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Doraville mayor Jenkins dies

Doraville Mayor Ray Jenkins, 80, died Wednesday, Feb. 2. He had recently been hospitalized with pneumonia. Jenkins was elected to the Doraville City Council from District 2 in 1974. He waselected mayor in 2003 and re-elected in 2007. His current...

DeKalb football players busy on National Signing Day

For the second year in a row, Stephenson had the most players sign college football scholarships on National Signing Day (Feb. 2). Twenty Stephenson players signed scholarships, including nine who will be attending Football Bowl Series (formerly NCAA...

Dunwoody murder suspect to appear in court

The man accused of murdering a Dunwoody father outside his son’s day care in November is expected to appear before a DeKalb magistrate judge on Feb. 8. Hemy Zvi Neuman, 48, of Marietta, was charged with the Nov. 18 murder of Russell “Rusty” Sne...

School district woes dominate hearing

Concerns about school closures and redistricting dominated a public hearing before the DeKalb’s legislative delegation last week. Residents urged the state senators and representatives to intervene in the operations of the county’s Board of Educ...

Trial for 2007 killing still delayed

Timothy and LaMonica Johnson, whose 7-year-old son was murdered in 2007, said justice is taking too long. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
LaMonica Johnson has been grieving the slaying of her 7-year-old son for four years. And with no trial date scheduled yet, there is no closure in sight. “It’s taking too long,” Johnson said last Wednesday after an arraignment hearing in the cas...