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News update, June 26

Suspect leads fugitive squad on high-speed chase A suspect led the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad on a high-speed chase down I -20 June 25. Royce Cross, who is wanted for theft by taking, failure to appear, violating his probati...

Youth jobs program provide more than paychecks

India Westbrook, 18, a graduate of Redan High School, works with DCTV through the county’s annual youth summer employment training program. Westbrook, who is planning to major in broadcast journalism, hopes her head start at DCTV will one day lead to a job as a news anchor. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
If it were not for a DeKalb County youth jobs program, 22-year-old Jasmine Ellis, of Decatur, said she might be working in a department store just earning a paycheck. Instead, Ellis works with seniors at Sunrise Senior Living Center in Decatur. “Nu...