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Three arrests made in shooting death of teenager

Three men have been arrested in connection with a shootout March 25 that resulted in the death of a DeKalb County teenager. Ervin Jefferson, 18, was shot and killed near his sister’s residence at 2625 Pleasant Wood Drive by a security guard wh...

Deadline upcoming for Community Hero Award nominations

The deadline to submit a nomination for the 2012 CEO’s Community Hero Awards is Friday, March 30. The event, presented by DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis and The Champion Newspaper, honors individuals and organizations that have...

News update, March 27

Atlanta, federal officials host business networking conference DeKalb County will be among the participants as Atlanta City Council President Ceasar Mitchell partners with the U. S. General Services Administration (GSA) to host a business networking ...

New fire marshal fees could generate $1 million

A set of new fees by the county’s fire marshal could generate more than $1 million annually. The fire marshal’s office, a division of the county’s fire rescue department, is mandated by state government to enforce fire and life safety regulatio...

Employer committees link employers and labor department

More than 40 years ago, the newly created National Employer Council recommended that each state incorporate local employer committees to ensure employer input in the way state labor departments deliver their services. The main goal, according to the ...

Lakeside student selected as finalist in national German scholarship award

Tori Moore, left, stands with her German teacher Jennifer Schultz. Recently, Moore was chosen to represent Georgia as a finalist in the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) Pedagogical Exchange Study Trip. Photo provided
Tori Moore, a junior at Lakeside High School, said her favorite thing about German culture is the food, especially the potatoes. “They have these round potatoes that they cook with gravy and spargel, which is German white asparagus—it’s so good...

Waggoner hired to rebuild football tradition at Decatur

Brad Waggoner. Photo by Robert Naddra
Decatur High School athletic director Carter Wilson, who recently was looking for a new head football coach, found someone with a similar vision for the program. Brad Waggoner replaces Price Jones, who stepped down at the end of last season. Jones wa...