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Recovering from flood no easy task

DeKalb families wonder how much relief will come When disaster struck, Brenda Roberts jumped into action. The day after her home was ravaged by flood water she was in her basement beginning the recovery process. Four days after the worst flooding i...

Help available for flood victims

Here is information on help available for flood victims: • 24-hour emergency hotline: Report flooding, damage, or get information on assistance. (678) 406-7850 or (678) 406-7853. • Register for disaster relief assistance: www.disasterassistance....

Federal, local agencies help with recovery process

  State and federal government agencies are joining with DeKalb County to help area businesses and residents recover from last week’s devastating flood. Informational meetings are popping up across the county to make residents aware of the help av...

Yancey returned to DeKalb County, secured in jail with most serious offenders

International fugitive and suspected murderer Derrick Yancey was returned to DeKalb County on Sept. 26 – the ending to a months-long search for the former deputy sheriff charged with killing his wife and a day laborer at his home last year. Yancey ...

Recovering from flood no easy task

DeKalb families wonder how much relief will come   When disaster struck, Brenda Roberts jumped into action. The day after her home was ravaged by flood water she was in her basement beginning the recovery process. Four days after the worst f...

Fugitive Yancey found, caught in Belize

Derrick Yancey
Federal agents arrested former DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy Derrick Yancey – charged with the murder of his wife and a day laborer – in the Central American country of Belize over the weekend, ending a nearly six-month, international manhun...

Couple who abandoned baby may face more severe charges

Recovered infant, saved from storm drain, died Friday by Jonathan Cribbsjonathan@dekalbchamp.com As she sat on her front porch Friday afternoon looking at her front lawn, 61-year-old Anni Harris couldn’t really fathom what had happened to her nei...

Taj Ma Hound puts the fun in healthy dog treats

Krista Aversano is a dog lover who was looking for a healthier alternative for treats for her dogs. After a little experimenting, she turned the idea into the Taj Ma Hound, a bakery that specializes in canine treats.   Aversano started the business ...

Doraville applies to provide passport processing service

International travelers take note – Doraville could soon be on the itinerary. In need of new revenue streams during the economic recession, the city has applied to process passport applications – a move potentially netting up to $70,000 a year.Â...

Diversity spawns togetherness at Cross Keys

Which of the following are things you’ll never see or hear at a high school football practice in DeKalb County: Player bios that read like answers to a world geography test – Zambia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Honduras, Serbia, Mexico, China. The snap c...

Couple who abandoned baby may face more severe charges

As she sat on her front porch Friday afternoon looking at her front lawn, 61-year-old Anni Harris couldn’t really fathom what had happened to her neighbor, Landis Stewart-Moore.   Stewart-Moore, 19, had been arrested a day earlier for walking outs...

Doraville applies to provide passport processing service

by Matt Amato International travelers take note – Doraville could soon be on the itinerary. In need of new revenue streams during the economic recession, the city has applied to process passport applications – a move potentially netting up to $...

State shuts down embattled Lithonia charter school for poor performance

The State Board of Education shut down the Academy of Lithonia Charter School in June for poor performance, revoking the charter it held for about eight years, a state official said.   The school on Evans Mill Road has served students in kindergarte...

Sembler project signs Brookhaven leases with four anchor tenants

A company developing a commercial project in the Brookhaven neighborhood has lured four anchor tenants to sign leases – without a significant county tax break the company has sought for several months. Sembler, a Florida development company, signe...

McNair hires interim football coach after dismissal of Moore

Coach Moore
Since being dismissed as head football coach at McNair High School on Aug. 27, Roderick Moore sat in when McNair principal James Jones met with parents and booster club members the following day. He also attended McNair’s season-opening football ga...

Deaf player just one of the guys at Clarkston

Jay Mathew hits just as hard as his Clarkston High School football teammates. He counts down the warm-up exercises just like his teammates. To them, Mathew is just another football player.The freshman linebacker/running back is profoundly deaf and ha...

Chess champion Hudson says its time to put violence in check

A visitor to the Green Pastures Learning Center in Decatur asked in the office where Orrin Hudson would be making a presentation on a recent Friday afternoon. While the adults looked around for information, a young girl in a school uniform asked brig...

Final DeKalb schools report in boy’s suicide says bullying not a factor

An in-depth report on the suicide of former Dunaire Elementary School student Jaheem Herrera released last month concludes there is no evidence that fellow students bullied the boy, and a range of factors contributed to his death in April.The report ...

Walker: I didn’t break any rules

Eugene Walker
Eugene Walker, the former head of DeKalb County’s Development Authority, said he resigned from his post Aug. 18 because he didn’t want to further distract his colleagues after many residents complained of his dual role as an authority and school ...

Crime prevention workshop promotes public safety services and solutions

by Terrance Kelly At DeKalb County’s recent Crime Prevention Workshop, few topics seemed off-limits, including child sexual abuse, gangs and teen violence, help for victims of domestic violence, community policing, abandonment and child support, an...

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