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The Atlanta Braves exercised team options Thursday on Ronald Acuña Jr. ($17 million for 2028) and Ozzie Albies ($7 million for 2027), keeping both players under their 2019 long-term contracts after seasons with 20 and 22 homers respectively.

Neighbors released interactive maps to help families plan trick-or-treating for today and Halloween weekend, including an East Atlanta Google Map showing decorated houses and candy stops (free to use), while Nextdoor and Visit Decatur list welcoming homes, local events, and safety tips.

Onyeka Okongwu scored 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Hawks beat the Cavaliers 114-111 Thursday night in Atlanta, snapping a three-game skid; Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 25, and Atlanta visits New Orleans on Saturday.

Goodwill of North Georgia opened a 43,000 sqft Doraville Store and Career Center earlier in October (on Buford Highway) that pairs a full retail store with a no-cost career center and the nonprofit's first GoodBIZ Market for local micro-entrepreneurs.

The location created about 36 jobs and will offer training in supply chain, construction, and phlebotomy.

Barred Business, led by Bridgette Bri Simpson, is helping justice-impacted residents in DeKalb County with voter education, jobs, IDs, housing, and its S.T.A.B.L.E. reentry program for women, and is pushing for county anti-discrimination protections based on criminal history.

Ernie Johnson Jr., 70, announced Wednesday he will step away as host of Inside the NBA after this season, ending his 37-year run on the studio show and citing health and family, and he said he will continue hosting March Madness and other TNT and CBS projects.

Dunwoody spoiled Decatur’s homecoming with a 45-24 regional win on Oct.

23 at Decatur High School as RB Bradley Stephens rushed for 316 yards and four touchdowns and added 96 receiving yards, totaling 400+ yards for the night.

DeKalb County Animal Control confirmed two animals tested positive for rabies on Oct.

15 (a dead bat in the Echo Cliff Court area) and on Oct. 16 (a dead raccoon on Meadow Rock Drive); officials urge residents to keep pets’ rabies shots current and to call 404-294-2996 to report bites.