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News Update, April 19

DCSD celebrates music scholarship signing day The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) will recognize 150 senior high school band and orchestra students for their musical and academic accomplishments at the second annual Senior Music Scholarship Sign...

Hindu sacred site attracts tourists as well as worshipers

It’s difficult describing just what makes a visit to the Batu Caves in Malaysia so entrancing. Is it the towering Hindu statues, the dizzying height of the ascent to reach the caves or all those pesky monkeys that delight and terrorize visitors as ...

Public invited to comment on Sheriff’s Office during law enforcement reaccreditation process

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office (DKSO) will undergo an on-site review for reaccreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA) April 22 - 25. The public is invited to provide comments regarding the Sherif...

Looming Brookhaven could cost DeKalb 300 jobs

The possible incorporation of Brookhaven could cost more than 300 DeKalb County employees their jobs. DeKalb County, already trying to determine the effect annexations in Avondale Estates, Chamblee, Decatur and Doraville may have on its bottom line, ...

Residents express concern over proposed DCSD calendar changes

The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) recently proposed changes to the 2012-13 school calendar that some residents say could affect the entire community. “In March Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson tasked a committee of stakeholders with looking at...

Students face year in jail for protesting on Emory quad in 2011

Seven college students each could face up to a year in jail for what they say was nothing more than a peaceful protest on Emory University’s quad against the university’s treatment of employees. Emory graduate students Roger Sikes, Laura Emiko So...