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Four fire officials put on leave after fatal fire

Four DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department officers have been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation of a fire that killed an elderly Dunwoody woman. Acting Officer in Charge William Greene, Captain Tony L. Motes, Captain Sell Caldwe...

Officers investigated for handling of warrants against county commissioner

DeKalb County Police is investigating the way it handled an incident involving outstanding warrants against county commissioner Sharon Barnes-Sutton, county spokeswoman Sheila Edwards said. Barnes-Sutton was involved in a minor traffic accident on We...

Fund established for rebuilding of fire damaged Our Way Cafe

The popular Avondale Estates eatery Our Way Café suffered substantial damage from a fire that destroyed most of the back part of the establishment. Co-owned by Eva Marie Rosewall and Jody McFerren, Our Way was originally located in the former Towne ...

Federal program to pay for 200 locals to find ‘green’ jobs

Two hundred struggling DeKalb County residents could find themselves in new “green” jobs through a federal program. Goodwill Industries International will partner with DeKalb County to train south county residents for jobs in areas such as weathe...

Lewis chooses high school reporters for first interview about $15K raise

If you want to get DeKalb County schools chief Crawford Lewis’ defense of a recent $15,000 raise, looking in the local newspaper wouldn’t necessarily get you anywhere. Not unless you’re talking about Chamblee High School’s student newspaper. ...