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GPC opens center designed to benefit students, staff and community

GPC President Anthony S.Tricoli, left, joins former President Jimmy Carter at the ribbon cutting for the Atlanta Center for Civic Engagement and Service-Learning.
Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) stands by the notion that serving and learning go hand in hand—so much so that they’ve opened a center dedicated to it. The Atlanta Center for Civic Engagement and Service-Learning opened on Feb. 15 on the Clarksto...

Mayor: Too early to hire development professional in Doraville

Doraville Mayor Ray Jenkins protested a city councilman’s claim that Doraville isn’t prepared to manage redevelopment of its shuttered General Motors plant. City Councilman Bob Roche told The Champion this month Doraville wasn’t equipped to neg...

Police: Fatal shooting was in retaliation of drug-related robbery

The 11-year-old boy shot in the head while he slept died early on Feb. 16 at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, Chamblee Police Chief Marc Johnson said in a statement. Two suspects in the shooting who were originally charged with aggrava...

Committee to recommend school closures in April

A citizen committee will recommend the closure of possibly four schools this summer as the DeKalb County School System works to cut costs by closing severely under-enrolled schools across the county, a district official said this month. The committee...