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Powerball winner looking forward to helping family, others

Forty-four-year-old Kathy Scruggs of Lithonia won $25 million in the Powerball lottery drawing on Sept. 14. Photo provided
Kathy Scruggs’ top priority two weeks ago was finding a job. Now she’s focusing on ways to help her family, starting a foundation and helping others in need after winning the $25 million Powerball jackpot. “I’m going to build my mom and grand...

Clarkston leaders focus on preventing crimes against refugees

Refugees and immigrants living in Clarkston are considered easy prey by criminals, said the city’s police chief during a recent meeting about crime prevention. “All of our violent crimes that we’ve dealt with in the past five years have been [b...

Recent DeKalb County Schools SAT scores show improvement but remain below state average

Recent Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) results from the College Board show most DeKalb County Schools remained relatively stagnant and below the state average in 2011, while Decatur High School scores improved. Approximately 4,144 DeKalb County School...

Proposed I-20 rail project fails to get additional funding

A move to increase possible sales tax funding for a proposed south DeKalb rail system failed to get the necessary approval on Oct. 11. The amendment by DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis to increase funding for the I-20 corridor project by taking f...

Marist, Lakeside developing rivalry on softball field

Lakeside and Marist needed extra innings to decide the outcomes of its first two games this season. Marist won both, the second in the Region 6-AAAA playoffs. The two teams met for the third time in the Region 6-AAAA tournament finals Oct. 6 with Mar...

DeKalb seeks moratorium on new cities

A movement to form a new Brookhaven city may be delayed if the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners gets its way. The board is considering to ask the state legislature to place a moratorium on annexation and incorporation in DeKalb County to all...

Judge delays Neuman trial

Hemy Neuman, who plans to plead guilty by reason of insanity for the November 2010 killing of a man outside of a Dunwoody daycare, will have to wait a little longer to get his day in court. The trial, which was set to begin on Oct. 17, has been delay...

More than meets the eye

Tucker senior linebacker Jacob Sealand, who has committed to a scholarship to Vanderbilt, mixes raw emotion with sharp instincts to lead the Tigers’ defense. Photo by Travis Hudgons
Tucker’s Sealand a talented mix of athletics and academics The first game of his junior season changed everything for Jacob Sealand. All the clutter in his mind about learning formations and transferring what he learned in practice to the game were...

Proposed Clifton corridor rail project targeted for cuts

While DeKalb County officials continued to push for additional funding on Oct. 6 for a proposed I-20 rail system, other Atlanta area counties proposed taking funding from the Clifton corridor project. In one proposal, Henry County Commission Cha...

Residents say new code enforcement ordinance not strong enough

DeKalb has a new code compliance ordinance, but residents who have complained for years about the cleanliness of the county say the law needs more teeth. The ordinance, passed by the Board of Commissioners on Sept. 27, creates separate fines based on...