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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...

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 ...

Protestors seek to stop proposed Decatur Walmart

Opponents of a proposed Walmart at Suburban Plaza in Decatur say traffic will be overwhelming if the discount store is built. Good Growth DeKalb, a group of residents opposing Walmart, is planning two more demonstrations. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
Many honked their horns in support of protestors rallying against a proposed Walmart in Decatur’s Suburban Plaza on Jan. 27. “We’re raising awareness and we certainly hope Walmart will decide it’s not worth it,” said Lance Netland, who live...

Public safety director’s job being eyed for cuts

The job of the county’s public safety director would be cut from the budget if one county commissioner gets his way. During a meeting Jan. 26, Commissioner Lee May, in his list of possible budget cuts, recommended that $427,000 be cut from the publ...

DeKalb legislators set to take on foreclosures, Brookhaven cityhood, ethics

A Georgia state representative wants to make it a little tougher for lenders to foreclose on homes. Dar’shun Kendrick (D-94) will attempt to tackle the foreclosure problem with a proposed bill that would institute a judicial foreclosure process. Th...

Man arrested for theft of $1,800 puppy

A 23-year-old Sandy Springs man was arrested Jan. 30 for the theft of a Maltese puppy valued at $1,800 from a pet store in Dunwoody, according to the Dunwoody Police Department. Timothy Cadarral Cannon was arrested by the Atlanta Police Departme...

News update, Jan. 31

DeKalb CEO holds town hall meeting today DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis will meet hold a town hall meeting Tuesday, Jan. 31, to give residents an opportunity to discuss and learn about county-related issues. The meeting will be from 7-8:30 p.m....

Lithonia man to be arraigned in stabbing incident

A Lithonia man accused in the stabbing deaths of three relatives is scheduled to be arraigned Friday, Feb 3, at 9 a.m. in Judge Tangela Barrie’s courtroom. Eugene Quatron McCoy, 21, was charged in April 2011 with three counts of murder and on...

Crime report, Jan. 30 (updated)

Stone Mountain suspect held in police officer’s death Police have charged 22-year-old Chasity Nicole Jones of Stone Mountain with first-degree homicide by vehicle, drunken driving and failure to yield to a person directing traffic in connectio...

Assisted living home director helps residents live rich, full lives

Yonnie Stevens, who recently was named director of Plantation South of Dunwoody, an assisted living and memory care home, said she has a heart for older people that began with visits with her grandfather when she was growing up. “He was nearly 100 ...

DeKalb History Center to honor community champions

The honorees from 2011 were Arthur Anderson, Ray Jones, Jim Gray and Rev. Thomas Bristow.
The DeKalb History Center will host its fifth annual Black History Month Celebration by honoring five DeKalb County leaders—Sheriff-Elect Derwin Brown, Dr. William C. Brown, John Evans, William “Buck” Godfrey and Gregory B. Levett Sr. Derwin Br...

No fish means no help for ‘exquisite’ creek

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is studying ways to keep stormwater from damaging the habitats of local waterways such as Indian Creek. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
The water quality of DeKalb County’s Intrenchment Creek is so bad that federal engineers won’t try to fix the habitat there. That’s what a representative from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Jan. 19 during a presentation of ways to pro...

DeKalb man convicted of pimping minors, sentenced to 60 years

A DeKalb County man was sentenced Jan. 27 to 60 years in prison after being convicted of pimping minors, according to a statement from the office of DeKalb District Attorney Robert James. A jury found Erik Djon Ferguson guilty of 16 felony count...

News update, Jan. 27

Pedestrian killed on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard A pedestrian was killed early Friday morning (Jan. 27) after being struck by several vehicles on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. The man was walking northbound on Peachtree Industrial Boul...

Handwriting and cursive still a mainstay in schools

Susan Little, the southeast curriculum specialist for Handwriting Without Tears, said when Georgia adopted the Common Core Standards it elected to include cursive writing in its performance standards for third and fourth grade. “Quite honestly, bec...

News update, Jan. 26

Fired DeKalb County police officer faces theft charges   DeKalb County police officer Ghayth Abdul-Mughnee, 30, was arrested Jan. 25 and fired for allegedly stealing from suspects, according to police. Officials said an investigation beg...

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