East Point News
The Fulton County Library System has announced the grand re-opening of the newly renovated East Point Library, located at 2757 Main Street in East Point, which will take place on May 28 at 10:30 a.m. The celebration will include a program in the library’s new community meeting room, a ribbon…
A popular summer concert series is returning to East Point. Known as “Wednesday Wind Down In The Point,” the series will host a superstar R&B lineup. This year’s kick-off event is on May 22 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Downtown Commons, located at 2757 East Point Street. Admission is fre…
The city of East Point recently won a lawsuit battle that has been going on for three years against a group of residents over electricity and billing in the city.
A journey that started 10 years ago for the city of East Point marked significant progress at the end of April with the opening of a 32,000 square foot city hall building.
Officials from the U.S. Small Business Administration and the mayor of East Point, Georgia have signed a Strategic Alliance Memorandum, officially launching their partnership.
East Point residents will soon get the opportunity to view and comment on the 2020 city budget during open house meetings.
B+E, the first brokerage and technology platform for net lease real estate, recently announced that the Checkers restaurant located at 3169 Camp Creek Parkway in East Point is available in a sale-leaseback for $1.4 million.
A CVS in East Point is partnering with Wellstar Health System to host a community medication take back event. On April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the CVS located at 2907 Main Street will accept liquids and pills as well as used needles with no questions asked and no forms or IDs required. Pa…
An East Point firefighter is receiving accolades and donations after performing CPR to save an unconscious dog.
Gov. Brian Kemp announced that POP Displays, a leader in the display industry, will create 280 jobs and invest $7.9 million in a new manufacturing and distribution facility in East Point.
The city of East Point is promoting an active and healthy lifestyle during second year of its 90-day health initiative known as “The Healthy Point.” This initiative, championed by Mayor Deana Holiday Ingraham, aims to increase healthy lifestyle choices of East Point residents and create a mo…
A new facility promoting educational programs and a safe environment for visitors and youth to play soccer and ultimate frisbee is coming to East Point. The Georgia Soccer Development Foundation (GSDF) is teaming up with the City of East Point to host a groundbreaking ceremony for the new pa…
Fulton County Schools (FCS) has received a United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant to expand its fleet of propane-powered school buses. The $1.9 million awarded will help FCS replace an additional 85 diesel-powered buses with propane-powered school buses. With this EPA gran…
The Atlanta Community Food Bank recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to begin work on its new headquarters in East Point.
South Fulton County seniors who need help with their taxes can visit the the H.J.C. Bowden Senior Multipurpose Facility and the Harriet G. Darnell Senior Multipurpose Facility. AARP Tax Aid representatives will be at the facilities on the following dates to help with 1040 and 1040EZ returns:
East Point residents will soon have the opportunity to experience and understand police operations in the city through firsthand training.
South Fulton will join Fulton County, Georgia and the nation in celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Ph.D., whose 90th birthday anniversary is Jan. 15.
More than half a dozen traditional productions of the holiday classic ballet “The Nutcracker” abound in metro Atlanta, showing starry-eyed children a Christmas wonderland.
Technologists who get an inside look at WellStar Atlanta Medical Center South patients in East Point recently got their own spotlight.
One hundred years of love and joy are seen in the face of Lillian Matthews.
East Point is trying to determine if residents want a $15 million recreation and aquatic center in its westernmost Ward D and, if so, what it should include.
East Point City Councilman Joshua B. Butler IV, who served time in federal prison for fraud, may not be eligible to hold the Ward D at-large seat he won last year, according to Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard.
Youth from the East Point-based nonprofit Future Foundation recently pitched in to decorate the Atlanta Hawks’ newly renovated $192.5 million home, which hosts its first home game Oct. 24.
After nearly two decades of planning, East Point will soon break ground on Main Street safety and appearance enhancements.
In the time between Labor Day and Halloween, south Fulton cities offer opportunities to enjoy autumn weather, meet friends and shop outdoor markets for that perfect holiday gift.
East Point recently celebrated its new $13.5 million mixed-income, mixed-use apartment community, once the site of a used car lot.
Police departments across south Fulton celebrated the 35th annual National Night Out on Aug. 7 with meet-and-greets with first responders, displays of police cars and fire trucks, school supply giveaways and free refreshments.
Communities in south Fulton will participate in the 35th annual National Night Out event tonight starting at 5 p.m.
East Point and the Aerotropolis Atlanta Community Improvement Districts cut the ribbon Aug. 6 on a Camp Creek Marketplace roundabout.
A family, a nonprofit and a retail clothing company are building a new home in East Point’s River Park neighborhood over an eight-week period.
In south Fulton, cities are pairing with the Atlanta Regional Commission to improve business vitality and residents’ quality of life.
Plants have led to praise for East Point.
If all goes as planned, Fulton County students will receive updated sex-education and supplemental-health resources for the 2018-19 school year as a way to ensure the material presented to students is clear and concise across the district.
The Fulton County School System remains on the forefront of school nutrition and is being honored for it.
Paul D. West Middle School Principal Darrell L. Stephens, Ed. D., said the home of the Panthers made him feel at home his first year at the East Point school.
The city of East Point parks and recreation department plans to improve Connally Nature Park with help from the state of Georgia.
East Point Mayor Deana Holiday Ingraham said streets are safer and will become more so, with extra visual appeal.
An East Point man and three others have been sentenced after federal investigators uncovered a gun trafficking scheme they were involved in that utilized the “darknet,” an encrypted and mostly anonymous part of the internet, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
East Point City Councilwoman Stephanie Gordon has been named the volunteer of the year by Tri-Cities High School in East Point.
Spring cleaning is not just for closets; exercise plans may need dusting off as warmer weather invites outdoor activities.
Victoria McQueen, a sophomore at North Springs Charter High School in Sandy Springs, advanced to the next round of ABC's "American Idol" following the March 26 episode in which she performed during the show's Hollywood Week.
March 19, Victoria McQueen, a sophomore at North Springs Charter High School in Sandy Springs, auditioned for “American Idol” and won her golden ticket to Hollywood. One week later, March 26, she’ll be among the hopeful and talented contestants performing for the show’s Hollywood Week, airin…
March 19, Victoria McQueen, a sophomore at North Springs Charter High School in Sandy Springs, auditioned for “American Idol” and won her golden ticket to Hollywood. One week later, March 26, she’ll be among the hopeful and talented contestants performing for the show’s Hollywood Week, airin…
East Point is expanding and enhancing its fire rescue services with a state-of-the-art, multipurpose facility set to open in winter 2019.
Authorities in East Point are looking for clues in the death of a woman found behind a dumpster.
East Point has come a long way since October 2016 in cleaning up its bus stops, frequented by 20 percent of its 35,000 residents, according to grassroots nonprofit MARTA Army.
David J. LeValley, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Atlanta field office, is asking for the public’s help identifying the individuals responsible for eight business robberies in a little over two weeks in January.
Fulton County high school students may be able to take a class in personal finance and money management during the 2018-19 school year.
As cities across the metro Atlanta area and the U.S. did, starting last week, East Point and McDonough hosted events celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Ph.D.
By the spring of 2019, walkers, cyclists, skaters and strollers can blaze a new trail.
