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DeKalb County physician indicted for Medicaid fraud

Dr. Tyrone Malloy
A DeKalb County physician has been indicted on grounds he and his former office manager, fraudulently used Medicaid payments to pay for abortions. Dr. Tyrone Malloy and CathyAnn Warner were indicted by a DeKalb County grand jury on Dec. 8, on two cou...

Area basketball players treated at Maya Moore camp

Maya Moore is the hottest commodity in women’s professional basketball, but she hasn’t forgotten her roots. Moore, who attended Collins Hill High School in Gwinnett County but played AAU basketball in south DeKalb, set records at the Univers...

FAMU student’s death ruled homicide as a result of hazing

FAMU band. FILE PHOTO
The recent alleged hazing death of a Southwest DeKalb High School marching band student attending Florida A&M University (FAMU) was ruled a homicide by officials on Dec. 16. According to reports, Robert Champion, a student at FAMU who was a membe...

Incident in Arabia Mountain High School leads to investigation

Students tweeted about an incident that happened at Arabia Mountain High School on Dec. 15. According to school officials it was a prank that got out of hand and DeKalb County Schools Police had to respond.
Nearly a dozen DeKalb County Schools police cars responded to an incident at Arabia Mountain High School on Dec. 15, which started in the school cafeteria. Walter Woods, a spokesman for DeKalb Schools, said the alleged incident began in the cafeteria...

Vacationing with a mission to do good

Champion Newspaper Chief Operating Officer John Hewitt shows a student how to place her hands on a computer keyboard. Photos by Gale Horton Gay
When is a vacation more than just a vacation? When getting away from it all is combined with spending time helping others. Mission trips, also known as volunteer vacations, are a popular way of traveling and experiencing a new place as well as exten...