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Start to put together travel wish list and action plan

Golden Gate Bridge
There’s no better time than the first month of the year to starting dreaming and scheming about new places to explore. January is the ideal time to begin coming up with a few dream destinations – whether the locales are not far from home or one h...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights (JAN. 29)

BOYS BASKETBALL  Southwest DeKalb: The Panthers went 3-0 last week with wins over Carver Atlanta (62-46), Tucker (57-48) and Lakeside (83-56). William Goodwin had a career-high 41 points along with 10 rebounds in the win over Lakeside. Against Carve...

Death penalty sought in 2007 murder case

A man charged with murder in the execution-style killing of a 7-year-old boy in 2007 was arraigned in DeKalb County Superior Court on Tuesday. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Willie Edward Kelsey, 32, who was arrested in December 2007 f...

SACS offers advice to school system

Officials from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools met with DeKalb County Schools officials earlier this week to offer input and recommendations regarding numerous issues facing the system, according to a SACS official. “DeKalb had con...

Gem of a gym

Displaced by the construction of a new school, the Tucker High School boys and girls basketball programs had not played a home game since the 2007-08 school year. That changed Jan. 20 as the days of playing varsity games at Tucker Middle are over. Hu...

Financial problems plague school board member

Jesse Cunningham
While the DeKalb County Board of Education wrestles with school closings and a billion-dollar budget, one board member has been having difficulty taking care of his own business. According to court records, board member Jesse “Jay” Cunningham has...