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Miller Grove student chosen for international experience

“My mom didn’t believe it at first—I was getting to go to South America and it was all paid for,” said Angelica Miller, one of four Atlanta area high school students who represented the United States at the 14th annual International Forum of ...

Decatur schools budget remains stable

Unlike other school systems in the metro area that have been hit hard by falling county tax digests, officials said City Schools of Decatur (CSD) is projected to have a surplus and a well-balanced budget in 2013. Officials in the DeKalb County School...

‘Clean to the Curb’ to keep county clean

For more than a decade, Kay McGill has been picking up litter and removing illegal signs in her Stone Mountain subdivision. “I got so tired of trash on the sidewalk,” McGill said. “We have homeowners that simply will not take care of their prop...

Thrills and spills aplenty just over the border

Those looking for a weekend of wilderness adventure can find a near-perfect location only a couple of hours from metro Atlanta, straddling the Georgia/Tennessee border in the Ocoee River basin area of the Cherokee National Forest. Traveling north tow...

News update, June 21

Dunwoody police seek assistance identifying larceny suspects The Dunwoody Police Department is seeking assistance identifying two suspects involved in a theft June 2 at a Zales jewelry store at 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Parkway in Dunwoody. The susp...