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Brothers lead county’s police, fire departments

Eddie O’Brien, left, is the interim chief of the county’s fire and rescue department, while his brother, Bill, serves as chief of the police department. Photo by Andrew Cauthren
For the two brothers at the helm of DeKalb County’s police and fire departments, public service could be a genetic trait. Bill O’Brien was named chief of the DeKalb County Police Department last year and his brother Eddie O’Brien is interim chi...

Victim's stolen cell phone recovered in church assault case

Police have recovered the stolen cell phone of a Stone Mountain church worker who was attacked on Feb. 26. DeKalb County Police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said detectives have not identified a suspect in the assault case of a female worker at St. ...

Search warrants issued in Dunwoody man’s murder Suspect’s wife files for separation

The wife of the man accused of murdering a Dunwoody entrepreneur has filed for separation as investigators look for a motive for homicide in e-mail and phone records between the suspect and the victim’s wife. DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Greg...

Dunwoody to purchase park land for $5 million

Dozens of pipes dot the landscape of a Dunwoody townhome development that never got off the ground. The land, dubbed the “PVC farm,” will be turned into a city park. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
Some Dunwoody residents have dubbed it the “PVC farm”: 16.18 acres in the heart of the Georgetown/North Shallowford area, dotted with PVC pipes where townhomes were to go. After concluding negotiations with Wells Fargo Bank, Dunwoody officials an...

Watershed management director resigns

  As DeKalb County gears up for its billion-dollar water and sewer capital improvement project, its director of watershed management is resigning to go into the private sector. Dr. Francis T. Kung’u, director of the watershed management department...

Chateau Élan is a ripe, nearby escape

With its winery, spa, golf courses and resort accommodations, the elegant Chateau Elan is both restful and romantic. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
If you’re looking for an epicurean escape from the winter doldrums, take an hour-long drive to Braselton, home of Chateau Élan Winery and Resort. With its restaurants, winery, spa, hotel and golf courses, Chateau Élan is ripe with distractions. F...

DeKalb scrambles to implement budget cuts

DeKalb County department heads are scrambling to determine the effect of the board of commissioners’ vote to slash the county budget to avoid a tax increase. Chief Communications Officer Burke Brennan said on Feb. 23 that it could take the dep...

Former sheriff’s employee cleared of charges

A former DeKalb Sheriff’s Office manager was found not guilty last week of two counts of racketeering charges, while her co-defendant was convicted of the crime. Dorcas Jernigan, a former manager in the civil process unit of the sheriff’s office,...

County commissioners reject tax increase

There will not be a tax increase in DeKalb County—at least not now. DeKalb County’s Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 on Feb. 22 to reject the proposed $563 million budget of the county’s chief executive officer, which called for a property...

Dunwoody can expect greenspace referendum

Dunwoody Mayor Ken Wright watches as his eight-year-old son Clayton speaks to Dunwoody residents about desire for the mayor to have a limousine. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
The mayor of Georgia’s youngest city told residents they could expect to vote on a referendum in November that would raise taxes to pay for parks and greenspace. The remark came Feb. 10 during Dunwoody Mayor Ken Wright’s state of the city address...