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Trial for 2007 killing still delayed

Timothy and LaMonica Johnson, whose 7-year-old son was murdered in 2007, said justice is taking too long. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
LaMonica Johnson has been grieving the slaying of her 7-year-old son for four years. And with no trial date scheduled yet, there is no closure in sight. “It’s taking too long,” Johnson said last Wednesday after an arraignment hearing in the cas...

Man sought in connection with 2 Dunwoody bank robberies

The Dunwoody Police Department is searching for a man in connection with two bank robberies in the area. Fidelity Bank at 118 Perimeter Center West was robbed at approximately 9:15 a.m. on Feb. 1, and the RBC Bank at 125 Perimeter Center East wa...

Educators removed from 13 schools for CRCT probe

Educators were removed from 13 DeKalb County schools last week as the result of an internal investigation into cheating on the April 2009 Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT). The 24 employees reassigned to duties outside of school all we...

Four firefighters on administrative leave

Four DeKalb County Fire Rescue personnel are on paid administrative leave pending an investigation of fire personnel allegedly reporting to duty intoxicated during last month’s snowstorm, county officials said. DeKalb County Public Safety Dire...

Decatur launches new Web site

When Web users type www.decaturga.com into their search bar, they will see a new look for the city of Decatur and should be able to access information much easier than before.  The city of Decatur launched its updated Web site Feb. 1 after almo...

DeKalb CEO, commissioners hold budget meetings

Several public budget town hall meetings and public hearings have been slated around the county to give constituents an opportunity to give input to county commissioners and the chief executive officer on the proposed 2011 budget. The DeKalb Cou...