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Clarkston canine to compete in national dock diving competition

Among DeKalb County’s outstanding athletes is one more likely to celebrate victories with a wag of his tail than with a high five. He’s a 3-year-old pit bull-German Shepherd mix named Nathan Jr. Heather Gulden, who describes herself as Nathan Jr....

County mulling $2 million purchase for firemen’s air packs

DeKalb County Fire Rescue officials are rushing to replace 300 faulty air masks. The department asked the county’s Board of Commissioners on July 10 to approve $2 million for the purchase of 300 self-contained breathing apparatuses, 640 air bottles...

Forum features county candidates

Jerome Edmondson, one of three candidates for DeKalb County CEO, was the only CEO candidate who participated in a question-and-answer session during a July 12 forum. Edmonson brought a manipulated photo of current CEO Burrell Ellis in a soapbox car, as he criticized a project touted by Ellis. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
Of the three candidates running for DeKalb County chief executive officer, Jerome Edmondson was alone onstage during a July 12 question-and-answer forum. CEO candidate Gregory Adams, who is the pastor of True Church of God in Christ in Austell, was a...

Judge candidate indicted for theft

A candidate for DeKalb Superior Court has some legal problems of his own. Michael Rothenberg was indicted by a DeKalb County grand jury July 17 on six felony counts of theft by taking, according to a statement by the office of DeKalb County District ...

Ellis, planning director named in lawsuit

A lawsuit filed July 3 against three county officials over a land displacement permit calls into question the DeKalb CEO’s hiring of an interim planning director. Bobby Buckler and Anthony McCullar filed the lawsuit “because they won’t let us p...

FAMU president resigns, parents sue school

James Ammons (AP Photo/Don Juan Moore)
Florida A&M University (FAMU) President James Ammons resigned July 11 in the wake of a hazing scandal that led to the death of one student from DeKalb County and the arrest of more than 10 members of the school’s famed “Marching 100” band. ...

East Atlanta Kids Club offers academic enrichment and fun

Jill Sieder, executive director and founder of the East Atlanta Kids Club, said when it first opened in 1998 the center was about sheer recreation—a fun and games environment—but that has changed over the years. The club, located in the Brownwood...

Twelve 24 Boutique celebrates the plus-size woman

Owners Melanie Williams, left, and Angela Hargro say they have complementary business skills. The day of the grand opening, the store was crowded with shoppers. Photos by Kathy Mitchell
Angela Hargro said that the boutique in downtown Decatur that she opened with partner Melanie Williams was “born out of frustration as a shopper.” “It was so hard to find clothes in my size that didn’t look like something somebody’s grandmo...

Historian remembers Decatur’s ‘dollar homes’

Two views of a south Decatur HUD dollar home; from 1978 and 2012. Photos provided
In 1974 Decatur was chosen as a pilot city to participate in a new federal program enacted to revitalize blighted neighborhoods. The program stemmed from a relatively simple idea: selling foreclosed homes for a dollar. Local historian David Rotenstei...

Blacks on bikes: Club promotes cycling in metro Atlanta

What began with eight Black south DeKalb cyclists in 1984 has grown into a 61-member Atlanta cycling organization. The Metro Atlanta Cycling Club (MACC), a predominantly Black group of male and female cyclists, exists to “promote cycling in the Bla...