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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...

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...