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Superior Court clerk candidates face off in forum

by Andrew Cauthen andrew@dekalbchamp.com With less than a week before the July 31 primary, candidates for the DeKalb County clerk of Superior Court met in a forum. The forum, sponsored by the League of Women Voters and The Champion, featured three of...

Brookhaven cityhood, county CEO on July 31 ballot

The cityhood of Brookhaven, a one-cent sales tax for transportation projects, and the next CEO of DeKalb County are on the line as voters go to the polls July 31. As of July 19, approximately 6,710 people had participated in early voting, according t...

Doraville plans to redevelop blighted areas, bring in business

The city of Doraville has proposed a redevelopment plan in hopes of curbing economic blight and encouraging businesses to relocate to the city. Luke Howe, a spokesman for Doraville Mayor Donna Pittman, said the city has proposed two drafts of the pla...

Going, going, gone –Auction brings in dollars, clears space

Auctioneer Amy Martin gets the action going while potential bidders and auctioneer and FODAC board member Scott Schwartz, second from left, look on. Photo by Gale Horton Gay
One came seeking merchandise for an online business. Another was in search of an anniversary gift. And several others were hoping to walk away with true bargains. These were just some of the attendees at the July 18 auction at Friends of Disabled Adu...

South River attracts curious canoers

River enthusiasts and curious first-time canoers took a trip down south DeKalb’s South River as part of a project by the South River Watershed Alliance to increase awareness of the waterway. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
Twenty-five people donned life jackets and boarded 11 canoes and two kayaks for a six-mile, four-hour trip on the South River July 21. Winding through south DeKalb from the Panola Shoals trailhead near Snapfinger Road to Panola Mountain State Park, t...

Counting pennies: Metro Atlanta to vote on transportation tax

I-85 North at I-285 would get $26.5 million in interchange improvements if metro Atlanta voters decide to approve a 1-percent sales tax July 31. The proposed tax is expected to generate $8.5 billion to be divided among predetermined projects in the 10-county region, including MARTA upgrades on Buford Highway. Photos by Andrew Cauthen
Nine months of forums, ad campaigns and rallies will come to an end next week as voters in metro Atlanta decided on a 1 percent sales tax for transportation. “Every single day in metro Atlanta 38 percent of individuals cross a county line,” said ...

Drug Court launches book club for at-risk children

Lakristie* and Rahshina* wasted no time signing up their children when they learned about the new book club. They both believe that participating in the reading groups would improve their children’s reading skills and set them on a positive path in...

Cross Keys solar car heads to Texas Motor Speedway

The top of the Cross Keys High School solar car “Endeavor” awaits placement. The team, made up of members of the DeKalb County School District’s Engineering and VEX Robotics teams, was the first team of Georgia high-schoolers to participate in the 2012 Solar Car Challenge, held at the Texas Motor Speedway.
Patrick Gunter, director of the Cross Keys High School Manufacturing Center, stood amid a group of students busily putting the last finishing touches on a solar car they had been building for the last several months. During the past year Gunter has b...

Picketers protest Walmart again

Disappointed with a recent meeting with the developer of Suburban Plaza, protestors take their anti-Walmart message to the streets. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
Flash flooding in Decatur July 13 did not stop a group from protesting a proposed Suburban Plaza Walmart. Carrying handmade picket signs, members of Good Growth DeKalb, which is opposed to the Walmart development, gathered at the usually busy interse...

DeKalb coaches schedule around new heat policy

The Georgia High School Association’s new heat-acclimatization policy, adopted in March, requires all football players to build up tolerance to high temperatures by working out in shorts and helmets for five days before donning full pads. Three-a-d...