Champion Home

Andrew Cauthen

Content Posted by Andrew Cauthen

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...

Ousted Georgia Perimeter president discusses legacy

This article is the first in a series looking into the rise and fall of former Georgia Perimeter College president Anthony Tricoli.   In 2006, Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) boasted 20,000 students, 389 faculty and six campuses. That was before Ant...

Ambulance transport costs increase

An ambulance ride to the hospital just got costlier in DeKalb County. The Board of Commissioners voted Aug. 28 to increase the rates, which had been among the lowest in the metro Atlanta region. The cost of a basic life support transport will increas...

Decatur man has big dreams for Atlanta BBQ Festival

What started out as a fundraiser for a Decatur homeless shelter is now the fourth annual Atlanta BBQ Festival. It began when Anthony Ernst of Stone Mountain held a barbecue cookout to raise money for the Oakhurst Recovery Program, the homeless shelte...

Eyesore will be razed for greenspace

The vacant Brookside Apartments will soon be demolished to make way for a 7.5-acre community park on North Decatur Road. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
An eyesore on North Decatur Road will soon meet its fate. The county’s Board of Commissioners approved a plan Aug. 14 to demolish Brookside Apartments, an abandoned, derelict complex located on North Decatur Road just outside I-285 with frontage on...

Sexting allegation sidelines coach

A DeKalb County high school football coach has been sidelined after being accused of sexting a parent. Head Coach Michael Carson, of Martin Luther King High School, was suspended Aug. 21 pending the outcome of an ethics investigation into the allegat...

Noncustodial mother jailed, missing children not returned

Melisa Ivey, a noncustodial mother accused of keeping her four children past the court-ordered visitation period, was arrested after a warrant hearing. The children have not been returned to the father yet. [Inset] Micah Parker still has a text message from Melisa Ivey, his ex-wife, that he received the night his four children were taken by their noncustodial mother in June. Photos by Andrew Cauthen
A woman accused of taking her four children from their custodial father in violation of a court order is in jail. Melisa Ivey, of Carrollton, Texas, appeared before DeKalb County Magistrate Judge Tracy Dorfman Aug. 16 for a warrant application hearin...

County to spend $11.3 million on three new senior centers

Members of the South DeKalb Senior Center don’t like the building where they gather for meals, recreation and fellowship. “We are in line for a new center and that brings us great joy and pleasure to know that it’s coming,” said Sandra Harris...

Four children taken by non-custodial mother

It’s been quiet in Micah Parker’s home since June 10—too quiet. That was the last time the Stone Mountain resident saw his 13-year-old daughter Jordan, and his three sons, Micah Jr., 12, Isaiah, 11, and Caleb, 9. That day, the four children ...

New Scott Candler Library opens Aug. 20

Another new library will soon be open in DeKalb County. The 12,000-square-foot Scott Candler Library is scheduled to open Aug. 20 following a grand opening ceremony Aug. 18 at 10 a.m. The library, located at 1917 Candler Road, will have a 30,000-volu...