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Students building solar car for summer competition

Members of the DeKalb County School District Engineering and VEX Robotics teams have begun building a solar car to compete in the Solar Car Challenge at the Texas Motor Speedway in July. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Cross Keys High School engineering teacher Patrick Gunter told students May 22 they need to be prepared to work 50 hours a week, from Tuesday through Saturday, if they want to finish building their car in time for the Solar Car Challenge. Gunter, who...

GPC plans layoffs to close $25 million budget deficit

Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) is planning to lay off 185 people to help close an anticipated budget deficit of approximately $25 million next year. Interim President Rob Watts announced his plan May 25 and said it will be “dynamic” and subject ...

Schools receive $100,000 in band instruments

Earlier this month Clarkston High School and Sequoyah Middle School received $50,000 each in instruments donated by the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, which awards grants to Title-I school music programs throughout the county. Tricia Steel, program...

Report alleges leaks by Dunwoody attorney, city council member

An report released May 21 indicates Dunwoody City Attorney Brian Anderson and a city council member may be responsible for alleged leaks from an executive session regarding a complicated land deal. The 40-page report issued by law firm Wilson, Morton...

Graduation 2012: Ceremonies celebrate cultural diversity

Clarkston High School graduation. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Hundreds of students, parents, family and community members filled the stands of Hallford Stadium on May 24 for the Clarkston High School class of 2012 graduation. Some brought balloons, others air horns, to congratulate the 161 seniors who will be g...

Author turns ‘Whatifs’ into a story for everyone

Children’s author and Decatur Michelle Nelson-Schmidt sits surrounded by little, green “Whatif” monsters. Her new book Jonathan James and the Whatif Monster will be released June 1. Photo by Stephanie Nice
Children’s author and Decatur transplant Michelle Nelson-Schmidt said her husband often refers to her as “a butterfly that flits around not worrying about anything.” “My husband is a computer software engineer and he’s always worrying about...

Pastor loses TV broadcast for supporting same- sex marriage

Dr. Kenneth Samuel, pastor of Victory for the World Church in Stone Mountain, stated from the pulpit that he supported President Barack Obama’s comments regarding same sex-marriage. Recently, Obama said he thinks same-sex couples should be allowed to get married. Samuels’ support of those comments cost his congregation its weekly TV broadcast. File Photo
Earlier this month President Barack Obama publicly stated his support for same-sex marriage and now a local pastor’s support of those comments has cost his congregation its weekly television broadcast. Kenneth Samuel, pastor of Victory for the Worl...

Gates scholarship awarded to 14 DeKalb students

Thuy Hang Tran, who graduated from Cross Keys High School, is originally from a small Vietnamese village and moved to metro Atlanta when she was in third grade. Tran said when she enrolled in school she barely spoke English. “I came from the countr...

Cases involving former superintendent, school board, moving forward

A date has been set for the criminal trial of former DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Crawford Lewis, who is charged with violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, theft by taking by a government employee and bribery. In 2...

Superintendent proposes changes to combat deficit

Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson and DeKalb County School District staff have proposed several measures to close a projected $73 million budget gap. In addition to declining property values, the deficit is due to an increase in health care costs and in...