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Judge orders DeKalb County Schools to mediate in lawsuit

A judge ordered DeKalb County Schools to mediate its case with the international construction company Heery/Mitchell. DeKalb Superior Court Judge Clarence Seeliger ordered on March 22 that the two parties attend mediation to resolve their dispute, ci...

Pending commercial traffic upsets residents

Twenty-one years ago, when Helen Young and her husband were looking for a place to retire from their lives in New Jersey, they settled on the Snapfinger Lake subdivision in south DeKalb. “We looked at many, many homes here in Georgia,” Young said...

County to examine all government jobs

In its ongoing effort to address budget shortfalls, DeKalb’s Board of Commissioners wants an audit of every job in the county’s government. During a budget retreat on March 24 at Agnes Scott College, the board agreed that a desk audit is needed t...

Fire department cuts 82 recruits to save cash

County budget cuts have forced the DeKalb Fire Rescue Department to cut 82 recruits who were already on the payroll. On March 28, the recruits were given a two-week notice of their termination by Fire Chief Edward O’Brien, who said one group of rec...

Three finalists chosen for superintendent job

DeKalb County Schools has announced three candidates in its search for a new superintendent. The trio will address the school board and the public in a forum on March 31 at 6 p.m. Candidates Gloria Davis, Arthur Culver and Lillie Cox each will b...

DeKalb students participate in annual culinary competition

Winning Redan High School team members, from left, Kelsey Marie Colins, Asia Reid and Candace Kemp. Photos by Travis Hudgons
High school students from around the county met on March, 26, to participate in the DeKalb County Council of PTAs Sixth Annual Culinary Competition held at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Tucker. Competitors from Arabia Mountain, Columbia,...

GE donates $30,000 to Sequoyah Middle

Students of Sequoyah Middle School and volunteers from GE and the community take a break from working to pose for a picture at the Hands On Atlanta Day project.
GE is the gift that keeps on giving for Sequoyah Middle School. This past year the company’s GE Volunteers program spent two days at the school donating time and money to create an “eco-imaginative” outdoor classroom. The $30,000 worth of new a...

‘Sovereign citizens’ indicted for property thefts

A DeKalb County grand jury has indicted 12 so-called “sovereign citizens” for allegedly stealing high-priced houses in DeKalb and Gwinnett counties and a Buckhead strip mall. Indicted under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations-Acqui...

Family sues DeKalb County for wrongful death

The parents of Audrecas Davis filed a lawsuit against DeKalb County on March 14, claiming their son died a wrongful death due to excessive police force used during an incident that occurred last year at a Budget Inn and Suites on Chamblee Tucker Road...

Picture-perfect Poconos

I didn’t expect to see a Norman Rockwell painting come to life in Pike County, Pa., but that’s exactly what I encountered. The town of Milford, in particular, blanketed with a heavy and fresh coating of snow in January is beyond idyllic–brimmin...