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Quarterbacks climbing up state’s all-time list

by Mark Brock   Martin Luther King Jr. senior quarterback Jonquel Dawson and Cedar Grove junior quarterback Johnathan McCrary are climbing up the state career passing charts as the high school football season moves into its final two weeks. Dawson c...

Animal task force: County needs new shelter

Dripping pipes and standing water are some of the problems at the county’s animal services facility, which needs to be replaced or repaired, according to a task force. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
Finding a new facility for the county’s animal shelter must be a top priority, according to a preliminary report by a task force studying animal services in the county. “We must and with great speed find a new facility,” said Susan Neugent, cha...

Improper county dam causes South River erosion

Jackie Echols, president of the South River Watershed Alliance, surveys erosion at a dam that county officials admit was improperly repaired. The dam used to provide irrigation for Sugar Creek Golf Course. Photos provided
An improper repair to a rock dam by DeKalb County on the South River near Sugar Creek Golf Course is causing erosion. “That dam has got to go,” said Jacqueline Echols, president of the South River Watershed Alliance (SRWA). “They’ve got to fi...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

FOOTBALL   Dunwoody 42, Carver-Atlanta 32: Justin King rushed for 294 yards and five touchdowns for the Wildcats, the highest rushing total in the county this season. Dunwoody (4-4 overall and in Region 6-AAAA) gained 486 yards rushing as a team. Te...

Teachers at Chamblee High express concerns over repeated break-ins

Several teachers at Chamblee High School are expressing concern after having their classrooms broken into and expensive equipment stolen for the second time in less than two months. Currently, Chamblee High is being rebuilt and during the next severa...

County’s sewer spills already highest since 2007

Sewer spills in DeKalb County for 2011 are already the highest since 2007, with two months left in the year. As of Oct. 20 there have been 166 sewer spills reported in the county, six more than reported in 2007. The spills total 1.6 million gallons, ...

Around DeKalb

Callanwolde to hold Costume Tango Night   Callanwolde Fine Arts Center is offering an opportunity to learn about the rhythm and movement of authentic Argentine tango Friday, Oct. 28, at 8 p.m. Dancers of all skill levels are welcome and no partner i...

2011 Election Guide

Avondale Estates   Mayor   David A. Milliron Education: B.S., University of Florida; 108 credit hours (two certificate levels) from The University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government Occupation: Vice president of an information tech...

State shuts down Decatur First Bank

Decatur First Bank Group Inc. announced Oct. 21 that the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance closed its subsidiary bank, Decatur First Bank, including the bank’s divisions — Lake Oconee Community Bank and Bank of Morgan County — and appoi...

DeKalb Schools partners with Board of Health to reduce smoking

The DeKalb County School System has teamed up with the DeKalb County Board of Health (BOH) to cut down on smoking throughout the system as part of the board’s “Communities Putting Prevention to Work” program. The BOH was awarded a grant for the...