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Two recreation centers on county chopping block

Mason Mill Recreation Center director Alice Bradford, white shirt, greets summer campers as they return from swimming at a nearby pool. Mason Mill is one of two DeKalb County centers that may close due to budget cuts. Photo by Freedom Murphy
Two recreation centers and a public pool are proposed to close in an effort to trim more than $1.5 million from the county’s parks and recreation budget. The county has suggested closing the Mason Mill center in Decatur and the Lucious Sanders cent...

Lithonia ‘leadership’ charter school prepares to open doors

Dr. Frankie Callaway
If you walk in through the wrong front door, it can take a few minutes to find the Leadership Preparatory Academy. It sits in the labyrinthine west wing of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, and even the charter school’s principal, Fr...

Publix to anchor development in Avondale Estates

The Peach State Federal Credit Union sits on land that is to become part of a 300,000-square-foot mixed-use development, which is expected to include a Publix grocery store and possibly other retail stores and condominiums. Photo by Robert Naddra
A mixed-use development that will be anchored by a 28,000-square-foot Publix grocery store is headed to Avondale Estates. Century Retail, a Florida-based developer, sent a letter to the city three weeks ago stating that the project was back on track....

New football coaches ready for the challenge

off berth last year for the first time in 20 seasons, but Byron McCall feels like he’s starting from scratch. A litany of challenges has confronted the Blue Devils’ new coach since his arrival a month ago from Lithia Springs High School. For star...