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Occupy Atlanta fails to prevent south DeKalb eviction

Christine Frazer, sitting left, and her mother Daisy Fields were evicted May 2 from their home of 18 years by a team of DeKalb County deputies. Frazer, who lost her home to foreclosure, has a pending lawsuit against the lender.
Christine Frazer sat in a dining room chair in her driveway with a lifetime of belongings strewn across the yard of the south DeKalb home where she has lived for the past 18 years. Frazer, 62, fought back tears as she watched family members and activ...

Redan clears SWD hurdle to win girls’ track title

Redan’s girls track coaches waited patiently through the first two days of the Class AAAA state championship May 3-5 in Albany. Defending champion Southwest DeKalb built a lead through the field and distance events while the Raiders entered the fin...

On the right track: M.L. King hurdler has sights set on state title and beyond

Jordan Moore has the fastest time in the state in all classifications in the 110 meter hurdles. Photo by Robert Naddra
Jordan Moore might be on a different athletic path had he not yielded to his parents’ direction before he began high school. Moore was one of several promising sprinters on the Union Grove Middle School track team in Henry County as a seventh grade...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

GOLF   Class AAAA state championship: Marist won the team championship May 7 in Augusta by one stroke over Lakeside-Evans. Jack Larkin shot a 72 to lead the War Eagles, followed by John Quirk (75), Will Maggard (76), Mitchell Yates (77), Will Duma (...

Owner of dogs that attacked Lithonia girl wants out of jail early

by Andrew Cauthen andrew@dekalbchamp.com   A Lithonia woman convicted after her dogs attacked an 8-year-old girl in 2010 wants to get out of jail after four months. An attorney for Twyann Vaughn said her client wants to be released because of “som...

Tricoli candidate for job at Florida college

One day after he resigned as president of Georgia Perimeter College, Anthony Tricoli applied for the  job of president at a college in Florida, according to the Naples Daily News. Tricoli was one of eight new candidates who applied just before ...

News update, May 9

Suspect killed during home invasion attempt One man is dead and three others are in jail after a shooting during a home invasion early May 8 in Doraville, according to police. Four men broke into a home on Doral Circle at approximately 5:30...

Decatur Police seeking man who tried to lure boy into his car

The Decatur Police Department is looking for a man who tried to lure a child into his car, department officials said. The incident occurred the afternoon of May 7. At approximately 5:30 p.m., the police department was notified that someone the child ...

News update, May 8

GPC President Tricoli steps down     Georgia Perimeter College president Dr. Anthony Tricoli has resigned, according to the University System of Georgia. Hank Huckaby, chancellor of the university system, announced this week that Trico...

Group supports those who support foster children

In the 22 years that psychologist Merrill White has been a foster parent, she has had 91 children in her home. She has also suffered some broken bones. “Many times we are assaulted in our own homes by the children that we are sworn to protect,” s...