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Supreme Court reverses murder conviction

The Supreme Court of Georgia has reversed the murder conviction and life prison sentence given to a man for shooting and killing a man he said he believed had been molesting his niece. In a unanimous opinion May 29, Justice Hugh Thompson wrote t...

News update, May 29

Police sergeant arrested, charged with interfering with investigation A DeKalb police sergeant has been arrest and charged with interfering with a police investigation. The DeKalb Police Major Felony Unit was investigating a reported case o...

Author turns ‘Whatifs’ into a story for everyone

Children’s author and Decatur Michelle Nelson-Schmidt sits surrounded by little, green “Whatif” monsters. Her new book Jonathan James and the Whatif Monster will be released June 1. Photo by Stephanie Nice
Children’s author and Decatur transplant Michelle Nelson-Schmidt said her husband often refers to her as “a butterfly that flits around not worrying about anything.” “My husband is a computer software engineer and he’s always worrying about...