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Wrestling: Stephenson, Marist win area duals, head to state

Marist defeated Southwest DeKalb for the Area 6-AAAA duals wrestling championship. Photo courtesy of Sharon Andres.
Stephenson has qualified for the State Duals wrestling championships before, but this time there is a distinction. The Jaguars won their first area duals title Jan. 7, beating Newton in the 2-AAAAA championship. “The boys worked hard and listened t...

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 De...

Gang members indicted on 66 counts

A DeKalb County grand jury indicted Tiunta Battle, Diamond Brooks, Paul Cargile, Larry Little, Titus Seals, Demario Middlebrooks, Eureon Phillips, and Monquavious Thomas for 66 criminal counts on Jan. 12. Charges include armed robbery, solicitat...

Psychologist ordered to turn over evaluation of Dunwoody murder suspect

The doctor who evaluated the mental state of Hemy Neuman, accused of the November 2010 killing of a Dunwoody man, has been ordered to turn over the records of the evaluation. Superior Court Judge Gregory Adams on Jan. 11 ordered Dr. Peter Thomas to â...

News update, Jan. 12

DeKalb County fugitive squad arrest man after standoff The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Fugitive Squad arrested Benjamin Jimerson, 29, on Jan. 11, after a brief standoff in which he held his 2-year-old son hostage. According to a press release...

Funeral announced for son of Derwin Brown

Funeral services for Anthony Maurice Douglas, 36, of Stone Mountain will be Saturday, Jan. 14, at noon at Big Miller Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia. He was the son of DeKalb County sheriff-elect Derwin Brown, who was gunned down in Decem...

Service and celebration mark local MLK Day events

Some of the events marking the 29th celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration are pure celebration marked by parades and performances. Most pick up the suggestion made by King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, that the day be devoted to ...

Financially strapped library system finds creative funding

DeKalb has one of the most extensive library systems in the state. More than 3 million visitors use the resources of its two dozen facilities scattered throughout the county. Patrons log on to library computers more than 2,500 times daily and its web...

School system continues personnel changes in central office

Another top-level DeKalb County School Official has been reassigned as new Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson continues implement her 90-day entry plan and restructuring of the system. On Jan. 5, the DeKalb County School System announced it reassigned Ch...

News update, Jan. 11

Store clerk shot and killed in south DeKalb A clerk was shot and killed on Monday night during an apparent robbery at a convenience store off Cedar Grove Road. According to DeKalb County Police, the incident occurred at a BP gas station and...