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Traverse gives passengers something to smile about

2010 Chevy Traverse LTZ
Some vehicles have an immediate impression on people. Take the Chevy Traverse LTZ. I and three co-workers took the 2010 Traverse on a Decatur-to-Jekyll Island road trip two weeks ago, and we were barely out of DeKalb County when one colleague explain...

More census nonsense

  I just hung up on a rude, abrasive U.S. Census temp worker.  I don’t even hang-up on the tele-marketers at suppertime.  During the worst stretch of my divorce of more than a decade ago I think I only hung up on my former wife once. I warned th...

Perdue taps Bryant – A good thing

Our lame duck Gov. Sonny Perdue has done another really good thing. He named former DeKalb School Board Chairman Brad Bryant as the new State School Superintendent. Bryant, who resigned as 4th district representative on the State Board of Education, ...

Police: Two people found dead in fire may be homicide victims

Flowers and flags were placed in the front yard of the home on Peeler Road in Dunwoody where two people were found dead on July 1. Photo by Robert Naddra
With a criminal investigation at the charred home next door, George Baker found it difficult to talk about his best friend and next-door neighbor. Two people were found dead July 1 by firefighters inside a burning home at 1962 Peeler Road in Dunwoody...

Health department offers tips for a safe summer for children

Children and cars can be a dangerous combination—and the dangers increase during the summer months, according to officials at the DeKalb County Board of Health. Leaving a child unattended in a vehicle, especially in the summer months, puts that chi...

No lol matter: Residents pleased with new law that cracks down on drivers who text

As a cyclist, Mike Masters would prefer those sharing the road with him in their cars focus their full attention on driving. The new state law that went into effect July 1 is designed to encourage drivers to do just that. Senate Bill 360 prohibits dr...

Attorney: School system could have new superintendent as soon as April

The DeKalb County School System could have a new superintendent by April, according to a school district’s statement attorney to school board members late last month. But some board members said they wanted the search timeline accelerated considera...

Mustangs give home-schoolers, private school students a chance to play football

Decatur residents Leon Jones (left) and Ben Herring play high school football for the Rockdale County-based East Atlanta Mustangs. Photo by Freedom Murphy
Ben Herring and Leon Jones don’t have many extracurricular options at The Wilson Academy, a small private school on Covington Highway in Decatur. In fact, the only school-based activity is basketball. So when the pair found out about a football lea...