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High School basketball state playoff schedule

State basketball playoffs schedule First roundFriday, February 25Class AAAAGirlsRockdale Co. (17-9) at Miller Grove (18-9), 6 p.m.Loganville (20-7) at Redan (23-3), 5:30 p.m.BoysCedar Shoals (19-8) at Miller Grove (27-1), 7:30 p.m.Class AAAGirls...

Dunwoody can expect greenspace referendum

Dunwoody Mayor Ken Wright watches as his eight-year-old son Clayton speaks to Dunwoody residents about desire for the mayor to have a limousine. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
The mayor of Georgia’s youngest city told residents they could expect to vote on a referendum in November that would raise taxes to pay for parks and greenspace. The remark came Feb. 10 during Dunwoody Mayor Ken Wright’s state of the city address...

International recognition: Art imitates life for Georgia Perimeter College student

Georgia Perimeter College fine arts student Cedric Brown earned international recognition after one of his paintings was chosen to be part of the permanent exhibit at The Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. Photo provided
Hanging in The Russian Museum is an inspiring painting that Georgia Perimeter College student Cedric Brown said mirrors his life, hopes and accomplishments. In November, Brown’s painting, “As The Twig Bends, So The Tree Inclines,” became a perm...

There’s no magic lamp, but this genie helps make artistic wishes come true

Elisha Fields, left, in top photos demonstrates the technique for constructing the Sketch Genie and shows how a grid is used to make a larger rendering of a drawing or photo. Photos by Kathy Mitchell
Elisha Fields said she had lots of different jobs over the years, but few of them really suited her. “I like the idea of being my own boss,” she said. Over the years Fields flirted with art, but did not pursue it seriously until she moved to the ...

Swimming: Marist girls win fifth consecutive state title

The Marist girls won their fifth straight high school state swimming championship last weekend and Lakeside’s Jack Lane was the county’s top individual swimmer with two first-place finishes. Marist outscored Westminster 298-273.5 in the team stan...