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Boys basketball preview: Depth serves Columbia, Miller Grove well

Columbia and Miller Grove have more in common than state playoffs streaks. Miller Grove has won three straight Class AAAA state titles while Columbia has won two in a row in AAA, and four of the past six. Both teams have accomplished the feats in sim...

County may seek loan for better cash flow in January

Tax anticipation notes, short-term government loans based on projected revenue from taxes, may become a norm to aid DeKalb County’s cash flow. “We acknowledge that the need for tax anticipation notes have become more of a necessity than just kind...

Residency of new Lithonia council member questioned

A woman who just won a Lithonia City Council seat may not actually live in the city. The home of Shameka Reynolds, who was elected to the council on Nov. 8, is just outside the city limits, said outgoing council member Kathleen De Cocq, during a spec...

First-ever mixed use development in south DeKalb breaks ground

Panola Slope, located off Covington Highway, will be the first mixed-use development ever built in south DeKalb. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
A new mixed-use development in south DeKalb hopes to be a catalyst in revitalizing an area off Covington Highway that city officials say has been long in need of increased services. Panola Slope, a development consisting of 22 brownstones and 15 reta...

International Festival revives old GM plant in Doraville for weekend

Residents crowded into the parking lot of the old General Motors plant in Doraville for the first DeKalb International Food and Music Festival. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
The old General Motors factory in Doraville that has been vacant for nearly three years saw a fleeting breath of life this weekend as hundreds attended the first DeKalb International Food and Music Festival. The festival, which was held Nov. 12, feat...

School wasn’t always easy for award-winning Decatur teacher

  School wasn’t always easy or enjoyable for Robyn Tibbetts, who grew up in Decatur, went to Westchester Elementary School and graduated from Decatur High School in 1994. Tibbetts said if it weren’t for the teachers who pushed her each day to go...

Two DeKalb County police officers arrested

Two DeKalb County Police officers were arrested Nov. 15 and charged with battery and violation of the oath of office, a felony, police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said. Officers Arthur Parker and Blake Norwood, both with the department for three ye...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

Stephenson’s Demarcus Sweat can’t catch up to a pass as a Lowndes defender trails behind. Photo by Travis Hudgons
FOOTBALL: State playoffs, first round   AAAAA   M.L. King 30, Coffee 22: Blake Tibbs returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown, his second in as many weeks, and Jonquel Dawson passed for 283 yards and three touchdowns for the Lions (9-2). The Li...

County watershed upgrades project could create 4,000 jobs

DeKalb County leaders want to ensure that county residents get most of the estimated 4,000 jobs created when its $1.35 billion watershed infrastructure improvement project gets under way. “We’ve got to repair our water and sewer system and the si...

Lithonia election in danger of do-over

  The city of Lithonia may have to redo its recent election. To comply with the Voting Rights Act, all elections in Georgia must be precleared by the federal Justice Department—an action still pending for Lithonia’s election. And missing recordi...