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News update, June 29

Domestic dispute leads to shooting by officer A man was shot June 28 by a DeKalb County Police officer responding to a domestic dispute at an apartment complex. Police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said officers responded to a call at approximat...

Sugar Moon rises in Oakhurst area

Amy Kiefer, left, and her cousin and business partner Catherine Pfitzer show off their baked goods available at Sugar Moon Bake Shop in Oakhurst. Photos by Travis Hudgons
There are a number of ways for people to relive stress. It’s a good thing for folks in the Oakhurst area that when Amy Kiefer is stressed she bakes. Kiefer, chief cupcake baker, and her cousin Catherine Pfitzer, chief cupcake marketer, are the owne...

Stone Mountain commercial district votes to expand

A year after it formed, the Stone Mountain Community Improvement District (CID) is expanding. The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted June 16 to expand the Stone Mountain CID, which began last year with of 88 property owners with a total prop...

Foreclosures mount in north DeKalb

Foreclosures ravaged homeowners in the southern half of DeKalb County when the crisis first struck. Now, a wave of foreclosures is rumbling through the county’s northern neighborhoods as well. Banks foreclosed on nearly 1,500 north DeKalb homes in ...

Marketing an important part of recruiting process

Joshua Outlaw had more than 20 college football scholarship offers before verbally committing to the University of Florida in April. M.L. King teammate Jeremy Tyler, a linebacker, has yet to decide among nearly two dozen scholarship offers. Wide rece...

Refugee cultures on display during Clarkston event

The dances, music, fashion and food of refugee cultures were showcased as World Refugee Day was celebrated in Clarkston June 20. “It’s a great way to be immersed among all the cultures,” said participant Chell Ramirez. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
Napo Kpandja, 35, came from Huntsville, Ala, with his wife and daughter to be naturalized during World Refugee Day in Clarkston June 20. “It is a powerful experience,” said Kpandja, who was born in the Togolese Republic. “Anybody from a foreign...

Hurray for red, white and blue as DeKalb celebrates the nation’s birthday

  A lthough the Fourth of July comes mid-week this year, the festivities will be in full swing in and around DeKalb County as America celebrates its 236th birthday. Here are some of the events marking Independence Day here in DeKalb this year.  Av...

News update, June 28

Police catch patio thief The Dunwoody Police Department arrested Darryl Bernard Dillard, 51, of Dunwoody, and charged him with stealing patio furniture from 2486 Mount Vernon Road June 22. Police said Dillard took four sets of patio furniture from th...

County questions finances of proposed Brookhaven

The proposed city of Brookhaven would start on shaky financial ground, according to an analysis by the DeKalb County government released June 19. The proposed city’s deficit would be $360,554, according to an analysis performed at the direction of ...

DeKalb School Board raises taxes, cuts hundreds of jobs

The DeKalb County School Board voted June 21 on a budget that will raise taxes and cut more than 400 jobs to close an anticipated budget shortfall of $85 million. The school board approved approximately $93 million in cuts that include central office...