On the first day of early voting for the Presidential Preference Primary and Special Election, 125 voters hit the polls in DeKalb County.

Voters wishing to avoid the lines on Election Day, set for March 6, have until March 2 to cast ballots at any of the early sites available throughout the county.

Now until March 2, residents can vote at Voter Registration & Elections' main office, including the Accessible-only Poll, 4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300, and at the Tucker Recreation Center, 4898 LaVista Road in Tucker.

DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis is inviting DeKalb job seekers to get on the “jobs bus.” 

The county has launched a Mobile Career Center as a way to take jobs and work readiness services to communities.

The mobile center, which supports the ONE DeKalb Works initiative, is rolling to various locations throughout DeKalb, assisting job seekers as well as employers.

Michael Smith is a track standout at his school.

He’s a rare breed because his school, DeKalb Early College Academy (DECA) in Stone Mountain, has no track team.

In fact, DECA offers no athletic programs of any kind. DECA offers college-preparatory classes to put high school students on a fast-track to college.

This month, Smith accepted a full scholarship with Clemson University on National Signing Day, becoming the first student to receive an athletic scholarship since DECA opened in 2006.

“Receiving this scholarship shows this student body and the county that you can attend a school like this one, focus on academics and compete in athletic outlets successfully,” said Smith, who ran year round with the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and Track Phi Track Elite Track Club to fill the athletic void not provided at DECA.