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Deputy arrested, fired for hindering felony arrest

Landria Odom
A DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office deputy was arrested Dec. 16 and charged with hindering a felony arrest when investigators discovered she was harboring a fugitive at her home. Landria Odom, 41, a nine-year veteran with the sheriff’s office, was f...

Special Olympics floor hockey event brings schools together

The bleachers are full of cheering teenagers. Cheerleaders line the floor hockey arena on the basketball court as the noise level climbs. On the court, a handful of special needs high school students are chasing a disk and trying to slide it into the...

Two high school coaches leaving DeKalb

Michael Collins, left, and Cory Jarvis
Two DeKalb County high school football coaches took other jobs this week outside the county. Chamblee coach Michael Collins accepted an offer Dec. 15 to become the head coach at Wheeler High School and M.L. King’s Corey Jarvis was named the new hea...

Children enjoy Santa’s visit to Egleston

Santa visited patients at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston
Feeling secure in his father’s arms, 18-month-old Stone Lehr was all smiles after his visit with Santa at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston on Dec. 3. Stone, like dozens of children at the hospital who saw Santa, also was given an Elf ...

Sanders leads county in rushing

Despite early exits from the state football playoffs by most DeKalb teams, many players and teams had breakthrough seasons. Avondale and Towers high schools both unexpectedly advanced to the playoffs, with the Blue Devils earning their first postseas...

Travel pays dividends for basketball teams

The Columbia boys basketball team is spending two weeks at the beach over the Christmas holidays. But there isn’t likely to be much fun in the sun. The Eagles are playing a demanding schedule that includes a trip to Hawaii for the Iolani Prep Class...

Three schools approved to play in higher classifications

Three schools in DeKalb County have been granted permission to play up in classification beginning in the 2010-11 school year. The GHSA is using new enrollment numbers to reclassify schools and place schools in regions for a four-year period beginnin...

Special season for St. Pius ends with overtime loss

by Robert Naddra robert@dekalbchamp.com   Moments after Tyler White’s fourth-down pass dropped to the turf in the end zone, several St. Pius players knelt down and held their helmets in disbelief. Others stared into the night, choking back sobs, t...

Person of interest in murder case flees after cutting ankle monitor

While DeKalb County Police are trying to build a case against Derrick Holmes for a 15-month-old murder case, another person important to the investigation has disappeared. Emma Hope Grant, arrested in September of 2008 and charged with being a party ...

St. Pius can add to historic season with win over Peach County

Paul Standard recognized the possibilities several weeks ago as St. Pius zeroed in on its first undefeated regular season in football in more than 40 years. Now, as he prepares his team for the Class AAA quarterfinals, Standard is watching his team b...