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Academics vs. athletics: Teens get mixed messages

Redan High School senior Akil Dan-Fodio was the only high school student on a panel that included fromer pro athletes Dikembe Mutombo, left photo, and Brian Jordan, right photo. Photo by Robert Naddra
Cassandra Dan-Fodio got a first-hand glimpse of how American culture promotes athletics over academics while visiting several universities with her son Akil, a Redan High School senior. Akil has a 3.9 grade point average, was a Governors Honors and G...

Alleged church rapist pleads not guilty

John Russell Carter. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
The man accused of the rape of a Stone Mountain church worker in February waived his arraignment and pleaded not guilty in court on May 3. John Russell Carter, 50, of 157 Mill Court in Atlanta, was indicted last month for the Feb. 26 rape of a female...

Trial date set for Dunwoody murder case

The trial for Hemy Neuman, suspected of the murder of Dunwoody entrepreneur Russell Sneiderman late last year, has been set for Oct. 17. During a May 5 hearing to schedule the trial, Judge Gregory Adams also said he plans to allow pre-trial motions i...