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Graduation 2012: Ceremonies celebrate cultural diversity

Clarkston High School graduation. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Hundreds of students, parents, family and community members filled the stands of Hallford Stadium on May 24 for the Clarkston High School class of 2012 graduation. Some brought balloons, others air horns, to congratulate the 161 seniors who will be g...

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...

Tucker company award $7.7 million county watershed contract

A Tucker company has landed a $7.7 million contract for a part of DeKalb County’s watershed capital improvement project. Desmear Systems Inc. of Tucker, was awarded the contract to prepare the site at Snapfinger Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facili...

Commissioners still want their own auditors

Despite a March veto by DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis, some county commissioners are still trying to find a way to move auditors from the administration to the board. Commissioner Lee May originally proposed moving five auditors from Ellis’ control to t...

County prepping derby land before vote

County workers clear and grade an 11-acre plot in preparation for a proposed soap box derby park that has yet to receive approval by the DeKalb Board of Commissioners. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
County workers are clearing land in south DeKalb for a proposed $1 million soap box derby park that has yet to be approved. Ted Rhinehart, the county’s deputy chief operating officer for infrastructure, said the county is “clearing and prepping t...

News update, May 25

Keep DeKalb Beautiful hosts benefit Keep DeKalb Beautiful (KDB) is having a benefit night June 4 at 5 p.m. at Twain’s Billiards & Tap, 211 East Trinity Place in Decatur. KDB promotes environmental stewardship within DeKalb County. The...

Middle school teacher indicted on sex charges

A DeKalb County grand jury on May 24 indicted a Tucker Middle School teacher on 22 counts, including child molestation, statutory rape and sexual battery. Almarcus Thomas is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl while she was a student at Tucker ...

News update, May 24

Missing Dunwoody man located Andrew Lichtenstadter, 21, was located May 22 by Atlanta Police near Hartsfield Jackson Airport. He was later transported to Grady Memorial Hospital in good condition and is now with his family. Dunwoody Police said Licht...