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DeKalb man convicted of pimping minors, sentenced to 60 years

A DeKalb County man was sentenced Jan. 27 to 60 years in prison after being convicted of pimping minors, according to a statement from the office of DeKalb District Attorney Robert James. A jury found Erik Djon Ferguson guilty of 16 felony count...

News update, Jan. 27

Pedestrian killed on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard A pedestrian was killed early Friday morning (Jan. 27) after being struck by several vehicles on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. The man was walking northbound on Peachtree Industrial Boul...

Tall order: Corralling Columbia’s post players is no easy task

Phil McCrary knows the questions are coming so he keeps his scorebook handy after basketball games. The Columbia boys’ basketball coach needs the statistics to settle friendly challenges between his post players, who are the cornerstone of the Eagl...

Handwriting and cursive still a mainstay in schools

Susan Little, the southeast curriculum specialist for Handwriting Without Tears, said when Georgia adopted the Common Core Standards it elected to include cursive writing in its performance standards for third and fourth grade. “Quite honestly, bec...