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Solicitor general a courtroom voice for victims

DeKalb Solicitor General Sherry Boston, who recently completed her first year in office, says she wants to be “a voice in the courtroom for victims.” Photo by Andrew Cauthen
DeKalb Solicitor General Sherry Boston says her first year in office feels like “the day that’s never ended.” “It feels like yesterday I was getting sworn in,” said Boston, who was appointed to the position previously held by current county...

Bill for city of Brookhaven moving forward in House of Representatives

A bill that establishes a vote for the cityhood of Brookhaven is making its way through the Georgia House of Representatives, said Rep. Mike Jacobs (R-Atlanta). Late in 2011, a feasibility study released by the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson I...

News update, Jan. 20

Burglary suspects arrested in Tucker The DeKalb County Police Department arrested three juveniles on Jan. 17 in connection with a string of home break-ins near Brookhaven. Officers saw a beige Ford Expedition fitting the description of a ve...

News Updates, Jan. 19

Owner of Doraville health clinic indicted for Medicare fraud David Song Sen Cui, 43, of Duluth was indicted Jan. 18 by a federal grand jury on charges of health care fraud. United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said, “This defendant is charge...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

BOYS BASKETBALL    Miller Grove: After snapping a five-game losing streak with a 75-33 win over Lakeside on Jan. 10, the Wolverines played in the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions in Springfield Mo., beginning Jan. 12. The Wolverines beat St. ...

Sewage spills increase, judge signs consent decree

A full year after it was announced, a federal judge has signed a consent decree in which DeKalb County agreed to pay a $453,000 penalty for excessive sewage spills. In the consent decree, signed by U.S. District Judge William S. Duffey, Jr., on Dec. ...

Commissioners say proposed budget has issues

The 2012 budget proposed by DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis has problems. That’s what commissioners said during a county finance meeting on Jan. 12. The budget is overly optimistic in its assumption of how much revenue the county will bring in, and it fai...

E911 operators say they feel underpaid, under-appreciated

If it weren’t for negative attention, DeKalb County E911 dispatcher Nyesha Brown says she and her co-workers would hardly get any recognition. In September, when the county recognized first responders during its Sept. 11 commemoration, Brown said E...

Parents of slain FAMU band member to sue bus company for negligence

The parents of Florida A & M band member Robert Champion, who died in a hazing incident last November, said they will sue the company that owns the bus where the incident occurred. At a recent press conference, Champion’s parents Robert and Pam...

County pays tribute to King legacy with speeches, parades, music and more

At a county celebration of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis reminded the audience that DeKalb County just 40 years ago had been the national gathering place for the Ku Klux Klan, a group dedicated to suppressing...