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Magic Johnson opens school for at-risk youth

Earving “Magic” Johnson recently opened a center in Atlanta designed to help high school students who have left school, or are at risk of leaving, earn a high school diploma. Located at 100 Edgewood Avenue NE in Atlanta, the Magic Johnson Bridges...

Local athletes show off Olympic bling

Dee Dee Trotter and Angelo Taylor, DeKalb natives who both won medals in the 2012 Olympics, were honored by hundreds of participants during a celebration Sept. 20 in Decatur. Photo by Travis Hudgons
Hundreds of fans and supporters crowded the square in Decatur Sept. 20 to celebrate two 2012 Olympic medalists from DeKalb County. Dee Dee Trotter, a Cedar Grove High School graduate, won both gold and bronze track and field medals in the 4x400m and ...

Nautical town has much to entice visitors

Weekly sailboat races in the Chesapeake Bay draw crowds.
Annapolis is well known as the place where politics culminates in Maryland; the state’s capital. Maryland lawmakers and other movers and shakers flock there to make laws and shape policy. For the rest of us, however, there’s an abundance of non-p...

Clarkston City Council considering reduction in size, mayor’s term

A move maybe afoot in the city of Clarkston to reduce the number of council members and limit the mayor’s term. A proposal was introduced during the Clarkston City Council’s Sept. 4 meeting that, if passed, will ask the DeKalb County delegation t...

Governor’s commission moves forward with city of Brookhaven establishment

Brookhaven residents packed the Atrium at St. Martin’s Episcopal School Sept. 13 for the first meeting of the Brookhaven Commission. Top right, Brookhaven Commission Chairman Ben Vinson, second from right, leads the session. Commissioners pictured are, from left, Todd Lantier of District 2, Jed Beardsley, District 3, and J. D Clockadale, District 1. Bottom right, District 4 Commissioner Kim Gökçe greets residents after the Brookhaven meeting. Photos by Alice Murray
by Alice Murray   The labor pains preceding the birth of Georgia’s newest city began with the appointment of a pro bono city attorney and will continue at 8 p.m. Sept. 20, at the second meeting of a five-member Brookhaven Commission appointed by G...

More mounting legal fees in DeKalb schools

DeKalb Schools Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson told a DeKalb County grand jury that the school district, due to pending litigation, will be spending $6 million more than anticipated this year. Last year, Atkinson told the grand jury that the DeKalb Co...

Tiny wearable video cameras help police fight crime

DeKalb County Police officers have been issued a new weapon in fight for justice: a two-inch tall, wearable video camera. Officials say recordings from the cameras, which clip onto shirt pockets, will eventually be used in court cases. Photos by Andrew Cauthen
The DeKalb County Police Department has a new crime-fighting tool. It’s a 2-inch tall, 2 gigabyte, MUVI ultra-compact digital camcorder that officers can clip onto the shirt pocket of uniforms. With a click of a button, officers can now record vide...

DeKalb County to honor 2012 Olympians Sept. 20

DeKalb County will hold a special “Olympic Tribute & Celebration” honoring DeKalb’s two Olympic medalists, DeeDee Trotter and Angelo Taylor. The tribute is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, on the Square in Decatur, located at 101 Ea...

DCSD bus drivers demand health and retirement benefits

Bus drivers for the DeKalb County School District protested in front of the district’s headquarters and addressed the board Sept. 10. The bus drivers are concerned they’re not being treated as fairly as other employees and want the opportunity to receive health and retirement benefits. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Bus drivers donned yellow shirts in solidarity and voiced concerns about their treatment at a DeKalb County School Board meeting Sept. 10. Cathy Douglas, a bus driver who works for the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) addressed the board during t...

Ousted Georgia Perimeter president discusses legacy

This article is the first in a series looking into the rise and fall of former Georgia Perimeter College president Anthony Tricoli.   In 2006, Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) boasted 20,000 students, 389 faculty and six campuses. That was before Ant...