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Search warrants issued in Dunwoody man’s murder Suspect’s wife files for separation

The wife of the man accused of murdering a Dunwoody entrepreneur has filed for separation as investigators look for a motive for homicide in e-mail and phone records between the suspect and the victim’s wife. DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Greg...

Lexus rolls out joy-to-drive compact hybrid

Lexus CT 200h
Up to now those in the market for a compact hybrid with the Lexus nameplate were pretty much out of luck. This month, however, all that changes. Lexus is introducing a new hybrid to its lineup—a 1.8-liter DOCH 16-valve engine with an electric motor...

Dunwoody to purchase park land for $5 million

Dozens of pipes dot the landscape of a Dunwoody townhome development that never got off the ground. The land, dubbed the “PVC farm,” will be turned into a city park. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
Some Dunwoody residents have dubbed it the “PVC farm”: 16.18 acres in the heart of the Georgetown/North Shallowford area, dotted with PVC pipes where townhomes were to go. After concluding negotiations with Wells Fargo Bank, Dunwoody officials an...

New Decatur business expected to create 150 jobs

The creation of 150 jobs over a three-year period is expected when a digital entertainment company relocates its North America headquarters from Gwinnett County to downtown Decatur this summer. Decatur Mayor Bill Floyd announced Feb. 24 that CCP Game...

Watershed management director resigns

  As DeKalb County gears up for its billion-dollar water and sewer capital improvement project, its director of watershed management is resigning to go into the private sector. Dr. Francis T. Kung’u, director of the watershed management department...

Late bloomer: Lithonia lineman solves academic issues, signs with Georgia Tech

Former Lithonia standout Jimmie Kitchen, left, is joined by his mother Valerie Wallace and Lithonia head football coach Marcus Jelks after signing a national letter-of-intent to play football at Georgia Tech. Photo by Robert Naddra
Even while he worked out last summer with the Tennessee State football team, Jimmie Kitchen said he knew it wasn’t the right fit for him. “I knew I could play better football; I knew I could play a step up,” he said. Kitchen will get that chanc...

Tiff leads Sen. Jones to file ethics complaint against school board member

Sen. Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) has accused DeKalb County School Board Vice-Chairman Paul Womack of verbally attacking him and said he is in the process of filing an ethics complaint. Jones said the incident took place at a Chamber of Commerce banquet...

Henderson grad keeps space shuttle promise

Eric Boe, a 1983 graduate of Henderson High School, is the pilot for the final space shuttle Discovery mission that launched Feb. 24 from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Photo courtesy of NASA/JSC
More than 30 years ago, Fernbank Science Center aeronautics instructor Dr. Debi Huffman was promised a launch invitation by a seventh-grader who had dreams of becoming an astronaut. Last week Eric Boe, a 1983 Henderson High School graduate, made good...

Water leaks cause health hazard at middle school

The DeKalb County School System is set to spend an estimated $200,000 to repair a portion of the roof at Miller Grove Middle School that has become a health hazard, system spokesman Walter Woods said. Substantial water damage caused by leaks in the r...

Update: Mother, three sons arrested on murder charges

A mother and her three sons have been arrested in connection with a shooting that left one teenager dead and another in critical condition, DeKalb County Police said. Viola Goodman, 52, James Fanning, 20, and Shontonious Hawkins, 25, were arrest...