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DeKalb County jail no longer open 24/7

The lobby of the DeKalb County Jail is no longer open 24 hours a day after a scheduling change Sept. 29, according to an announcement by the DeKalb Sheriff’s Office. According to the new schedule, the jail will close between midnight and 7 a.m. dai...

Decatur Active Living Celebrates Food Day 2012 with a Free Grocery Store Tour

The second annual Food Day will be held on October 24, 2012.  Celebrated nation-wide, this is a day to focus on healthy, sustainable and affordable food. Events are being held all over Georgia and Decatur is celebrating by offering a free grocery t...

Dunwoody Police hold drug take-back event Sept. 29

The Dunwoody Police Department is teaming up with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for a National Prescription Drug Take Back event. This is a prescription drug take-back program where the public can dispose of expired, unused and unwanted pres...

Woman charged with raping minor then giving birth to his child

A DeKalb County jury Sept. 25 indicted a Stone Mountain woman who is accused of raping a minor, then giving birth to his child. Janelle Goforth, 33, has been charged with two counts of statutory rape for allegedly “engaging in sexual intercourse wi...

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks & Cultural Affairs to Host Field of Screams

DECATUR – DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis announces Field of Screams will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 31 and Thursday, Nov. 1, 6 – 10 p.m. at Wonderland Gardens, located at 3171 Rainbow Drive, Decatur, GA 30034. Field of Screams is a free, family-...

DeKalb County Board of Registration & Elections Reminds Voters of Important Election Information

DECATUR – The DeKalb County Board of Registration & Elections reminds voters that the cutoff date to register or change your address and be eligible to vote in the Nov. 6 General Election is Tuesday, Oct. 9.  Applications can be accessed onlin...

Recycling now free in DeKalb County

Recycling is now free in DeKalb County thanks to a unanimous Sept. 25 vote by the county’s Board of Commissioners. Commissioners approved the plan to drop the $30 recycling registration fee, hoping that more residents would join the program. “Thi...

St. Pius X blanks Lovett in battle of Lions

St. Pius’ Jack Pelt (22) tries to evade Lovett’s Jack McGranahan (8) in the battle of the two state-ranked Lions Sept. 21. St. Pius won the matchup 24-0. Photo by David DiCristina
by Wade Marbaugh In a showdown between state-ranked high school teams, the St. Pius X Golden Lions proved more golden than the Lovett Lions. Ryan Braswell scored two touchdowns and Jack Spear and Thomas O’Leary added six points apiece as the St. Pi...

DCSD releases proposed calendars for public comment

The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) has released two proposed calendars and is asking the public to comment on the options. Last year, Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson proposed calendar changes for this fall but decided to wait to implement any ch...

Audit: Inaccurate budget data provided to former GPC president

This article is the second of a series looking into the rise and fall of former Georgia Perimeter College president Anthony Tricoli.   Former Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) President Anthony Tricoli was not given “timely and reliable financial in...