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Jury finds county guilty of race discrimination

A federal jury found DeKalb County, former CEO Vernon Jones and two other ex-officials guilty of discriminating against two White former Parks and Recreation Department managers based on race and awarded them $185,000 in damages on April 1. The jury ...

Undercover Boss: Stone Mountain Park hits primetime TV

Joel Manby, CEO of Herschend Entertainment, grew a beard and donned glasses to go undercover at several entertainment complexes including Stone Mountain Park.
Joel Manby is highly in favor of top executives going undercover in their companies. That’s just what he did for the television show Undercover Boss. The episode in which Manby, CEO of Herschend Family Entertainment–which manages Stone Mountain P...

Top-ranked Golden Lions not sitting back after 2009 state title

Junior Andrew Wolverton (from left), and seniors Nolan McKeever, Connor Jones and Stephen McGill are part of a strong nucleus that returns from St. Pius’ 2009 state championship team. Photo by Robert Naddra
At 9-0-1 with five shutouts, St. Pius has not softened since last season when it won its first state boys soccer championship in eight years. Just ask. “There’s not really any pressure,” said senior center/midfielder Connor Jones. “It’s mor...