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Clarkston job has special meaning for Wansley

Gary Wansley, at podium, talks about Clarkston's upcoming season at the DeKalb County High School Football Media Day. Photo by Travis Hudgons
The job of head football coach at Clarkston High School is about more than wins and losses for Gary Wansley. The job for the eight-year resident of Clarkston is a chance to instill pride in a community through the football program. “My wife and I b...

Budget, GM plant priorities for new Doraville mayor

With Doraville facing across-the-board budget cuts, the city’s new mayor said she has a big responsibility to fulfill. Former Doraville City Councilwoman Donna Pittman, who won a runoff election on July 19 to become the city’s new mayor, sai...

Peachtree Hope pulls charter application

Peachtree Hope Charter School has withdrawn its charter application and more than 600 students will be placed back into the DeKalb County School System. With the first day of school a few weeks away, officials for Peachtree Hope Charter School were e...

Doraville to cut police department staff, council members’ pay

Faced with across-the-board budget cuts, including furlough days and police staff reductions, Doraville City Council members are leading the way by slicing their own compensation. The council will soon be voting on an amendment to the city charter to...

Group helps seniors with home repairs

Ellenwood resident Sarah Wyatt, right, talks with Peter Schneider, left, manager of Fix-It Connection, about the repairs on her house. The shingles on the Wyatts’ old roof were crumbling and the rotting posts in the carport were being held together with duct tape. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
The roof on the Ellenwood house Sarah and Bill Wyatt have lived in since 1993 was embarrassing. It had three layers of crumbling shingles. The wood was rotting. The Wyatts even resorted to covering parts of the posts in the carport with duct tape. â€...