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What is a Community Champion?   This is your opportunity to honor a community servant, community organization or an individual in the DeKalb community who tirelessly volunteers his or her service for the betterment of DeKalb County. Please compl...

Dynasty keeps rolling: Marist wins second straight baseball title, 12th overall

Down to its last at-bat in the Class AAAA baseball semifinals, Marist staved off elimination with an eight-inning victory against Loganville. After that the War Eagles returned to their dominating ways that led to easy sweeps in the first three round...

Man accused of murder pursuing lawsuit

For Joey Celestin, the three weeks he spent in jail, accused of murder, have ruined life as he knew it. He lost his job, had to change his son’s school, and eventually moved out of the state. Celestin and then-co-worker Bill Nichols were arrested a...

The Bird has landed in downtown Decatur

Atlanta’s underground, hippy-culture newspaper on display at DeKalb History Center. Photo by John Hewitt
Atlanta’s underground, hippy-culture newspaper on display at DeKalb History Center Many who grew up in or around the Atlanta area during the ‘60s and ‘70s probably remember the iconic weekly counter-culture newspaper The Great Speckled Bird. F...

Jaguar XF – A near flawless driving experience

Jaguar XF
Not all luxury vehicles live up to their price tag. However, the 2011 Jaguar XF certainly comes close. The moment I slammed the formidable door of the vehicle I knew I had entered a rarified world. The eye-catching burl walnut veneer along with the s...

Lower property values could affect pending tax increase

  With DeKalb County property tax assessments coming in lower than expected, a pending tax increase could be higher than anticipated. Tax assessments county-wide are down 13.4 percent, and they may drop even further, said Joel Gottlieb, the county...

Father, son arrested in death of Tucker teenager

Her friends described 18-year-old Andrea Eleni Nassos of Stone Mountain as compassionate, strong, spunky and very, very nice. “She had a hard time saying no to people,” said Sarra Berhane, one of Nassos’ best friends. “It really bothered her....