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Commission approves Lithonia gasification plant

After a highly-charged debate that has lasted for several months, a company has received the OK by the county’s board of commissioners to construct a gasification plant in Lithonia. “Yes we’re emotional, but that doesn’t change the facts...

UPDATE: Arrest made in shooting of police officer

An off-duty DeKalb County Police officer is in critical condition at Atlanta Medical Center after being shot during a robbery attempt, according police spokesman Lt. Lloyd A. Ruffin. Landers Burton, 32, a uniformed officer assigned to the Tucker...

Salem-Panola Library re-opens

The Salem-Panola library reopened on June 6 after a two-year hiatus while it was renovated by adding 14,000 square feet. A branch at Stonecrest is expected to open on June 13. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
After being shut down for almost two years for renovation—and because there was no money to reopen it—the Salem-Panola Library is open again. Once a 4,000-square-foot facility with 11,000 books and 10 computers, Salem-Panola Library, located at 5...

10 places to visit in DeKalb County before the summer’s over

Seasoned travelers have put together “bucket lists” of places one should see before dying. It’s not really necessary to contemplate one’s last breath to think of not-to-be-missed adventures. There are many right here in DeKalb County. Rather ...

DeKalb residents attend police academy

Residents from throughout DeKalb ventured out on a muggy June evening to attend the Citizens’ Police Academy, a 10-week course run by the DeKalb County Police Department. Officer Glenn Jefferson, who was instrumental in putting the academy together...

A little bit of Texas comes to Decatur

  The stories behind Big Tex Cantina restaurant, which opened Memorial Day weekend in downtown Decatur, are as inviting as the menu of “Texican” comfort food. Jonathan and Justin Fox, best known locally for Fox Brothers Bar-B-Q, are accidental r...

Chamblee players shine in senior all-star game

Tournament MVPs Uwem Udofia of Miller Grove (South), left, and Knox Maslia of Chamblee (North) pose with the trophy after the annual DeKalb County Schools North-South Senior All-Star game. Photos by Robert Naddra
The DeKalb County Schools’ North-South senior all-star baseball game is one last chance for county players to get some diamond time before going off to college or other endeavors. For some, it will be the last time they play organized baseball. A g...

Three national scholars recognized at Lakeside High

John “Jack” Lane, who swims an average of 30 hours a week, said that to stay afloat in school he squeezes work into any break he has throughout the day even if it is only during a five-minute rest at swim practice. Lane, a senior at Lakeside High...

DeKalb’s transportation wish lists cut to 33 projects

The list has been narrowed and DeKalb County won’t be getting $91 million to resurface its streets. And there won’t be $41 million for a proposed Sidewalk Transit Connectivity Program. In all, 28 projects were deleted from the wish lists of count...

Program helps Decatur residents save on energy bill

Chris Smith, who lives in a nearly 100-year-old home in Decatur, said that he was a little embarrassed to admit the amount of money he spent on natural gas and electricity this past winter. Smith, who works from home, said that some months he and his...