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Shots ring out at Stone Mountain funeral service: two confirmed dead

Two confirmed deaths are a result of a shooting that occurred June 7 during a funeral service held at Victory for the World Church in Stone Mountain. Rev. Kenneth Samuel said he had just finished the last rites of 19-year-old Ryan Guider when shots r...

DA’s office addresses child exploitation issues

  According to statistics, it won’t take long before a female runaway is approached by a sexual predator, DeKalb County Assistant District Attorney Dalia Racine said. Racine, who focuses on the sexual exploitation of children and human trafficking...

County looking for new animal shelter leader

DeKalb County is looking for someone who has an affinity for animals and the people who love them. A new deputy director of animal control is needed because the current head of the division, Kathy Mooneyham, is retiring at the end of July. The positi...

Avondale sets zoning for annexed property

For more than a decade Joe Gargiulo has been fighting against having his business annexed into the city limits of Avondale Estates. “I’ve got nothing against the city of Avondale Estates,” said Gargiulo, president of Candler Investment Group. ...

All-star baseball: Taylor earns second straight MVP award as North tops South

One player had been in the spotlight before and the other had not, but both played important roles in the North’s 5-4 win over the South in the 10th annual DeKalb County Senior All-Star Baseball Classic on May 30 at Sequoyah Middle School. Clarksto...

News update, June 7

Suspicious person alert The DeKalb County Police Department has issued an alert for a suspicious person after a 5-year-old girl said a stranger attempted to entice her. Police said June 5, at approximately 4 p.m., a child was walking near her home by...