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Roadtrip to Cartersville

Main hall at the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, GA. Photos by Travis Hudgons
The average price of gas in Georgia is $3.47 per gallon. A road trip from Atlanta to Orlando, Fla., is more than 430 miles—that’s an estimated $73 gas cost one-way. Those families wanting to cut back on vacation expenses (but not the fun) should ...

Residents speak out against tax increase

A resident of DeKalb County for more than 25 years, Mary Ann Brown said she adamantly opposed any millage rate increase. “I have not gotten an increase in my retirement in over two years,” Brown said. “I can’t afford any tax increase. I have ...

Commissioners address $2 million park price

Plans to develop a 6.2-acre neighborhood park off LaVista Road are being delayed while county officials decide whether the $1.96 million price tag for the property is palatable. The property, located at 2886 LaVista Road in unincorporated DeKalb Coun...

Police seek ‘person of interest’ in year-old homicide case

A year has passed since the killing of an elderly Dunwoody couple and police still are searching for the man responsible. Details and a sketch of a man Dunwoody Police call a “person of interest” in the killings of Roger and Dorothy Abbott has be...

Second-time around parenting

Four years ago Devel and Janice Spencer had life on cruise control. He was a truck driver and she worked for the state in a clerical position. Visual arts have been her passion, and she had begun fulfilling her dream of creating work and displaying h...