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UPDATED: Accused rapist found guilty, receives five life sentences

Sylvester Antonio Ray
A man on trial on several charges stemming from rapes in 2002 and 2003 was found guilty on July 15 by a jury. Sylvester Antonio Ray received five consecutive life sentences after being convicted of rape, aggravated assault, aggravated sodomy and kid...

DeKalb transportation wish list cut to 25 projects

If some DeKalb County officials get their way, some $76.6 million will be allocated for corridor improvements on Covington Highway from I-285 East to Turner Hill Road. And another $70.4 million would be used to widen and improve Panola Road from Snap...

County passes property tax increase

DeKalb residents will be paying more in county taxes. A 4.35-mill increase became official after several months of wrangling by the county’s Board of Commissioners and CEO Burrell Ellis’ administration. The increase means the owner of an average ...

DeKalb Schools approves cell towers, denies charters

The DeKalb County School Board on July 11 approved an amended contract on to allow T-Mobile to install several cell towers at schools throughout the county. The original proposal from the cellular provider recommended towers at Margaret Harris Center...

Four former DeKalb prep stars chosen in NBA Draft

by Mark Brock DeKalb County had two first-round picks and two second picks during the 2011 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft on June 23. The first alum to hear his name called was former Dunwoody star Chris Singleton (6-foot-9, 230 pounds) ...

Roadtrip to Cartersville

Main hall at the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, GA. Photos by Travis Hudgons
The average price of gas in Georgia is $3.47 per gallon. A road trip from Atlanta to Orlando, Fla., is more than 430 miles—that’s an estimated $73 gas cost one-way. Those families wanting to cut back on vacation expenses (but not the fun) should ...

Residents speak out against tax increase

A resident of DeKalb County for more than 25 years, Mary Ann Brown said she adamantly opposed any millage rate increase. “I have not gotten an increase in my retirement in over two years,” Brown said. “I can’t afford any tax increase. I have ...

Commissioners address $2 million park price

Plans to develop a 6.2-acre neighborhood park off LaVista Road are being delayed while county officials decide whether the $1.96 million price tag for the property is palatable. The property, located at 2886 LaVista Road in unincorporated DeKalb Coun...

Police seek ‘person of interest’ in year-old homicide case

A year has passed since the killing of an elderly Dunwoody couple and police still are searching for the man responsible. Details and a sketch of a man Dunwoody Police call a “person of interest” in the killings of Roger and Dorothy Abbott has be...

Second-time around parenting

Four years ago Devel and Janice Spencer had life on cruise control. He was a truck driver and she worked for the state in a clerical position. Visual arts have been her passion, and she had begun fulfilling her dream of creating work and displaying h...