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Meet the new superintendent: a Q & A session with Dr. Cheryl Atkinson

Recently, education reporter Daniel Beauregard spoke with DeKalb County School System’s new superintendent Dr. Cheryl Atkinson about her new position. What do you enjoy most about being an educator? The ability to positively impact the lives of ch...

Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial prepares to welcome visitors from around the world

Mieko Preston, who attended Georgia Tech, is an associate architect on the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial project.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. long ago established his place in American and world history as a champion of peace and civil rights. Now a monument and memorial have been erected in a place and on a scale befitting the man and his legacy. The Martin Luth...

DeKalb County residents see little growth in job market

Thousands lined up outside of the Atlanta Technical College for a jobs fair hosted by Congressmen John Lewis and Hank Johnson. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
As Labor Day approaches many DeKalb residents said they have little to celebrate this year. Hundreds of job seekers, such as Stavoney Brooks, stood in sweltering heat in a line for a job fair at Atlanta Technical College on Aug. 18. Brooks waved her ...

Wife of accused Dunwoody daycare killer testifies at hearing

For the first time since his arrest in January, Hemy Neuman, accused of murder, saw his wife face to face during a pretrial hearing. Ariela Neuman testified that she learned from police officers of her husband’s arrest for the November 2010 death o...

Tucker subdues Southwest DeKalb 18-7 in opener

S.W. DeKalb QB JALIL YOUNG attempts outrun Tucker defenders: JORDAN LANDRY, MARQEEYE BIGGS and AUSTIN BENNETT. Photo by Travis Hudgons
After being held to 61 yards total offense in the first half, Tucker found a way to overcome Southwest DeKalb’s tenacious defense Aug. 25 at Hallford Stadium. Quarterback Juwaan Williams completed a 3-of-7 passes for 49 yards and a touchdown, and r...

DeKalb Democrats decry redrawn districts

DeKalb Democrats in the state legislature are upset with redistricting plans that passed the Republican-controlled Georgia Assembly on Aug. 18. “It’s not good,” said Rep. Scott Holcombe (D-82). “It basically destroys the communities of intere...

Transportation sales tax on shaky ground in DeKalb

DeKalb residents had a chance to comment to state leaders about the 2012 referendum to add a one-cent sales tax for transportation projects at a meeting on Aug. 22 at the Tucker Reid H. Cofer Library. Benny Matthews, of Tucker, said state leaders nee...

County borrows money to fund government

In a special called meeting on Aug. 16, the county’s Board of Commissioners voted to borrow money to keep the government operating until taxes come in. The board agreed to take out a tax anticipation note, a short-term governmental loan based on pr...

Opinions mixed for superintendent finalist

The long search may have ended; the DeKalb County School Board is planning to publicly vote on Aug. 29 to install Dr. Cheryl Atkinson as the new superintendent of DeKalb County Schools. Atkinson has been an educator for nearly three decades and has r...

Wife of accused killer in Dunwoody daycare case testifies at hearing

For the first time since his arrest in January, Hemy Neuman, accused of murder, saw his wife face to face during a pretrial hearing. Ariela Neuman testified that she learned from police officers of her husband’s arrest for the November 2010 de...