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Stint in bullpen makes Geist better teammate and pitcher

Evan Geist
Evan Geist leaves his ego behind these days when he puts on his Marist baseball uniform. A stint in the bullpen will do that to a starting pitcher. Geist has a wicked curve ball and a scholarship to Florida State University but discovered midseason h...

The Georgia State report

The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners commissioned a report in December asking Georgia State University to evaluate its staffing and make reorganization recommendations, including job cuts. That report was released last month, and the university r...

CEO backs off tax increase

DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis backed off his recent quest for a tax increase after commissioners shot down the effort, county officials said. Now, as the county works to fill critical job positions that will be vacated in June due to more than 800 ...

Falcons players, cheerleaders visit military veterans

Falcons defensive end Jamaal Anderson speaks with a bedridden war veteran at the Atlanta VA Medical Center in Decatur. Photo by Jonathan Cribbs
The 300-pound offensive tackle Will Svitek loomed over John Galass, who sat in his bed, a little flustered. “You gotta keep an eye on us this season,” Svitek said, smiling before he and two other football players and a pair of cheerleaders trotte...

Dunwoody assessing 911 options

A Dunwoody investigation is looking into breaking with DeKalb County’s 911 call center. At a May 10 work session, council members were updated on options that included partnering with other cities or even launching its own center in response to con...

Going national: Junior Olympics provides a boost for Lakeside distance runner

Lakeside sophomore Meghan Wetterhall, shown winning the 2009 DeKalb County cross country championship, already has four state titles in distance running. Photo by Mark Brock
Lakeside’s Meghan Wetterhall won the triple crown of high school distance running as a freshman – a state championship in cross county, and state track titles in both the 1600 and 3200 meters. Then came the inevitable comparisons to former Chambl...

Lewis, three others indicted in school construction racketeering scheme

Former DeKalb County School System Superintendent Crawford Lewis and two school district workers were indicted Wednesday, May 26, in a racketeering scheme that involved school construction projects. Lewis, who was terminated last month after a 33-yea...

Miller ‘sensed’ CEO Ellis was in danger

Security detail outside of CEO Burrell Ellis’ DeKalb County home.
Although there have been no threats made against DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis or his family, the security detail at Ellis’ home provided by DeKalb police will continue indefinitely. William Miller, the DeKalb County director of public safety, sa...

Veterans honored in pre-Memorial Day ceremony

U.S. Army Maj. General James E. Donald saw it in the new class of Tuskegee Airmen he recently commissioned and he sees it in the men and women serving the United States in the Mideast and other parts of the world. Donald talked about duty, honor and ...

Vying to be a contender: Friday night karaoke

Joseph Pryor says he’s older than dirt but loves to sing. Photo by Travis Hudgons
It’s Friday night at Suburban Lanes in Decatur, and the pins are spinning and crashing. On some lanes serious bowlers perfect their game. On others, friends who are just out to have fun joke as much as they bowl. However in the lobby, nerves are on...