by Carla Waldemar   If you head to Pamplona, Spain, for July’s running of the bulls, you’ll be in the frenzied company of up to 9,000 others on the path. Better plan: Explore Pamplona at your leisure the other 51 weeks of the year. You won’t b...

Who can blame Mike Trapani for feeling a bit like an empty-nester these days? The Marist softball coach will begin the season without Lori Spingola, one of the most prolific high school players ever in Georgia, and seven other seniors from last seaso...

The DeKalb County government is looking for public input on the creation of its strategic plan. The county will hold several community forums to allow residents, business owners and other stakeholders to give input into the plan. The planning proces...

Mike Crane defeated Deborah Honeycutt on Aug. 10, in the primary runoff for the U.S. House of Representatives District 13 Republican nomination. With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, Crane earned 15,277 votes (67.5 percent) to 7,345 votes for H...

Schools opened across DeKalb County on Aug. 9 mostly without a hitch, school officials said. More than 93,000 students showed up at their desks in the morning. Learning abounded. But the day didn’t progress without incident. Principal Rita Harper-H...

Take your daughters and your sons, in fact, take the entire family and as many friends as you can round up to the Freedom’s Sisters exhibit at the Carter Presidential Library. The exhibit, which runs now through Oct. 3, is a compelling audio-visual...

  The field has been winnowed from 14 to three. Among the many who “would be” Georgia’s next governor, three remain standing, with the GOP contest still to be settled on Tuesday, Aug. 10. Primary turn-out was an apathetic 25 percent, and just...

The postcard setting of an old-fashion swimming hole situated in southern DeKalb County may not be such an idyllic place to escape the summer heat. DeKalb county employees have recently installed signs along the South River stating that access to the...

An ordinance banning animals from being tethered was passed last week by Doraville’s City Council. Owners wishing to tie up their animals must now be present or face the possibility of heavy fines. The restrictions, said mayoral assistant Luke Howe...

In anticipation of the November general election, a few party candidates still must be determined in runoff balloting Aug. 10. In DeKalb County, the voter registration office at 4380 Memorial Drive in Decatur is the only site open for early voting, w...