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DeKalb Police searching for rape suspect

DeKalb County Police are searching for a man responsible for the sexual assault of a woman at St. Timothy United Methodist Church in Stone Mountain. The incident happened Feb. 26 at 3:30 p.m., at the church on the 5360 block of Memorial Drive, accord...

Former sheriff’s employee cleared of charges

A former DeKalb Sheriff’s Office manager was found not guilty last week of two counts of racketeering charges, while her co-defendant was convicted of the crime. Dorcas Jernigan, a former manager in the civil process unit of the sheriff’s office,...

Four firefighters demoted for drinking incident

Four DeKalb County Fire Rescue employees were demoted last week after a month-long investigation concerning alleged drinking on duty during the January snowstorm. Assistant Chief Joseph Tinsley was demoted to captain; Capt. Marcus Reed was demoted tw...

Ellis discusses GM plant with Washington leaders

A three-day trip to Washington to focus on economic growth and development for DeKalb County has been termed a success by DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis. Ellis traveled to the nation’s capital last week as part of a six-member delegation from the Atlanta...

Redan girls ready for another shot at championship

16 teams in county qualify for state There is no 58-game winning streak to cloud the vision and weigh on the minds of the Redan girls basketball team this time. There is only clarity. Redan was the Class AAAAA runner-up last season after falling in t...

Chamblee Police identify bowling alley shooting suspect

Chamblee Police have indentified a suspect in the killing of a man at the Club 300 bowling alley on Feb. 21. Warrants have been issued for Antwan Milton on charges of felony murder and criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, according to a sta...

Tyson: No school budget shortfall for 2011-12

A year of belt-tightening and conservative spending has pulled the DeKalb County School System out of a deficit, interim superintendent Ramona Tyson said last week at the superintendent’s annual address. There will be no shortfall in the 2011-12 bu...

County commissioners reject tax increase

There will not be a tax increase in DeKalb County—at least not now. DeKalb County’s Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 on Feb. 22 to reject the proposed $563 million budget of the county’s chief executive officer, which called for a property...

High School basketball state playoff schedule

State basketball playoffs schedule First roundFriday, February 25Class AAAAGirlsRockdale Co. (17-9) at Miller Grove (18-9), 6 p.m.Loganville (20-7) at Redan (23-3), 5:30 p.m.BoysCedar Shoals (19-8) at Miller Grove (27-1), 7:30 p.m.Class AAAGirls...

Dunwoody can expect greenspace referendum

Dunwoody Mayor Ken Wright watches as his eight-year-old son Clayton speaks to Dunwoody residents about desire for the mayor to have a limousine. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
The mayor of Georgia’s youngest city told residents they could expect to vote on a referendum in November that would raise taxes to pay for parks and greenspace. The remark came Feb. 10 during Dunwoody Mayor Ken Wright’s state of the city address...