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Briarwood Park is receiving a makeover, with a new playground and pavilion area under construction. Chad Boles, leader of the Friends of Briarwood Park, said these two improvements are part…
May 1, 2013 / / Read More
The top brass of Brookhaven’s new police force have been sworn in and are working to hire more than 50 officers for the department by summer. Brookhaven Police Chief Gary…
April 24, 2013 / / Read More
A group of parents wants to turn Ashford Park Elementary School into a charter school. Advocates say becoming a charter school will allow more flexibility and autonomy from the school…
April 17, 2013 / / Read More
Reporter Newspapers staff writer Melissa Weinman on April 16 received an Award of Excellence from the Atlanta Press Club. Weinman received the Press Club’s first “Rising Star Award,” a distinction…
April 16, 2013 / / Read More
Ron Freeman has been named Brookhaven’s deputy chief of police. Freeman previously served as commander of the south precinct for the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, where he worked for 26…
April 15, 2013 / / Read More
DeKalb County has agreed to provide Brookhaven with $500,000 from federal grants toward inspecting and improving apartment buildings along Buford Highway. At the Brookhaven City Council’s work session April 9,…
April 10, 2013 / / Read More
The city of Brookhaven has placed a 90-day moratorium on development in the Brookhaven-Peachtree Overlay Zoning District. The moratorium, which took effect March 27, will last until June 25.…
April 3, 2013 / / Read More
Hiram Police Chief Gary Yandura, a 38-year veteran of law enforcement, will serve as Brookhaven’s first police chief. Yandura, who previously served as chief of police in College Park, was…
April 2, 2013 / / Read More
Brookhaven officials say they hope to hire the city’s first police chief by mid-April. City Manager Marie Garrett selected nine candidates to interview from the 98 law enforcement officers who…
March 29, 2013 / / Read More
Brookhaven City Council voted to adopt the city’s first ever budget March 26. The $16.4 budget will be adjusted several times throughout the year, said financial consultant Chris Pike. The…
March 26, 2013 / / Read More