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Southwest DeKalb track coach suspended

The girls’ varsity track coach at Southwest DeKalb High School has been suspended with pay pending an investigation into alleged inappropriate contact with a student, according to DeKalb County School District spokesman Walter Woods. Antoinett...

DCSD cuts jobs, eliminates programs due to over staffing

The DeKalb County School Board voted April 27 to cut 133 jobs, a move school officials say will save the district $9.3 million. Additionally, the district has implemented cost-saving measures by reducing teachers’ salaries by 6.25 percent. District...

DCSD moves forward with district wide reorganization

The DeKalb County Board of Education approved new job classifications and an aligned salary structure for the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) at its monthly board policy meeting April 18. The move is part of Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson’s on...

Late-season surge puts Marist in playoffs as top seed

With a week to go in the regular season, defending Class AAAA state champion Marist was facing the possibility of missing the state playoffs. The War Eagles were in fifth place in Region 6-AAAA and had three games against teams that had beaten them e...

News Update, May 2

Occupy Atlanta fails to stop south DeKalb eviction A south DeKalb woman who claims her home was fraudulently foreclosed was evicted by DeKalb County marshals early May 2. Homeowner Christine Frazer was evicted at 3 a.m. from her home on Wellhaun Road...