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No room for error: New offenses put to test in Tucker-Marist clash

Tucker and Marist have been the two dominant teams in Region 6-AAAA in recent years. One or the other has won the regular season title four of the past five seasons. The two teams also have something else in common this season—revamped offensive ba...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights: Week of Sept 1

FOOTBALL   Tucker 18, Southwest DeKalb 7: Yusef Minor caught a 24-yard touchdown pass on fourth down from wide receiver Dominic Sanders in the first half, then quarterback Juwaan Williams passed 12 yards to Josh Dawson in the fourth quarter for the ...

Volunteers clean up Memorial Drive, seek to restore former glory

Memorial Drive Chick-fil-a owner/operator Nick Goebeler, top left, gives marching orders to approximately 200 volunteers on Aug. 27 who participated in a clean up of Memorial Drive. Residents hope the clean-up, organized by the Memorial Drive Merchants Association, will be one step in revitalizing the Memorial Drive corridor. Photo by Andrew Cauthen.
Approximately 200 volunteers spent three morning hours on Aug. 27 removing litter and illegal signs, and clearing storm drains along Memorial Drive. “Good things are happening on Memorial Drive and we just want to be part of it,” said Joe Bentley...

Decatur Book Festival gets ready for big weekend

With nearly 500 authors, interactive activities and the Atlanta Opera performing the Brer Rabbit story, the Sixth Annual AJC Decatur Book Festival has something for everyone, according to festival founder Daren Wang. “Actually, there are closer to ...