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Girls’ basketball preview: Teams benefit from abundance of returning starters

Last year appeared to be the season that Chamblee, 1-9 in state tournament games, would change its hard luck story in the postseason. The Bulldogs were ranked No. 1 for three weeks and recorded their second undefeated regular season in school history...

Commissioners want to lengthen foreclosure process

It should take more than 30 days to foreclose on homeowners having difficulty paying their mortgages. That’s what the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners affirmed earlier this month when it voted to adopt a resolution to lengthen the foreclosure p...

M.L. King offense feeds off last-second heroics

Cornell Boyd hauls in a touchdown pass on the final play of regulation to send M.L. King into overtime against Brookwood. Photo by Travis Hudgons
  An 82-yard kickoff return with 16 seconds remaining to beat Stephenson. A 31-yard pass play with no time left to send the game into overtime in an eventual win over Brookwood. Those two plays suddenly typify the season for an M.L. King football te...

Avondale welcomes Sunday sales, others in DeKalb get ready

Metro Atlanta residents welcomed Sunday alcohol sales at local retailer The Beer Growler in Avondale Estates on Nov. 20. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Thirsty metro Atlanta residents stood in a line stretching out the door of the Beer Growler in Avondale Estates on Sunday, Nov. 20, waiting for the chance to buy beer. Avondale was one of the first cities in the metro area to enact Sunday retail sale...

Hosea Feed the Hungry at new location on Thanksgiving

For the past 13 years the Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless Foundation has offered hot meals, warm showers, haircuts and toiletries to nearly 20,000 people every Thanksgiving Day at Turner Field. However, Elizabeth Omilami said the foundation was fo...

Asian fusion restaurant brings sushi and more to Decatur

County officials and others join Sam Kok, center left with scissors, at the official opening of the new Decatur restaurant that he owns with two family members. Photo by Kathy Mitchell
Downtown Decatur is rapidly gaining a reputation for the quality and variety of its restaurants. Among the newest additions is an Asian fusion restaurant in Commerce Square called Green Ginger. The cuisine in this family-owned restaurant is influence...

Canine veteran hired to help district attorney’s office

The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office has a new employee who finished a tour of duty in Afghanistan and is eager to settle into a new position as Assistant District Attorney Jason Beato’s right-hand man. Andy, who returned in early May, ha...

Study says proposed city of Brookhaven would work

A study released Nov. 7 shows that a proposed city of Brookhaven would be possible financially and residents would receive more services for the same tax dollars they’re currently paying DeKalb County. The feasibility study, performed by the Univer...

Saying goodbye to four-legged friends

Many families turning to at-home pet euthanasia   It is one of life’s most difficult realizations—recognizing that the time has come to put down a beloved pet. And according to some veterinarians, stress and discomfort for the animal and the own...

Five basketball players sign during early period

Southwest DeKalb’s Jordan Price, seated in center, is joined by family members and coach Dwayne McKinney as the senior prepares to sign a scholarship to Auburn University. Photo by Robert Naddra
Five basketball players from DeKalb County signed scholarships during the first week of the NCAA early signing period, which began Nov. 9. Two players from Columbia, which has won two straight Class AAA state championships and four in the past six se...