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Boys basketball preview: Defending champ Miller Grove banking on experience, depth

Miller Grove’s Henry Brooks (22)
With only one starter gone from last year’s Class AAAA state championship team, Miller Grove has its sights set on a third straight state title. The Wolverines have garnered national attention the past two years and are ranked in the top 20 nationa...

Girls basketball preview: Southwest DeKalb shoots for fourth straight state title

Redan’s Kierra Paige (15)
Losing eight seniors from last year’s state championship team, including all five starters, may not be as damaging as Southwest DeKalb girls coach Kathy Walton first thought. Southwest, the three-time Class AAAA state champion, beat 2010 Class AAA ...

Supermodel Cindy Crawford visits Children’s hospital patients

Jartavius Edmond, a patient at Egleston Hospital, was visited by supermodel Cindy Crawford as part of an ongoing partnership between Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Rooms To Go. Photo by Pureterrah Witcher
A wide grin spread across Jartavius Edmond’s face when the 13 year-old who has lost both his kidneys laid eyes on supermodel Cindy Crawford in person for the first time. “I’m just happy she came to see me and to finally get to meet her,” Jart...

Hosea feed the hungry faces greater challenges in down economy

This Thanksgiving, the DeKalb-based Hosea Feed The Hungry and Homeless (HFTH) organization expects to feed approximately 10 -15,000 people during its annual event at Turner Field in Atlanta. Another 6,000 meals will be taken to elderly and needy peop...

Former police chief dies after extended illness

Louis Graham
DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown, responding to the Nov. 15 death of former Police Chief Louis Graham, said that the law enforcement community “lost a giant.” Graham died following an extended illness, according to published reports. “He was ...

School facilities assessments: Clarkston High kitchen, special needs class inadequate

John Storey of MGT of America conducted Clarkston High School's facility assessment Nov. 3. He rated the gymnasium adequate, as its primary flaws were a lack of storage and missing ceiling tiles. Photos by Pureterrah Witcher
DeKalb County School officials say the cost to fix its older schools is a major factor in which buildings will be closed – and how SPLOST 4 funds will be spent if voters approve the measure in mid 2012. To develop a school closure list and make red...

Residents vote to expand Chamblee boundaries

Voters approved a referendum to annex parts of unincorporated DeKalb into the City of Chamblee Nov. 2 – with better policing as a primary motivator. Some 58 percent of the residents of the area north of Chamblee voted in favor of joining the city, ...

Mazatlan cliff diving—All in a day’s work

Mazatlan cliff diving. Photo by Gale Horton Gay
Talk about a breathtaking experience.  On the craggy cliffs of Mazatlan, Mexico, a young man checks the tide as the surf crashes the rocks jutting out of the water. He then climbs the rock, extends his chest with his hands held high. He makes a magn...

Long, church respond to allegations against New Birth pastor

A week after Bishop Eddie Long denied allegations that he coerced former members of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church into sexual relationships, the church admitted that Long took them on trips but could not “confirm or deny” that Long had inti...

Atlanta VA Medical Center doctor honored for excellence

N. Wilson Holland
N. Wilson Holland’s father and uncle were World War II veterans. Their stories planted the seed for the respect he has from veterans today. Now a physician specializing in geriatric medicine, he has been on staff at Atlanta VA Medical Center in De...