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News update, Feb. 3

Hudson named Clarkston police chief Christine Hudson has been appointed the new police chief for the city of Clarkston, city manager Keith Barker said. Hudson joined the Clarkston Police Department in 2009 as a lieutenant and was promoted to cap...

Patriotic Philadelphia welcomes visits year ‘round

If the upcoming presidential holiday or the steady debate about who should lead the country for the next four years has sparked an interest in travel with a patriotic theme, Philadelphia fits the bill perfectly. This city of 1.5 million takes tremend...

Lakeside sweeps county swim titles

Lakeside's winning 400-yard freestyle relay team of Alexis Letourneau, from left, Anna Ewing, Lizzy White and Erin Collins helped the Vikings win the girls' county team title. Photo by Robert Naddra
Erin Collins stood on the starting block and watched her team’s chances in the DeKalb County Swimming and Diving Championships slip away. Collins, the third leg of Lakeside’s 400-yard freestyle relay team, dove into the water in second place behi...

Great expectations: McNair changes outlook after winning county wrestling title

McNair take home its first county wrestling team title. Photo by Mark Brock
Ramon Tillery found out just how good his McNair wrestling team is Jan. 28 at the DeKalb County wrestling championships. The Mustangs won their first county wrestling title over traditional powers Marist and Southwest DeKalb, which combined to win fi...

2012 football Signing Day list

 PO  NAME               HS              COLLEGE DB Case Woodard Arabia Mtn. Carson-Newman WR NaVontez Wyche Arabia Mtn. Carson-Newman OL Brandon Greene Cedar Grove Alabama RB Marlon Coley Cedar Grove B...

School board appeals in hope to avoid another lengthy lawsuit

The DeKalb County Board of Education is trying to dismiss a lawsuit that, if it goes to trial, could cost the DeKalb County School System millions of dollars. In 2011, two DeKalb County teachers filed a lawsuit against the board alleging it owes them...

Commissioners want control of county’s auditors

Commissioner Lee May is recommending that the five auditors in the county’s finance department be put under the direction of the Board of Commissioners. “It’s within our duties and responsibilities within DeKalb County’s organizational act fo...

Soap box derby track stalled at the starting line

It was mentioned in DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis’ State of the County speech last month and it’s beginning to raise some eyebrows: a proposed $1 million soap box derby track near Lithonia. The track would be built at 1253 Rock Chapel Road adjacent to...

Baby boomers reflect on school during Civil Rights Era

Recently, more than 18 former students of Wesley Avenue Elementary met to celebrate their accomplishments, and how their kindergarten class in 1956 taught them lessons they held dear for years to come. Photo by Walter Martin
In 1956, Dwight D. Eisenhower was president and America was engaged in the Cold War. Schools in Atlanta were segregated and a group of 5-year-olds was beginning kindergarten at Wesley Avenue Elementary. Debra Moore said she and her classmates, who gr...

News update, Feb. 2

Social media seminar offered in Dunwoody The Dunwoody and Sandy Springs Chambers of Commerce will host a seminar, “The Power of E-mail Marketing and Social Media Marketing Made Simple,” Tuesday, Feb. 7, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. The seminar is designed to ...