John Ruch, Author at Reporter Newspapers

DeKalb offers $125K in pandemic relief grants through Dunwoody’s Spruill Center for the Arts

Posted by John Ruch | Oct 21, 2020

DeKalb County arts professionals and nonprofit organizations can apply for up to $20,000 in pandemic emergency relief grants offered through Dunwoody’s Spruill Center for the Arts. The $125,000 grant program...

City of Brookhaven pays off all overdue Georgia Power bills for residents, businesses

Posted by John Ruch | Oct 21, 2020

The city of Brookhaven says it has paid off overdue electric bills of more than 2,500 residents and businesses with over $777,000 in federal pandemic relief funds. The credit was...

Buckhead kidnapping-robbery suspect may have committed Sandy Springs crime; police release sketch

Posted by John Ruch | Oct 21, 2020

The Atlanta Police Department has issued a sketch of a suspect in two Buckhead kidnappings and robberies who may also be responsible for a similar incident in Sandy Springs. Two...

Atlanta City Council to consider short-term rental registration; passes ‘party house’ ban

Posted by John Ruch | Oct 21, 2020

The Atlanta City Council will consider establishing a system to register and tax short-term home rentals via legislation filed Oct. 19, the same day the council approved a ban on...

Oct. 20 Atlanta/Sandy Springs COVID-19 report: 295 more diagnoses; 14-day trend rises

Posted by John Ruch | Oct 20, 2020

The cities of Atlanta and Sandy Springs together saw 295 new COVID-19 diagnoses between Oct. 16 and Oct. 20 update reports from the Fulton County Board of Health. The number...