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Instinct makes Chamblee guards a dangerous duo

Chamblee senior guards David Mason (left) and Langston Hall. Photo by Robert Naddra
by Robert Naddra Robert@dekalbchamp.com   Eye contact. That’s all David Mason and Langston Hall need to catch the opposition off guard. The seniors have done plenty of that this season for the Chamblee basketball team, helping the Bulldogs to a to...

Icy roads cause more than 200 accidents but no fatalities

Icy roads in DeKalb County contributed to more than 250 traffic accidents in the first 24 hours after a winter storm on Jan. 7. About a half-inch to an inch of snow fell across DeKalb County, according to the National Weather Service office in Peacht...

In wake of shooting death, Miller urges residents to find other ways to celebrate

In the wake of the death of 4-year-old Marquel Peters, DeKalb Police are reviewing their response to the incident. William Miller, the DeKalb County director of Public Safety, and other police officials met with the boy’s family last week to expres...

Towers wins first duals title; 4 county teams qualify for state

From left, Nolan Johnson, Quevin Campbell, Demetrius Abner, Rodney Wooten and Tam Vu were instrumental in bringing Towers its first Area Duals championship. Photos by Robert Naddra
Towers last won the DeKalb County Wrestling Championships in 1995, the same year its last state individual champion was crowned. The Titans were consistently among the top teams in the state from the 1970s through the mid 1990s. Towers’ 28 top-10 t...

All DeKalb County Schools athletic events have been cancelled for the evening of Friday, Jan. 8.

Saturday’s area dual meet wrestling tournaments will go on as scheduled, but all other county sporting events have been cancelled, according to a county athletics department spokesman. It has not been determined when Friday’s or Saturday’s even...

Unassuming off court--Andrews takes charge for Redan on the court

The car keys hanging around her neck after a recent practice are the giveaway. Take those away and Alisha Andrews doesn’t look old enough to be a member of Redan’s varsity girls’ basketball team. The multi-colored backpack she sported didn’t ...

Family, church trying to cope with death of 4-year-old boy

Marquel Peters, 4, was killed just after midnight on Jan. 1 after a stray bullet came through the roof of The Church of God the Prophecy in Decatur and struck him in the head during a New Year's Eve church service. Photo provided
Natalee Peters still speaks of her son in the present tense. Nearly a week after 4-year-old Marquel Peters was killed by a stray bullet at a New Year’s Eve church service, his mother is struggling with the realization that her only child was taken ...

Mitchell sponsors bill to help homeowners facing foreclosure

State Rep. Billy Mitchell, center, addresses an audience at a press conference at the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta attended by Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, who supports Mitchell’s proposed legislation to provide consumers with a 90-day notice requirement and right to cure a delinquent mortgage in foreclosure.
Homeowners in Georgia do not enjoy the same protection from foreclosure that those in other states have. Here, depending on the lender, the foreclosure process can begin one day after the grace period if an owner is late with the mortgage payment. St...

Mother saves daughter from pit bull attack

A’lexus Zachary recovers at home with her mother Tameka Zachary following a dog attack. Photo by Robert Naddra
Tameka Zachary is thankful to have her daughter back. Spending two days at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston after being attacked by a pit bull, 12-year-old A’lexus Zachary was back at home with her family before Christmas and will be ...

DeKalb County Holiday Basketball Tournament

Southwest DeKalb 52, Chamblee 41 Boys Stephenson 60, Chamblee 57. Langston Hall scored 32 pints for Chamblee. Frank Adams had 21 for Stephenson.  American Division Championship Girls Arabia Mountain 56, Lithonia 43 Boys Tucker 79, Lakeside 72. Shonz...