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Compact Honda Fit is a fun gas miser

2010 Honda Fit
When my eye caught the 33 miles per hour highway mileage for the 2010 Honda Fit, it almost swayed me to cancel a weekend flight to Biloxi, Miss., in favor of a weekend drive. I still flew but imagine that had I taken to the open road, it would have b...

Miners Creek residents air South River frustrations with county officials

Jerry Walton, 56, confronts county officials Aug. 16 regarding smelly pollutants in the South River. “If you lived in my neighborhood, what would you do about it?” he said. “Come down there with me! Walk down the water!” Photo by Jonathan Cribbs
DeKalb County’s government will help local residents organize a task force to create a series of clean-up options for the polluted South River, CEO Burrell Ellis said. The solution was announced Aug. 16 at a meeting for the Miners Creek Circle Civi...

School board member apologizes for threat following nepotism questions

DeKalb County Board of Education member Zepora Roberts apologized this month for threatening to slug a television reporter who asked her questions about her children’s employment with the school district and nepotism claims. The threat was the wors...