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State champions battle in preseason basketball showdown

The county’s two defending state girls basketball champions will accomplish two goals when they meet Thursday, Nov. 12, in a preseason showdown. Class AAAA state champion Southwest DeKalb will face AAAAA state champion Redan in a benefit game to he...

Chamblee, Towers claim state playoff spots

Heading into the final week of the regular season, the final playoff spots were up for grabs in regions 6-AAAA, 5-AAA and 6-AA. Chamblee earned the No. 4 seed in 6-AAAA with a dramatic 16-8 win over Miller Grove and Towers beat Carver Atlanta to sec...

Stone Mountain, Lithonia forfeit football wins

The football programs at Lithonia and Stone Mountain have forfeited a total of nine games for using ineligible players, according to DeKalb athletics spokesman Mark Brock. The decision was made by the Georgia High School Association. The forfeitures ...

Federation of the Blind of Georgia honors local volunteers and businesses

Several local individuals and organizations were recognized last week for their contribution to the blind community. Kay McGill and J. Alphonso Dandy were presented with Black Tie Awards by the National Federation of the Blind of Georgia. James Willi...

Dunwoody arrives at annual budget

Dunwoody City Council members agreed on an annual budget of $16.8 million on Oct. 26 after opting not to increase millage rates for 2010. However, city employees will receive a 3.4 percent merit pay increase and the police department’s size will al...

Lotto chief praises gambling’s economic impact on region, education

Margaret DeFrancisco has seen newly minted millionaires run the gamut–from smart investors who put their lottery winnings back to work in their communities to worried spenders who didn’t know what to do with their windfall. Regardless, it’s all...

Thornton leads by example on and off field

Michael Thornton’s parents had a family motto that became firmly entrenched in the mind of their middle child at a young age. “Each one, teach one,” said Thornton, a senior defensive lineman at Stephenson. “You try to take something positive...

Revamped Dunwoody back in 5-AAA title game

Outsiders may not have given new Dunwoody football coach Mike Youngblood much of a chance of duplicating the Wildcats’ record of a year ago. But that didn’t matter as long as his players believed in the plan he and his staff put forth last spring...

Cavalia is no ordinary horse show

There are a couple of reasons to not go see Cavalia, the newest entertainment show to hit Atlanta.  It sets such a high standard that it’ll likely ruin one’s enjoyment of any other kind of performance involving animals.  It’s so effective in...

New LaCrosse is definitely not your father’s Buick

I have to admit that when I previously thought of cars I would like to see in my garage, a Buick never crossed my mind. That was until last week when I had an opportunity to test drive the new 2010 Buick LaCrosse. The ride was smooth, its lines are ...