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Firefighters accused of intoxication at work

At least two county firefighters are under investigation for reporting to work while intoxicated during the snowstorm earlier this month. The DeKalb County Fire Department has placed two fire department employees on unpaid leave pending the outcome o...

Employees removed from DeKalb schools in wake of CRCT cheating scandal

DeKalb County Schools has reassigned 24 employees outside the classroom as a result of an internal investigation into 2009 Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) cheating. Potential testing irregularities were found at nine schools, accordi...

Dunwoody to regulate massage businesses

Last month, Doraville passed a new ordinance regulating massage establishments within its borders, and now it’s Dunwoody’s turn. Dunwoody’s City Council is not trying to limit the number of such businesses. It just wants to put rules into place...

Groups question county, EPA sewer agreement

The proposed agreement between the Environmental Protection Agency and DeKalb County over excessive sewage spills is weak, ineffective and should be withdrawn or modified. That is what a group of six community organizations said last week in a 12-pag...