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News update, Feb. 7

Commissioner May to host budget public hearings DeKalb County Commissioner Lee May will have a public budget hearing Thursday, Feb. 9, at 6:30 p.m. at Bold Beginnings International Church, 3220 Bouldercrest Road, Ellenwood. May said he will pres...

City Schools of Decatur adapts to growing enrollment

City Schools of Decatur’s (CSD) enrollment jumped 12 percent this year and school officials cited several factors for the significant increase. We do feel like we’ve created a quality school system and people have a confidence in [it],” Superin...

Tax provides decade of park development

Ten years ago, there was no Browns Mills Aquatics Center and Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve was non-existent. Commissioner Lee May said the parks bond “has really been a definite bonus for DeKalb County. “It has allowed us to acquire more park s...

More than a market—Sevananda Natural Foods seeks to be a community resource

More than 38 years ago “a small group of like-minded folks” got together to assure nutritious and economical food was available in their east Atlanta community. First established in a storefront near Emory, what became Sevananda Natural Foods Mar...

News update, Feb. 6

County budget town hall meeting set for today DeKalb County Commissioner Jeff Rader will hold a budget town hall meeting for District 2 on Monday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. Residents will have the opportunity to learn about some of the budgetary c...

News update, Feb. 3

Hudson named Clarkston police chief Christine Hudson has been appointed the new police chief for the city of Clarkston, city manager Keith Barker said. Hudson joined the Clarkston Police Department in 2009 as a lieutenant and was promoted to cap...

Patriotic Philadelphia welcomes visits year ‘round

If the upcoming presidential holiday or the steady debate about who should lead the country for the next four years has sparked an interest in travel with a patriotic theme, Philadelphia fits the bill perfectly. This city of 1.5 million takes tremend...

Lakeside sweeps county swim titles

Lakeside's winning 400-yard freestyle relay team of Alexis Letourneau, from left, Anna Ewing, Lizzy White and Erin Collins helped the Vikings win the girls' county team title. Photo by Robert Naddra
Erin Collins stood on the starting block and watched her team’s chances in the DeKalb County Swimming and Diving Championships slip away. Collins, the third leg of Lakeside’s 400-yard freestyle relay team, dove into the water in second place behi...

Great expectations: McNair changes outlook after winning county wrestling title

McNair take home its first county wrestling team title. Photo by Mark Brock
Ramon Tillery found out just how good his McNair wrestling team is Jan. 28 at the DeKalb County wrestling championships. The Mustangs won their first county wrestling title over traditional powers Marist and Southwest DeKalb, which combined to win fi...

2012 football Signing Day list

 PO  NAME               HS              COLLEGE DB Case Woodard Arabia Mtn. Carson-Newman WR NaVontez Wyche Arabia Mtn. Carson-Newman OL Brandon Greene Cedar Grove Alabama RB Marlon Coley Cedar Grove B...