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News Update, March 9

Suspect arrested after three hour standoff Investigators from the DeKalb Sheriff’s Fugitive Squad arrested Gabriel Fordham, 21, on March 8 after a nearly three-hour standoff. The arrest was made after the suspect barricaded himself into the attic o...

Many see bank as major step in Belvedere’s renewal

Surrounded by community leaders and local residents, Roberta White, who heads the new branch office, and DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson hold mock scissors in preparation for the March 1 ribbon cutting.
Many attending the ribbon cutting ceremony March 1 at the new Sun Trust Bank at Memorial and Columbia drives saw the business opening as yet another indication that the once-depressed Belvedere community is on the road to again being an economically ...

Tucker football coach takes job at Lamar County

Tucker football coach Franklin Stephens. Photos by Travis Hudgons
Tucker coach Franklin Stephens has taken the head coaching job at Lamar County in Barnesville, south of Atlanta. Lamar County had its best season in school history last season at 12-1 and has qualified for the state playoffs three straight years. Ste...

News update, March 8

DeKalb County Police honor slain officer The DeKalb County Police Department saluted slain officer Dennis Stepnowski by dedicating a firing range in his honor on March 8.   Stepnowski was killed in the line of duty on June 29, 2006.  He...

Tucker Middle School math teacher charged with rape

A DeKalb County Schools teacher was arrested on Feb. 28, charged with statutory rape. Almarcus Dewayne Thomas, 42, of Lithonia, was arrested by DeKalb County School System’s police and charged with three counts each of statutory rape and aggravated...

DCSS discovers $41 million budget shortfall for SPLOST projects

DeKalb County School Board member Tom Bowen, from left, Chairman Eugene Walker and Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson look over Atkinson’s action plan at a recent meeting to correct a $41.35 million SPLOST budget shortfall. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
DeKalb School Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson urged board members to approve a plan that would put 35 construction projects on hold after school officials recently discovered a $41 million SPLOST budget shortfall. Atkinson presented her plan at a spec...

Commissioners concerned about recently discovered $12 million surplus

When the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners passed the 2012 budget on Feb. 28, it was balanced with a $12 million surplus from 2011 recently discovered by the county administration. And some commissioners have a problem with that. “That’s not g...

Commissioners pass budget with reservations

DeKalb County’s 2012 budget is set at $559 million and does not require a tax increase, but commissioners on both sides of the 4-3 vote have problems with the budget. The final budget passed on Feb. 28 restores some funds cut by DeKalb CEO Burrell ...

County pride: Talented coaches, players form a winning tradition

When Kathy Walton was named coach of a state all-star team recently, she didn’t choose other DeKalb County coaches out of obligation. The Southwest DeKalb girls coach did it to send a message. “Just like players make each other better, the coache...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

BOYS BASKETBALL (State playoffs)   Miller Grove: The Wolverines won two games to advance to the Class AAAA semifinals. Justin Colvin scored 16 points and Brandon Morris added 15 in a 60-51 win over Marist in the quarterfinals. The Wolverines routed ...