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Stabilized neighborhoods and affordable housing are goals of Officer Next Door program

Public safety employees and members of various homeowner associations flank DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis as he announces the Officer Next Door Program. Photo by Robert Naddra
Theresa Walker would gladly trade squatters who have frequented the house next door to hers for a DeKalb County Public Safety officer. With the county’s new Officer Next Door program, that scenario could become a reality soon. The program, announce...

Man charged in accident that killed three people

The driver who DeKalb Police believe caused a fatal crash on Stone Mountain Freeway on Oct. 13, has been charged with three counts of vehicular homicide in the second degree and with improper lane change. All charges are misdemeanors. James Miles, 55...

Stabbing investigation leads to SWAT standoff

Police capture barricaded man, take him to hospital A three-hour standoff in a DeKalb County apartment complex ended with SWAT teams and tear gas on Oct. 19, police said. Police arrived at Eagles Run Apartments on Bouldercrest Road in Atlanta in resp...

Sopo gets bikes on the road again

Steve Goode has a slight problem. A bent tire, the result of a sharp run-in with a curb, must be replaced. “I’ll need a decent socket; I’ll see what spares are on the shelf,” he said with the authoritative surety of an experienced mechanic, b...

No mad rush for H1N1 vaccine

One of the two H1N1 flu vaccines is readily available in DeKalb County, however, folks aren’t converging en masse on health clinics for it. Some 4,000 doses of the nasal spray known as live attenuated influenza vaccine for H1N1 flu (also known as s...

DeKalb Sports Highlights

FOOTBALL Stephenson 20, ML King 0: Raymond Sanders rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown for the Jaguars (7-0, 4-0 Region 2-AAAAA). Jordan Tarver went 6-for-7 for 109 yards and a touchdown. The defense, led by Michael Thornton, sacks ML King quarterba...

Spingola always reliable for Marist

There is no herky-jerky motion, no distracting grunts and no scowl to distract batters. Lori Spingola doesn’t need all that. Instead, what opposing batters see are the same complacent face and the same fluid motion pitch after pitch. Most of the ti...

Panthers eagerly await remaining region games

Buck Godfrey doesn’t cringe when he looks at Southwest DeKalb’s remaining schedule. Jockeying for position in one of the toughest regions in the state (6-AAAA), the Panthers close the regular season with Marist, Tucker and Stone Mountain. In all ...

Chillin’ in relaxed luxury at the Lansdowne Resort

For a recent exploration of northern Virginia’s wineries, I needed a place to stay. A quick online check indicated that the Lansdowne Resort is in the heart of wine country, and it is a property brimming with amenities. They agreed to host me, and...

Around the World in 80 Days an evening of nonstop humor, intrigue and romance

Going around the world in fewer than 80 days is no trick today, but in 1872–before the invention of the airplane–it took a bit of ingenuity and a great deal of luck. That’s the central plot challenge in the play Around the World in 80 Days, now...