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Mistakes hinder Columbia in 25-7 loss to Woodward

Woodward Academy was the first wing-T offense Columbia has faced this season, and Eagles’ coach Mario Allen is hoping for better results next time. Columbia was hammered by Woodward’s four-pronged attack that amassed more than 300 yards rushing i...

Yancey trial: Jury deliberation resumes Monday

The fate of former DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy Derrick Yancey, charged with killing his wife Linda Yancey and day laborer Marcial Cax-Puluc, is now in the hands of the jury. Friday’s session of Yancey’s trial in Superior Court began with a s...

Yancey trial: Judge dismisses motion to acquit

Judge Linda W. Hunter on Thursday dismissed a motion to acquit Derrick Yancey of charges he murdered his wife Linda Yancey and day laborer Marcial Cax-Puluc. Hunter also threw out the statement of Danita Huff, a friend of Yancey’s wife, who sa...

NFL incident spotlights dangers of concussions on high school level

A spate of concussions during week six of the NFL season has prompted national debate about head injuries in football. In one helmet-to-helmet collision, replayed throughout the following week and fodder for sports radio, Atlanta’s Dunta Robinson a...

Congressional forum continues without Congressman Johnson

Republican candidate Liz Carter was the lone participant in a recent 4th Congressional District forum after incumbent Hank Johnson cancelled his appearance six hours before the event. Photo by John Hewitt
Despite what League of Women Voters DeKalb President Belinda Pedroso described as “multiple efforts” to schedule a 4th district congressional forum around Democratic Congressman Hank Johnson’s schedule, the congressman was not present for the O...

Southern ghost tour scares up some family fun

by Kathy Mitchell Don’t let the name—or the fact that it takes place in an antebellum Southern mansion setting—mislead you, Stone Mountain’s A Tour of Southern Ghosts isn’t a haunted house experience. It’s a storytelling festival that sho...

St. Pius fall short against Grady 7-6

The road to the state playoffs got a little longer for St. Pius on Friday night. The Golden Lions lost to Grady 7-6 at home in a game that gave Grady the lead in Region 5-AAA, Division A. Both teams entered the game undefeated in the subregion. St. P...

Changing attitudes and choosing loopholes may help to keep kids in school

  When a child’s not in class on a school day, he or she may be opening a Pandora’s box of possibilities–hours spent gaming or watching TV, engaging in criminal activity, experimenting with drugs or sex, or simply establishing a new habit of w...

Dunwoody Music Festival expected to draw 25,000

Organizers are expecting a large turnout for next weekend’s second annual Dunwoody Music Festival at Brook Run Park. One unverified estimate has the number as high as 25,000 people.   The two-day event on Oct. 23 and 24 also features a chili cook-...

Ray leading Druid Hills by example

Kip Hall has seen it all from his beloved alma mater, the University of Georgia, this year. Players arrested for drinking, missing court dates and breaking and entering; defeats by weaker programs, and a record in free fall. Indeed, the Druid Hills c...