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Doraville mosque struggles with numerous code violations

A mosque that has been cited numerous times for code/zoning violations has continued to hold services even though a court has ordered services to stop, DeKalb County officials said. The At-Taqwa Mosque, in the 2000 block of Woodwin Road in Doraville,...

GPC opens Southeastern Institute for Sustainability

Georgia Board of Regents Chancellor Hank Huckaby said Georgia Perimeter College’s (GPC) new academic program is the only one of its kind and something for colleges around the country to emulate. Huckaby said GPC’s new Southeastern Institute for S...

Old and new come together to make Tucker’s business district a model

More than 90 years ago brothers Kelley and Reid Cofer opened a business in what was then considered the village of Tucker. Cofer Brothers Building Supply, the current version of that business—still run by the Cofer family—is one of many venerable...

News update, Feb. 24

Lithonia residents charged for defrauding elderly Two Lithonia residents were among six people sentenced Feb. 22 to federal prison for participating in a mortgage fraud scheme. Kelsey Torrey Hull, 39, Jonathan Alfred Kimpson, 28, both of Li...

Georgia receives waiver to No Child Left Behind

Georgia is among 10 states recently granted a waiver of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law by the U.S. Department of Education, and state officials have implemented a new index to rate performance. “No longer will we be bound by the narrow definit...

Miller Grove comes together in search of fourth straight state title

Miller Grove's Tony Evans
Miller Grove coach Sharman White and his basketball team know a little something about dealing with pressure. The Wolverines earlier this season were ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation among high school boys’ basketball teams by ESPN and other n...

Don’t overlook local museums for glimpse into lesser-known aspects of African-American history

Historian Frank Gilyard Sr., founder and president of the Central Pennsylvania African American Museum, provided many of documents and artifacts in the museum.
No one museum can fully tell the story of the struggles and triumphs of the African-American experience across the United States. Sure, some major museums do an excellent job of providing an overview from a national perspective or highlighting waters...

No need to roam far from home for late-winter getaways

Booth Museum
Georgia’s warming weather in February and March make it an ideal time to plan a quick in-state getaway. By staying in Georgia, one can keep costs and the time needed for a trip to minimum and possibly schedule more than one escape. I offer the foll...

Police: No charges expected against man who took children

The DeKalb County Police Department has identified the man believed responsible for taking Jalen and Amari Mattison at 2 a.m. on Feb. 22 as Charles Watson of Stone Mountain.  Detectives said they do not intend to file charges against him at this tim...

News update, Feb. 23

Decatur businessmen sentenced to prison for fraud Brothers Rhett Maughon, 49, and Marcus Maughon, 47, of Decatur, were among three people sentenced Feb. 23 to serve time in federal prison on charges of tax and immigration fraud. U.S. Attorn...