54th Annual Tucker Road Race
This year marks the 54th year that the Road Race has taken place. The Tucker High School Band Parents are very proud to be sponsoring this event to raise funds for the 2009-2010 Tucker High School Band Program.
6:45 AM – Race packet pickup and race day registration begins in the Tucker [...]

Construction of the new Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library is underway.  The architectural firm is Leo A. Daly and the contractor is Hogan Construction Group LLC. The good news for Tucker residents is they appear to be making an effort to save a few of the larger trees that were on the lot.
The original library located [...]

For the past few years, the Annual Tucker Garden Tour organized by the Tucker Historical Society has been the highlight of late spring garden activities in our area and has been held in conjunction with the Georgia Hosta Society Cut Leaf Show and Sale. The GHS will hold its annual show on May 16th at [...]

UPDATE – April 4, 2009
Rita’s Water Ice in the Burns Corner shopping Center opened today at 12 noon. It was worth the wait. I meet one of the owners, Kim, a local resident and she was delightful. She said they are excited to be open in Tucker and to keep checking with them for special [...]

Local police raided Pufferbelly’s Salon on Lawrenceville Highway and arrested 14 people for alleged illegal gambling according to coverage by the AJC. The arrests at Pufferbelly’s are just one in a string of recent video gambling arrests police have made in the Tucker area within the last year.
Patrons of the Tucker bar were betting money [...]

With spring right around the corner the good news for both gardeners and home owners alike is the lessening of watering restrictions Tucker residents have faced since the drought started in 2006.
It was announced on March 3, 2009 that Dekalb County will now allow the use of ’soaker’ hoses for plants. The Department of [...]

UPDATE – Bogus Votes have been removed and the results are now official.
The Best of Tucker Polls have closed but are unfortunately skewed due to multiple votes by one IP address for one bar/restaurant all within fifteen minutes of each other.  I am currently removing these votes from the database and the OFFICIAL RESULTS [...]

The final upgrade of our local area libraries is scheduled to begin in March of 2009. The Embry Hills Branch of the Dekalb Library System will double in size allowing for a doubling of the current volumes stocked while also adding a 65 seat meeting room to the facility. The new building will [...]