe. But at least now a homeowner won't have to draw up a landscape plan just to [...]