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M.L. King can't slow down No. 7 Valdosta

M.L. King found itself in a shootout on the football field for the fourth time in five games this season, but the Lions’ defense couldn’t slow down No. 7 ranked-Valdosta on Saturday at Hallford Stadium. M.L. King (3-2) let an early 14-0 lead slip...

New school board candidates press for change

A spate of candidates for the DeKalb County Board of Education stressed last week the necessity for change throughout an embattled school system, including the removal of sitting board members. eduKALB, a nonprofit advocacy group backed by the county...

Study shapes plan for redevelopment of GM plant

Doraville has taken a step closer to completing a plan for the largest brownfield redevelopment in state history. Public input from a Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) study meeting Sept. 22 could help shape a vision for the former General Motors plan...

Walk your way through history

St. Augustine serves up centuries of natural beauty and more Where in the United States can you find 500 years of history, scrumptious cuisine, beautiful views and natural wonders—and it’s all at your footsteps? St. Augustine, Fla. A walk through...

Swimming with dolphins at Marineland a memory not to be forgotten

Fourteen-year-old Kelsey Naddra delivers a peck on the beak to one of Marineland's bottlenose dolphins. Photo provided by Marineland
Growing up in the 1960s, I constantly was envious of Sandy and Bud Ricks, the sons of game warden Porter Ricks on the television show Flipper, which featured a frolicking bottlenose dolphin. In my youth I was able to visit Marineland in the 1960s and...