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Winter is show time for the Pocono Mountains

Folks in the know here speak of summer as the Pocono Mountains’ high season. That may be; however, this corner of Pennsylvania is totally resplendent when it’s covered in pristine snow and its many rivers and creeks appear frozen solid or in the ...

Neuman indicted on murder charges

The man suspected of killing a man in Dunwoody outside a day care on Nov. 18 was indicted for the crime, DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James announced Feb. 9. Hemy Zvi Neuman, 45, was indicted by a grand jury on one count of malice murder a...

Wrong-way driver killed on I-285

A 19-year-old who was driving the wrong way on I-285 was killed when his vehicle crashed head-on into a tractor-trailer, according to Dunwoody Police. The accident happened just after midnight Feb. 8. Jacob Blackmore of Marietta, 19, was traveli...

Volunteers conduct homeless census

Last week, hundreds of volunteers, on a cold, rainy night, canvassed the streets of DeKalb and Fulton counties and the city of Atlanta in an effort to count the homeless population of the area. The homeless census, which is conducted every two years,...

Livsey Elementary supporters protest to save school

Nearly 20 parents of students at Livsey Elementary School picketed last week outside the DeKalb County Schools offices in protest of Livsey being one of 14 schools slated to be closed under a consolidation proposal being considered by the school board. Photos by Robert Naddra
Michele Yulo envisioned herself living in the Livsey Elementary School district for decades when she and her family moved there two years ago. Two years from now there may not be a Livsey school district. Yulo was one of nearly 20 concerned parents o...

Swimming: Dunwoody girls break Lakeside’s hold on county title

The girls competing last weekend in the 2011 county meet weren’t in the first grade yet, the last time a team other than Lakeside won the girls county swimming championships team title. With strong performances in the relay events and big contribut...

Doraville mayor Jenkins dies

Doraville Mayor Ray Jenkins, 80, died Wednesday, Feb. 2. He had recently been hospitalized with pneumonia. Jenkins was elected to the Doraville City Council from District 2 in 1974. He waselected mayor in 2003 and re-elected in 2007. His current...

DeKalb football players busy on National Signing Day

For the second year in a row, Stephenson had the most players sign college football scholarships on National Signing Day (Feb. 2). Twenty Stephenson players signed scholarships, including nine who will be attending Football Bowl Series (formerly NCAA...

Dunwoody murder suspect to appear in court

The man accused of murdering a Dunwoody father outside his son’s day care in November is expected to appear before a DeKalb magistrate judge on Feb. 8. Hemy Zvi Neuman, 48, of Marietta, was charged with the Nov. 18 murder of Russell “Rusty” Sne...

School district woes dominate hearing

Concerns about school closures and redistricting dominated a public hearing before the DeKalb’s legislative delegation last week. Residents urged the state senators and representatives to intervene in the operations of the county’s Board of Educ...