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Metro Atlanta has a new agency that’s supposed to make transit smoother — so what’s it going to do?

November 26, 2018, 6:12 pm/0 Comments

“The whole idea of being county-specific is obsolete,” said Michael Thurmond, a board member of the new state-created transit authority that covers 13 counties, several transit operators and something around five million Georgians.

MARTA OKs Gwinnett deal, while DeKalb demands services

September 6, 2018, 7:42 pm/0 Comments

As MARTA and Gwinnett move toward a possible embrace, some in DeKalb are feeling jilted.

DeKalb CEO backtracks on saying MARTA nominee would be county’s first black female

July 5, 2018, 5:21 pm/2 Comments

DeKalb County’s CEO has stepped back from a statement that his nominee to MARTA’s board of directors would be the county’s first African American female to serve on the board – presuming her nomination is confirmed.

DeKalb CEO calls bill “strange” that would eliminate his job after his term

February 23, 2018, 11:41 am/0 Comments

By Maggie Lee The CEO of DeKalb County has called a plan to eventually eliminate the post he now holds “strange.” “It appears to be an attempt to controvert and nullify the will of the voters of DeKalb County,” said Michael Thurmond, speaking to reporters at the state Capitol on Thursday, just after he briefed […]