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Advocates asked for input regarding arts community in DeKalb

To better understand the needs of the arts community in DeKalb County, CEO Burrell Ellis has tasked a group of arts advocates, leaders and stakeholders to weigh in on the future of the arts in the county. Ellis formed the DeKalb Creative Industries T...

DeKalb boasts rich Civil War history, major location in Battle of Atlanta

In 1864 the city of Atlanta looked much different than today—there were only a few main roads and the city was much smaller. However, some familiar streets and landmarks remain. Atlanta wasn’t named the capital of Georgia until 1868 but the city,...

Summer swim league brings communities together

Swimmers from across the area converged on Emory University’s Woodruff PE Center June 30 - July 1 for the DeKalb County Swim League Championship Meet. Spanning two days, the event was a chance for members of the area’s 22 swimming clubs to compet...

Summit offers help for women veterans

Often when Americans think of problems that military veterans may face such as post-traumatic stress disorder, homelessness or joblessness, they are inclined to think of men. But experts in health care and related fields say that women who have serve...

Struggling adults increasingly returning to the nest

For generations, parents have gone through the empty nest experience. This generation of parents, however, is going through a unique situation. Increasingly, their adult children are returning to the nest—often creating challenges that require crea...

Locals back on U.S. Olympic track team

DeKalb County has produced numerous top track and field athletes over the years and two of them will be competing in the 2012 London Olympics. Dee Dee Trotter, a 2001 graduate of Cedar Grove, and Angelo Taylor, a Southwest DeKalb graduate, will conti...

Lithonia man to appeal murder convictions

Clayton Jerrod Ellington, who was convicted in 2008 of the 2006 murder of his wife and their 2-year-old twin sons, is appealing the three death sentences he was given by a DeKalb County court. The case is to go before the Georgia Supreme Court Monday...

Church rape victim recounts crime

It was a crime that DeKalb District Attorney Robert James called “extremely violent and vicious.” The victim of a February 2011 rape inside a Stone Mountain church said her “life was impacted unforgettably.” Church congregants and supporters ...

Dunwoody councilwoman files ethics complaint

Dunwoody City Councilwoman Adrian Bonser filed an ethics complaint June 21 against Mayor Mike Davis and the rest of the city council, alleging that several meetings held over the past six months were held illegally. Bonser, who is also facing an ethi...

Faulty fire department air pack causes ‘near miss’

  A DeKalb County firefighter was forced to jump out of a two-story building after his air pack malfunctioned during a fire. According to DeKalb County Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Norman Augustin, the firefighter was on a call at Woody Court at 9:45 p....

DeKalb legislators, experts weigh in on Supreme Court’s health care decision

The United States Supreme Court voted to uphold the Affordable Care Act June 28, a decision that DeKalb legislators and experts said will serve as a milestone for many Americans. “After decades of choosing between buying medications and putting foo...

News update, July 3

Law enforcement captures man sought in shooting death The DeKalb Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad has captured Marcus D. Ventress, who was sought in connection with the May 26 death of Ryan Guider, 19, whom he allegedly shot several times in t...

Educators stress importance of quality early care

As more research emerges about how rapidly a child’s brain develops at an early age, some educators say a shift is taking place that is causing parents to look at early care centers as more than just a “baby-sitting” service. Paige Kubik, vice ...

Group seeks, picks, donates neglected produce

Volunteer fruit pickers make their way to a patch of blackberries on an abandoned farm near Arabia Mountain in Lithonia. Concrete Jungle is a volunteer-run, Atlanta-based organization that helps distribute unused food growing in the metro area to the needy. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
In a field adjacent to an abandoned farmhouse near Lithonia’s Arabia Mountain, sits a bounty of ripe blackberries waiting to be picked. From the road, one might have never noticed that the islands of bushes dotting the field are large patches of bl...

News update, July 2

Church rapist pleads guilty, sentenced to life in prison June 29 An 51-year-old Atlanta man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to the rape in a church of a DeKalb County woman. John Russell Carver was sentenced ...

News update, June 29

Domestic dispute leads to shooting by officer A man was shot June 28 by a DeKalb County Police officer responding to a domestic dispute at an apartment complex. Police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said officers responded to a call at approximat...

Sugar Moon rises in Oakhurst area

Amy Kiefer, left, and her cousin and business partner Catherine Pfitzer show off their baked goods available at Sugar Moon Bake Shop in Oakhurst. Photos by Travis Hudgons
There are a number of ways for people to relive stress. It’s a good thing for folks in the Oakhurst area that when Amy Kiefer is stressed she bakes. Kiefer, chief cupcake baker, and her cousin Catherine Pfitzer, chief cupcake marketer, are the owne...

Stone Mountain commercial district votes to expand

A year after it formed, the Stone Mountain Community Improvement District (CID) is expanding. The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted June 16 to expand the Stone Mountain CID, which began last year with of 88 property owners with a total prop...

Foreclosures mount in north DeKalb

Foreclosures ravaged homeowners in the southern half of DeKalb County when the crisis first struck. Now, a wave of foreclosures is rumbling through the county’s northern neighborhoods as well. Banks foreclosed on nearly 1,500 north DeKalb homes in ...

Marketing an important part of recruiting process

Joshua Outlaw had more than 20 college football scholarship offers before verbally committing to the University of Florida in April. M.L. King teammate Jeremy Tyler, a linebacker, has yet to decide among nearly two dozen scholarship offers. Wide rece...

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