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Kirkwood boasts growing business district, small-town feel

Kirkwood, an east Atlanta neighborhood in DeKalb County, boasts a burgeoning business district, which has grown exponentially in the past decade. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Kirkwood resident Joe Alcock said he has seen a lot of changes in the east Atlanta neighborhood since he and his wife moved there more than a decade ago. “A lot of people are moving back into the city and buying old houses and renovating them,” A...

Downtown Decatur officially named historic district

The Decatur Downtown Historic District was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places. Plans for the city were laid out in the 1820s and many of those early buildings are still intact today. Lynn Speno, who works for the Historic Pres...

Budget deficit grows, school board tables vote

DeKalb County School District Chief Financial Officer Michael Perrone speaks with Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson and Chief Communications Officer Walter Woods at a business meeting June 11. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
The DeKalb County Board of Education tabled a final vote on its proposed budget June 11 after school officials revealed it needs to make an additional $12 million in cuts due to dropping property tax values. Hundreds of students, community members an...

Teacher lawsuit could lead to costly trial for school board

The DeKalb County School Board is facing another lawsuit that could cost it millions of dollars if it goes to trial. The suit, filed by DeKalb County School District (DCSD) teachers Elaine Gold and Amy Shaye last year, alleges the board owes them, an...

Legislator files complaint against school board

Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver sits among DeKalb County legislators and school board members during a meeting to discuss redistricting. Recently, Oliver filed a complaint with Attorney General Sam Olens’ office alleging members of the DeKalb County School Board violated Georgia’s open meeting law. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Representative Mary Margaret Oliver has filed a complaint alleging the DeKalb County School Board violated Georgia’s Open Meeting Law during the redistricting process which took place earlier this year. In the complaint sent to Attorney General Sam...

School district deficit grows to $85 million

The DeKalb County Board of Education tabled a vote on its proposed budget June 11 after school officials revealed it needed to make an additional $12 million in cuts because of dropping property tax values. Originally, officials predicted a 6 pe...

DA’s office addresses child exploitation issues

  According to statistics, it won’t take long before a female runaway is approached by a sexual predator, DeKalb County Assistant District Attorney Dalia Racine said. Racine, who focuses on the sexual exploitation of children and human trafficking...

School board proposes more than $75 million in budget cuts

The DeKalb County School Board has agreed on a list of tentative budget cuts to make up for a nearly $73 million deficit expected next year. The deficit is due to declining property values resulting in lower taxes collected and increased health care,...

Dunwoody attorney agrees to severance rather than being fired

The Dunwoody City Council voted May 29 to approve a settlement agreement rather than fire City Attorney Brian Anderson for allegedly leaking details from an executive session to the media. Anderson, who was on paid suspension pending the outcome of t...

DCSD salary restructuring to save $2 million

The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) announced May 24 that its new aligned salary structure will save the district more than $2 million over the next three years. The district announced in April it would consolidate more than 380 job titles into ...