Archive for May 4th 2011
County faces additional $25 million deficit
- Local News Headline
- May 4, 2011
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DeKalb’s financial woes just got a little bit worse.
Declining property values in the county are forcing an additional $25 million deficit in the county’s 2011 budget.
“Our values have fallen greater than we anticipated,” said DeKal...
What comes next in DeKalb’s superintendent search?
- Local News Headline
- May 4, 2011
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It has been nearly two weeks since all three candidates for the DeKalb Schools’ superintendent job withdrew their names from consideration and the school board has yet to announce its next move.
The board had previously set a deadline of July 1 to ...
Former DeKalb Schools employee indicted on fraud charges
- Local News Headline
- May 4, 2011
- 2 comments
A former bookkeeper at Stephenson High School was indicted April 26 on fraud and forgery charges.
Shirlene Benton was indicted by a DeKalb County Superior Court grand jury on three counts of financial transaction card fraud, three counts of firs...