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DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

  BASEBALL Redan: The Raiders (19-5) finished their most successful regular season since 2006 on April 24 against Marist. A win would clinch the No. 1 seed from Region 6-AAAA for the Raiders heading into the AAAA state playoffs. Redan defeated Chamb...

Travel misadventures are learning experiences

Champion LifeStyle editor Gale Horton Gay on her near-perfect January trip to Singapore before her travel woes began.
Listening to people talk about their travels abroad may lead one to believe it’s all sunshine and roses. However along with amazing photos, tales of exotic adventures and mysterious cuisine, there are often stunning stories of things gone wrong—s...

DeKalb CEO imposes hiring freeze, budget cuts

A hiring freeze is now in effect for all vacant county positions except police recruits, according to an April 19 memo from DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis to county department heads. Ellis stated that the move was necessary because “the county currently ...

Stephens helps Lakeside end Dunwoody’s gymnastics streak

Lakeside’s Meg Stephens, shown competing in the floor exercise, won four gold medals including the all-around competition to help Lakeside win the county gymnastics championship. Photo by Mark Brock
Sophomore Meg Stephens won four gold medals, including the all-around title, to lead Lakeside to a 4.275 point victory over three-time defending champion Dunwoody in the 2012 DeKalb County gymnastics championships at Dunwoody on April 16. Stephens an...

Accused rapist pleads not guilty, awaits trial

A Decatur man charged with raping three women and assaulting two others late last year waived arraignment in court April 19. His attorney will file motions in the case before April 29. Gary Wendale Mincey, 35, of Decatur, was indicted by a grand jury...

Atkinson’s former district still struggling

The former school district of DeKalb County Schools superintendent Cheryl Atkinson is operating under a warning by the state of Ohio and a $12 million deficit. The Lorain City School Board in Ohio voted March 29 to approve a plan to cut 182 posi...

DeKalb school district discovers non-workers on payroll

An audit of employees by the DeKalb County School District has found $47,500 in payroll discrepancies, according to an April 21 press release. The employee verification process was ordered by school Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson in February in conju...

News update, April 25

Doraville man indicted on sex crimes A Doraville man was indicted April 24 by a DeKalb County grand jury on nine counts of sexual exploitation of children, one county of bestiality and one count of aggravated cruelty to animals, according to cou...

News update, April 24

Pedestrians diverted to temporary sidewalk in Ashford-Dunwoody area As construction of the Diverging-Diamond Interchange (DDI) at Ashford Dunwoody Road and I-285 continues, removal of existing sidewalks on the Ashford Dunwoody Road Bridge is cu...

Domestic violence suspect shot by police

A suspect involved in a domestic dispute was shot by a DeKalb County Police officer on April 22, according to a police statement. According to police spokeswoman Mekka Parish, an officer responded to a domestic call at 1945 Brannon Road at 4:30 ...