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Where do we grow from here?

For most of the past 25 years, the Sunbelt and Georgia have been the place for job growth and economic development.  For four consecutive years during the mid-1990s, metro Atlanta led the nation in job growth, housing starts, in-migration and corpor...

Living the dream: Family, community pulling for Ward to make NFL roster

Former Southwest DeKalb quarterback Eric Ward is trying to make his mark with the Atlanta Falcons after signing with the team as an undrafted free agent in May. Photos by Robert Naddra
For Lynette Ward, it was the best Mother’s Day present she could imagine. For her son, it was the opportunity of a lifetime. Eric Ward, a former star quarterback at Southwest DeKalb, signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons and broke t...

Jacobs journey for Jaheem

Kudos to State Rep. Mike Jacobs, Gov. Sonny Perdue and members of the Georgia Legislature.  Jacobs got through a new anti-bullying measure, which Gov. Perdue has signed into law. Rep. Jacobs was spurred into action by the death last year of 11-year-...

Decatur Book Festival pushes authors to local businesses

The Decatur Book Festival could do what other festivals and conventions do when charged with feeding hundreds of guests. They could organize expensive group dinners or set up V.I.P. huts with large food spreads. Instead, festival organizers decided t...

County cancels contract with ambulance company in response time investigation

DeKalb County canceled its contract with an ambulance company involved in an investigation into slow 911 response times, a county official said. The county canceled its contract last week with CARE Ambulance, a Montgomery, Ala., company that has prov...

Athletic scholarships top $10.5 million

by Mark Brock   Athletic scholarship offers continue to rise for DeKalb County Schools athletes as 220 seniors in the 2010 class received either full or partial scholarships to aid them in continuing their academic and athletic careers. The scholars...

Malibu deserves to be on one’s radar

2010 Malibu
I don’t know why I hadn’t paid much attention to the Chevrolet Malibu before. But it was certainly one of those vehicles that wasn’t on my radar. Little did I know that my week test driving the 2010 Malibu 2LT would be so enjoyable. Granted, th...

Platinum Championship Wrestling brings live wrestling action to DeKalb

PCW World Champion “The Natural” Shane Marx hoists Scott Steele over his should during an impromptu match. Photos by Travis Hudgons
It’s a Friday night and I’m in the backstage dressing room of Platinum Championship Wrestling (PCW) 30 minutes before showtime. The excitement level is building. I observe some of the wrestlers’ pre-fight activities–everything from face paint...

GM plant redevelopment plan collapses in Doraville

An Orlando company’s plans to redevelop the shuttered General Motors plant in Doraville into a thriving retail park fell through Monday night, city officials said. New Broad Street, a well-known development company, contacted Doraville officials an...

A sad day in DeKalb

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 will go down in history as a sad day in DeKalb County. It’s the day District Attorney Gwen Keyes Fleming made the announcement that long-time educator and former DeKalb County School Superintendent Crawford Lewis was indicte...