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First round state basketball schedule

Here is the first-round schedule for teams in DeKalb County participating in the Georgia High School Association state basketball tournament. STATE PLAYOFF SCHEDULEFriday, Feb. 24Class AAAAA GirlsTift Co. (16-12) at Stephenson (24-4), 6 p.m.Clas...

Mother reports that children were kidnapped

DeKalb County Police are looking for two children whom the mother reported kidnapped from Wesley Chapel Road Feb. 22 at approximately 2 a.m. According to a police report, 3-year-old Jalen Mattison and a 1-year-old Amari Mattison were taken by a ...

Defense a factor as 19 county teams prepare for state basketball playoffs

Many of the 19 teams from schools in DeKalb County that have qualified for the upcoming state basketball tournaments are linked by a common strength—defense. The Columbia boys, who have won two straight Class AAA state championships and four in the...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

BOYS BASKETBALL   Miller Grove: Christian Houston scored 23 points in a 58-47 win over Marist in the 6-AAAA semifinals, then 23 again in a 67-63 win over Southwest DeKalb in the championship game. Against Southwest, Tony Parker added 14 points and 1...

Wife of slain Dunwoody man takes stand

Andrea Sneiderman, widow of Russell Sneiderman who was killed outside a Dunwoody daycare in 2010, was the first person to take the stand Feb. 21 in the trial of Hemy Neuman. When questioned about alleged advances by Neuman, Andrea Sneiderman sai...

Opening statements made in Neuman trial

Hemy Neuman’s motive was simple—he wanted another man’s wife so he killed the woman’s husband, an attorney for the prosecution told jurors on the opening day of Neuman’s murder trial. Neuman, 48, is pleading not guilty by reason of ins...

News update, Feb. 21

No arrests yet in early morning nightclub shooting DeKalb County Police spokeswoman Mekka Parrish said police have not identified suspects or made arrests relating to a 2:50 a.m. shooting Feb. 20 outside Pin-Ups nightclub at 2788 East Ponce de L...

Five honored at Black History Month event

From left, Margaret Brown, Phillipa Brown, Gregory B. Levett, Brandy Brown Rhodes, Betty Levett, Carolyn Glenn, John Evans, Melissa Forgey and William (Buck) Godfrey. Photo by John Hewitt
Five people were honored Feb. 9 at the DeKalb History Center’s fifth annual Black History Month Celebration. Sheriff-Elect Derwin Brown posthumously, Dr. William C. Brown posthumously, John Evans, William “Buck” Godfrey and Gregory B. Levett Sr...

Decatur home show only one in Southeast focused on older homes

The charm and character of an older house can sometimes be offset by the frustration of finding the right company or information when it’s time to maintain or update such homes. That was the thought behind Decatur’s annual Old House Fair—now in...

News update, Feb. 20

Man shoots Pizza Hut employee, kills himselfAccording to a police report, a 23-year-old man entered the Pizza Hut at 4906 Covington Highway in Decatur on Feb. 18, and got into a dispute with a male employee at 11:30 a.m. The suspect apparently s...