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Church's Chicken employee killed during robbery

A Church’s Chicken employee was shot and killed during a robbery as he was trying to protect two female employees from the gunmen, according to DeKalb Police. Gary Andrews was shot several times in the head during the robbery at the restaurant...

Cross Keys girls basketball breaks losing streak

  The Cross Keys Lady Indians high school girls’ basketball team put to rest a 96-game losing streak with a 31-28 road victory over the Yeshiva Lady Lions on Nov. 18. Sophomore Asha Buchanan led the way in the victory with 10 points for Cross Keys...

High school sports highlights

 BOYS BASKETBALL Miller Grove: The Wolverines improved to 7-0 after wins over Southwest DeKalb (89-57) and Columbia (66-64). Against SWD, Tony Parker scored 17 points, Henry Brooks and Thomas Marshall each had 16, Devon Provost 15 and Justin Colvin ...

Chamblee's Camp constantly evolving on court

        Jasmine Camp discovered her competitive streak at an early age.  Whether she was playing basketball, doing schoolwork or some other activity, mediocrity wasn’t something Camp was comfortable with. She still isn’t. Now a senior at Ch...

Amendment changes toughen DeKalb school policies

  DeKalb County School System whistleblowers have a new mechanism to report violations. Teachers can be terminated if bullying is not properly reported and in the event of more lay-offs an employee’s performance will trump seniority.    “We’...

Atlanta Rhythm Section Day in Doraville

  Lead guitarist Barry Bailey returned to his musical roots recently to accept a key to the city of Doraville and receive a proclamation from mayor Ray Jenkins. Bailey, a founding member of the rock group Atlanta Rhythm Section, was a studio musicia...

Two children killed in apartment fire

  A mother and her boyfriend face charges after a Nov. 10 apartment fire claimed the lives of two of her children and badly burned a third. Angel Johnson, 29, and her boyfriend Keith Pinkney, 24, both were charged with three counts of felony cruelty...

Person of interest sought in Abbott case

    A person seen walking through the front yard of the home of an elderly couple the morning before they were killed has been identified as a “person of interest” in their deaths, according to the Dunwoody Police Department. The bodies of Roge...

Mohammed Elementary celebrates 30 years

  The age and authenticity of the Clara Mohammed Elementary School instantly shows on the building’s retro triangular façade. Other details about the school show its longevity, too. Things such as the circa 1980s cafeteria booths and tightly pack...

Parents school search firm reps on superintendent qualities

  Some DeKalb County parents want the next superintendent of schools to have qualities similar to those of Eastside High Principal Joe Louis Clark, whose true story was told in the 1989 film Lean on Me starring Morgan Freeman as Clark. “We need so...