Former DeKalb sheriff will oversee Stone Mountain’s small police department June 30, 2020 Atlanta Journal-Constitution DeKalb County’s longtime former sheriff is temporarily managing public safety operations in the small city of Stone Mountain.
In Stone Mountain, home to Confederate memorial, city encourages protests June 12, 2020 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Leaders of the small city sitting next to the world’s largest Confederate memorial, the site of recent protests against racism, say they “actively encourage peaceful protest in support of social justice.”
Stone Mountain city officials frustrated by parkgoers filing into village April 20, 2020 Atlanta Journal-Constitution City of Stone Mountain officials are calling on Stone Mountain Park to shut down some of its entrances over worries that parkgoers are crowding city streets during the coronavirus pandemic.
City of Stone Mountain closes city hall, cancels meetings March 18, 2020 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Stone Mountain Mayor Patricia Wheeler announced recently that City Hall will be closed to in-person, public access starting Tuesday, March 17 , 2020 for at least two weeks - through March 30 - as a coronavirus protection.