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Criminal Notice: 5 Pounds of Marijuana

***The following information is an unaltered Criminal Legal Notice and public record detailing various arrest.     In re: APPROXIMATELY 5 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA; et al. NOTICE OF SEIZURE OF PERSONALROPERTY VALUED AT $25,000.00 OR LESS TO: ALL PERSONS ...

Woman killed in fire

Woman killed in fire A woman was killed early June 4 as the result of an apartment fire at 2365 Peachwood Circle, between Clairmont and Shallowford roads, said DeKalb County Fire Rescue spokesman Norman Augustin. Fire crews were called at a...

News update, June 4

Underage alcohol sting nets 47 arrests A four-day underage alcohol sting by the DeKalb County Police Department called Operation School’s Out produced 47 arrests, according to police spokeswoman Mekka Parish. Those arrested were charged with f...

DCSD salary restructuring to save $2 million

The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) announced May 24 that its new aligned salary structure will save the district more than $2 million over the next three years. The district announced in April it would consolidate more than 380 job titles into ...

Golden Shuttle for seniors may be parked

Some DeKalb County senior citizens are concerned that a free shuttle service may be ending. Funding is running out for the Golden Shuttle, a free service to people 60 and older who register at Senior Connections. There are three Golden Shuttle buses ...

Belvedere gardeners plant seeds of health

In a community garden on Columbia Drive in south DeKalb County, residents are growing greens, collards, kale, cabbage, strawberries, potatoes, carrots, squash, cucumbers and radish. “Just about most of the vegetables you can buy in the store, someb...

Organizing donated items a labor of love for 80-year-old volunteer

Bobbie Wakamo looks over the thousands of books donated to the United Methodist Children’s Home that must be sorted by type and subject. Photo by Kathy Mitchell
Years of shopping flea markets and yard sales have left Bobbie Wakamo with a good eye for quality used goods and a talent for pricing such items. That has made her an ideal volunteer with United Methodist Children’s Home, whose principal fundraiser...

News update, June 1

Golf tournament to benefit Porter Sanford Center Commissioner Stan Watson will host the 15th annual Father’s Day Friday Golf Tournament  Friday, June 15, at Sugar Creek Golf Course. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9...

Adapting to success: Former custodian enjoys long career helping disabled athletes

Working as a 19-year old custodian at Peachcrest Elementary School, Mike Miller began a 28-year journey that changed his life and the lives of many students. In 1985, Miller was asked to help coach a group of disabled students who play sports from wh...

Proposed Lithonia biomass plant seeks permit

It has a new name, but it’s still the proposed gasification plant for Lithonia. Green Energy Partners filed a permit with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division in April to construct a 10- to 12-megawatt “biomass fuel electric generating f...