The DeKalb County Board of Education is in the process of revising a series of policies that address the kind of corruption that led to indictment of its superintendent and construction chief last month. The board’s budget committee discussed the c...

The baby fat and about 15 pounds are gone. So is the annoying nickname. Tony Parker isn’t the same person or basketball player he was four months ago as a member of the Miller Grove Class AAAA state championship basketball team. Instead, the rising...

The frozen ground on King George Island, off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, has crunched beneath her running shoes. A 12-mile stretch of the Great Wall of China has allowed her a vantage point of indescribable beauty. Her journey has been observ...

Nashville offers great music, history and much more for families I was primed for a short getaway recently. Nashville seemed like an obvious and long-overdue choice for my family of music lovers.  From the vibrant and eclectic historic downtown area...

The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners managed June 22 to save two recreation centers scheduled for closure while restoring some money to the county’s panicked justice system as it considers midyear reductions to its 2010 budget. And the board di...

DeKalb County officials are urging residents to honor the memory of 4-year-old Marquel Peters and refrain from celebratory gunfire over the Fourth of July holiday and on New Year’s Eve. William Miller, DeKalb’s director of public safety, said Mar...

Temperatures soared into the 90s Saturday, yet the Chamblee Farmers Market enjoyed a well-attended debut. Live music, chef demonstrations and raffle tickets helped kick off the event in the city’s Antiques Row district, which organizer The Chamblee...

The concept that good deeds should be acknowledged is at the heart of a new local effort to recognize police officers and community members who have gone above and beyond. The DeKalb County Police Alliance and The Champion Newspaper are partnering on...

Sometimes it’s about more than championships. A world-class education matters, too. James Vaughters believes there’s nothing wrong with having both.   The Tucker High School football standout officially committed to Stanford University on June 1...

On Sunday, July 4, America celebrates its 234th birthday and festivities all across the country will mark the occasion. Here in DeKalb County communities are finding their own ways to celebrate. Here are some of the events at which DeKalb folk...