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Tweets for Jesus

Preaching and witnessing were the original means of spreading the gospel. Later, the printed word, radio and television became key media for sharing the good news. Many Christians have now embraced a new tool: Twitter. Tech-savvy Christians have wast...

Local family struggles to recover after flooding

Ya'el Colquitt and her grandson Daniel Smith-Colquitt stand outside their new apartment in Stone Mountain. Their previous apartment in the same complex was flooded last month. Photo by J. Cribbs
On a recent Saturday afternoon, Ya’el Colquitt sat in a padded chair placed amid a collection of cleaning supplies, furniture, boxes, clothing and the rest of her household’s post-flood belongings in a small apartment at Elite at the Mountain in ...

Lost class ring comes full circle back to owner

Mary Hopkins, left, was instrumental in reuniting Dave McKee and his Southwest DeKalb High School ring. Photos by Gale Horton Gay
When a young Marine dated a young woman who would become his wife, she longed to wear his high school ring. He couldn’t oblige because his ring was lost. Now some 44 years later Lynette McKee will get the ring she desired so long ago. Last week Dav...

Doraville says no to Falcons stadium at former GM plant

The Doraville City Council voted unanimously Oct. 19 to oppose the construction of a new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons in a defunct General Motors factory that has become central to the city’s hopes for revitalization. There are no definitive pl...

Champion Newspaper now available electronically to the blind

The Champion Newspaper and the National Federation for the Blind of Georgia have teamed up to provide blind and visually impaired persons with a way to stay up to date on DeKalb County news. The Champion is now part of the National Federation of the ...