Archive for February 2010

Superintendent steps down from job for now as construction investigation widens

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By Jonathan Cribbs
February 26, 2010
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DeKalb County schools chief Crawford Lewis temporarily stepped down from his job Feb. 25 after local law enforcement officials raided his home and district offices – the most recent development in a months-long investigation into the district’s c...

Police raid superintendent’s home, offices in construction investigation

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By Jonathan Cribbs
February 25, 2010
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Superintendent Crawford Lewis

DeKalb County law enforcement officials raided the home of school district Superintendent Crawford Lewis and several district offices Feb. 25 in search of documents related to a months-long investigation in alleged construction contract tampering. It...

State basketball tournament scores (First round)

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By Robert Naddra
February 25, 2010
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State basketball playoffs, first round (Games played Feb. 26-27) BOYS Class AAAAA Johnson Savannah 70, Redan 50 Groves 71, M.L. King 60 Stephenson 50, Windsor Forest 41 Class AAAA Hiram 91, Marist 80 Miller Grove 54, Sprayberry 33 Chamblee 71, Sequoy...

Controversial billboards link abortion, race

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By Website Administrator
February 25, 2010
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Billboards such as this one on Fayetteville Road near Glenwood Road in Decatur’s East Lake area have stirred nationwide controversy. Photo by Kathy Mitchell

by Errin Haines ATLANTA (AP) The message on dozens of billboards across Atlanta is provocative: Black children are an “endangered species.” The eyebrow-raising ads featuring a young Black child are an effort by the anti-abortion movement to use r...

Memorial ceremonies planned for former Stone Mountain mayor

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By Website Administrator
February 25, 2010
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Charles “Chuck” Burris. Photo by Maggie Steber

Two ceremonies are planned in March to memorialize a former mayor of Stone Mountain who died last year. Charles “Chuck” Burris, the first African-American mayor of Stone Mountain, passed away in Annapolis, Md., on Feb. 12, 2009, after complicatio...

Officer of the Year:Attention to detail helps Maldonado make an impact in Dunwoody

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By Robert Naddra
February 25, 2010
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Jesus Maldonado was voted Officer of the Year for 2009 for the Dunwoody Police Department. Photo by Robert Naddra

Jesus Maldonado is a stickler for details. Names, physical descriptions, crimes a person may have committed–they all go in a little spiral notebook the 27-year-old Dunwoody Police officer keeps in his patrol car. That notebook, a keen eye and an ab...

Expert to give free seminar on starting business

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By Jonathan Cribbs
February 25, 2010
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Bob Thiele remembers one proposal in particular from about two years ago. Someone wanted to start a daycare center specifically for 3 year olds and younger. Why? Because they wanted to work only with toddlers. After some research, Thiele sat them dow...

School district to lay off 148 district employees following $88M deficit

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By Jonathan Cribbs
February 24, 2010
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School district to lay off 148 district employees following $88M deficit Teachers spared from cuts The DeKalb County School System will lay off 148 employees to manage a ballooning $88 million budget deficit for next year, Superintendent Crawford ...

Residents to vote on mayor’s future in Doraville

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By Jonathan Cribbs
February 24, 2010
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Doraville Mayor Ray Jenkins initiated the first steps this month toward asking voters whether they want to hire a city manager and decrease the mayor’s power. Photo by Jonathan Cribbs

Mayor Ray Jenkins’ days as top banana in Doraville may be numbered. The City Council voted Feb. 16 to ask residents in November whether Doraville should hire a city manager and significantly diminish the responsibility and power of the mayor’s of...

Are these folks obsessed with facebook?

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By Gale Horton Gay
February 24, 2010
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They share top-of-mind thoughts and silly comments about what’s on TV or the radio. They express their views on politics and give advice about anything and everything. Often they drop a line just to say good morning, good night or to tell their fri...

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