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News update, June 12

Tax appraiser’s office works to correct assessment errors  Because of computer problems, flawed property appraisals have been generated in some areas of the county. The DeKalb County tax assessor’s office discovered problems with appraisals...

Criminal Notice: 51 Grams of Cocaine

***The following information is an unaltered Criminal Legal Notice and public record detailing various arrest.  In re: APPROXIMATELY 51 GRAMS OF COCAINE; et al.  NOTICE OF SEIZURE OF PERSONAL  PROPERTY VALUED AT $25,000.00 OR LESS  TO: ALL PERSON...

News update, June 11

Transportation panel discussion set for June 11 DeKalb residents will have an opportunity to learn about the upcoming July 31 transportation sales tax referendum during a panel discussion today, June 11. Six panelists are slated for the dis...

News update, June 8

Woman dies in Decatur house fire Responding to a fire in the early hours of June 8, DeKalb County Fire Rescue found an elderly woman unconscious and unresponsive inside the house on Terratim Place in Decatur. The woman was transported to Grady Memo...

Shots ring out at Stone Mountain funeral service: two confirmed dead

Two confirmed deaths are a result of a shooting that occurred June 7 during a funeral service held at Victory for the World Church in Stone Mountain. Rev. Kenneth Samuel said he had just finished the last rites of 19-year-old Ryan Guider when shots r...

News update, June 7

Suspicious person alert The DeKalb County Police Department has issued an alert for a suspicious person after a 5-year-old girl said a stranger attempted to entice her. Police said June 5, at approximately 4 p.m., a child was walking near her home by...

News update, June 6

Students stabbed at Columbia High School Three students were arrested in connection with a stabbing at Columbia High School June 5, according to a DeKalb County School District spokesman. The incident happened in the parking lot of the scho...

News update, June 5

Driver faces multiple charges, including DUI, after daughter dies in crash A driver on Highway 78 has been charged with DUI, vehicular homicide in the first degree and failure to maintain a lane following an accident in which his 15-year-old dau...

Criminal Notice: 5 Pounds of Marijuana

***The following information is an unaltered Criminal Legal Notice and public record detailing various arrest.     In re: APPROXIMATELY 5 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA; et al. NOTICE OF SEIZURE OF PERSONALROPERTY VALUED AT $25,000.00 OR LESS TO: ALL PERSONS ...

Woman killed in fire

Woman killed in fire A woman was killed early June 4 as the result of an apartment fire at 2365 Peachwood Circle, between Clairmont and Shallowford roads, said DeKalb County Fire Rescue spokesman Norman Augustin. Fire crews were called at a...