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Middle schoolers qualify for international Odyssey of the Mind competition

From left, coach Karen Bass and the Dunwoody Homeowners Association team of Anna Grace Nall, Jennifer Kiser, Max Noto, Will Bass, Jack Jarrell (Sofia Gonzalo and Kendall Lowrey, not pictured) will participate in the Odyssey of the Mind international competition May 26-29. Photo provided
Will Bass has seen how much his younger siblings enjoyed participating in the Odyssey of the Mind competition at their elementary schools. However, the charter at Peachtree Middle School, where Will is a seventh grader, does not allow participation i...

Recorders court amnesty program leads to massive lines, tired ticket payers

Hundreds of people lined up in front of the DeKalb County Recorders Court to pay outstanding traffic tickets during the court’s amnesty program, which ended April 30. The court is trying to clear roughly 500,000 outstanding tickets from its rolls. Photo by J. Cribbs
Charles Edward approached the entrance to the DeKalb County Recorders Court on April 30 as a look of terror stretched across his face. A line of hundreds stretched from the court’s front door up the sidewalk along Camp Circle, and it ended over a h...

Lakeside triplets ranked Nos. 1, 2, 3 in academics

Lauren, left, Stephanie and Allison Boden. Lauren is Lakeside High School’s valedictorian of the class of 2010, and Stephanie and Allison are salutatorians. Photo by Michael Boden
A number of questionable Internet sources claim the chances of a mother having triplets are about 1 in 8,100. The chances of those triplets, 17 years after their birth, ranking first, second and third in their graduating class are likely so low, it w...

2010 DeKalb Senior Olympics: Charlie Slater’s arsenal loaded with talent, technique and experience

Charlie Slater. Photo by Gale Horton Gsy
Editor’s Note: If your idea of a senior citizen is someone who sits around idly and who has lost the zest for life, you haven’t meet the hundreds of local seniors who compete each year in the DeKalb Senior Olympics. They bring their competitive s...

Tote-it-and-go transportation doesn’t have to be boring

2010 Hyundai Elantra Touring SE
Hyundai’s 2010 Elantra Touring SE is proof that a vehicle without a ton of bells and whistles doesn’t have to be boring. Although it is a hatchback, the 2-liter/4-cylinder/16-valve dual overhead cam engine Elantra comes with five-speed manual tra...

Reynolds Mansion recalls opulent era on Georgia’s Golden Isles

Reynolds Mansion
On a tour of what remains of the Reynolds Mansion on Sapelo Island off the Georgia coast, one can easily imagine the lifestyle of its last private owner, Richard Joshua Reynolds Jr. The son of the founder of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Reynold...

Tennessee adventure: Dollywood, Sevier County offer mountains of family fun

In a game of word association, the phrase “country music” may seem like a good answer to “Dollywood.” But after a visit to Dolly Parton’s theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., and the surrounding area earlier this month, it was quickly apparen...