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Tall order: Corralling Columbia’s post players is no easy task

Phil McCrary knows the questions are coming so he keeps his scorebook handy after basketball games. The Columbia boys’ basketball coach needs the statistics to settle friendly challenges between his post players, who are the cornerstone of the Eagl...

Handwriting and cursive still a mainstay in schools

Susan Little, the southeast curriculum specialist for Handwriting Without Tears, said when Georgia adopted the Common Core Standards it elected to include cursive writing in its performance standards for third and fourth grade. “Quite honestly, bec...

News update, Jan. 26

Fired DeKalb County police officer faces theft charges   DeKalb County police officer Ghayth Abdul-Mughnee, 30, was arrested Jan. 25 and fired for allegedly stealing from suspects, according to police. Officials said an investigation beg...

County titles up for grabs in swimming, wrestling

County bragging rights in swimming and wrestling will be at stake Jan. 27-28 as the county championship in both sports will be determined. Defending champion Southwest DeKalb will be led by heavyweight Gabe Echols in the 2012 DeKalb County Wrestling ...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

BOYS BASKETBALL   Chamblee: The Bulldogs upset Miller Grove 56-54 on Jan. 20 and beat Lithonia 58-48 on Jan. 17. The Bulldogs who never trailed against Miller Grove, led 18-5 in the first quarter and by 10 points heading into the fourth quarter. Jad...

Officials see significant decrease in DeKalb unemployment rate

DeKalb County’s unemployment rate and unemployment insurance claims decreased in 2011, according to the most current Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) statistics. The county’s unemployment rate dropped to 9.5 percent in November 2011, down from ...

DA: Senior exploitation rises with aging population increase

An 81-year-old DeKalb County woman was allegedly defrauded of approximately $25,000 beginning in February 2010 and her ex-son-in-law faced a judge for the crime on Jan. 19. Chester Wright, 57, of Tucker, is charged with identity fraud and exploitatio...

News update, Jan. 25

  Budget town hall meeting set for Jan. 25 DeKalb County Commissioner Lee May will have a budget town hall meeting for county residents to express their opinions concerning the budget. The meeting will be Wednesday, Jan. 25, 6:30 p.m., at ...

Flap continues over county’s interim planning director

The flap between DeKalb’s Board of Commissioners and CEO over the county’s planning director is not over. The board on Jan. 24 decided not to vote on the appointment by DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis of Gary Cornell to the position of director of plann...

New Birth Christian Academy reopens under new management

Bishop Eddie Long, right, announces that New Birth Christian Academy has reopened thanks to a partnership with Aurora Day Schools. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Bishop Eddie Long thanked parents, students and staff of New Birth Academy at a Jan. 18 press conference for being cooperative through the “tough” transitions the school has faced in recent weeks. In late December parents and students were notifi...