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Orlando developer to buy GM plant in Doraville

An Orlando development company plans to purchase the shuttered General Motors plant in Doraville to turn it into a large commercial and residential center. Details, including the 165-acre site’s sale price, remain under wraps, but the developer, Ne...

Across DeKalb, folks dig deep to help the citizens of Haiti

Sheriff Thomas Brown and Warrant Manager Lisa Wiley, left, wave and display a sign to get the attention of passing motorists.
It’s been more than three weeks since a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, and during that time people in the United States and across the globe have been energetically raising money and collecting food, medical supplies, clothing and other needed i...

Diana: The life of a princess revealed

From Snow White, created in 1937, to Tiana in 2009, Disney has created eight imaginary princesses for young girls to adore, and pretend to be. They often are beautifully drawn with flowing gowns and portrayed as innocent damsels in distress, waiting ...

Four fire officials put on leave after fatal fire

Four DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department officers have been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation of a fire that killed an elderly Dunwoody woman. Acting Officer in Charge William Greene, Captain Tony L. Motes, Captain Sell Caldwe...

Officers investigated for handling of warrants against county commissioner

DeKalb County Police is investigating the way it handled an incident involving outstanding warrants against county commissioner Sharon Barnes-Sutton, county spokeswoman Sheila Edwards said. Barnes-Sutton was involved in a minor traffic accident on We...

Fund established for rebuilding of fire damaged Our Way Cafe

The popular Avondale Estates eatery Our Way Café suffered substantial damage from a fire that destroyed most of the back part of the establishment. Co-owned by Eva Marie Rosewall and Jody McFerren, Our Way was originally located in the former Towne ...

Federal program to pay for 200 locals to find ‘green’ jobs

Two hundred struggling DeKalb County residents could find themselves in new “green” jobs through a federal program. Goodwill Industries International will partner with DeKalb County to train south county residents for jobs in areas such as weathe...

Lewis chooses high school reporters for first interview about $15K raise

If you want to get DeKalb County schools chief Crawford Lewis’ defense of a recent $15,000 raise, looking in the local newspaper wouldn’t necessarily get you anywhere. Not unless you’re talking about Chamblee High School’s student newspaper. ...

Deadline looms for ART Station to raise funds or close doors

ART Station in downtown Stone Mountain
It could be a script for an upcoming play: financial trouble drives a small-town theater to make an impassioned plea to town folks to save it from extinction. However this is exactly the situation ART Station Theatre Company and Contemporary Art Cent...

Lawmakers renew Avondale Estates annexation efforts

A sign against annexation in on E. College Ave. in Avondale Estates
A state senator from Avondale Estates still hopes to annex a portion of unincorporated land west of the city’s gateway to clean up blighted areas and some businesses. State Rep. Stephanie Benfield said she plans to speak this month with DeKalb Coun...