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GPC lays off hundreds to battle deficit

Georgia Perimeter College is facing a growing budget deficit and to relieve some of that burden, that more than 250 employees were be laid off, Interim President Rob Watts announced June 18. In a message sent to staff, Watts said he deeply regretsted...

Special tax water district could aid homeowners’ bill ills

For years, homeowners in the Whitehall Forest East condominiums off Bouldercrest Road have had unpaid water and sewer bills that have reached approximately $300,000. Aging pipes and undetected leaks have led to a crisis at the condominiums, built in ...

Basketball camp a long-standing tradition in DeKalb

Former Atlanta Hawk Mike Glenn held his 33rd annual basketball camp for hearing-challenged athletes, which drew 102 campers from schools for the deaf across the Southeast and as far away as Iowa, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Photo by Robert Naddra
For 33 years former NBA player Mike Glenn has been carrying on a tradition begun by his father. Glenn’s father established the sports programs at Georgia School for the Deaf when it was segregated. “I grew up around deaf kids and understand the c...

Man and child found dead in car during house fire

Two people were found dead in a vehicle on the evening of June 19 when the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department responded to a house fire near Lithonia. The identities have not been released of an adult and a child—both male—who were found in the...

News Update, June 20

  DeKalb to hold summit on youth violence DeKalb County officials and a local church will hold a Summit on Youth Violence and Interfaith Vigil June 20 from 7- 9 p.m. The summit will be held at Victory for the World Church, 1170 North Hairston Road, ...

Atlanta Police officer arrested for DUI in DeKalb

                Atlanta Police officer Jarvis Farley was arrested by DeKalb County Police at approximately 2:50 a.m. on May 25 under suspicion of drunken driving after he was observed driving a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 128 miles an hour o...

News update, June 19

County receives labor grant DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis announced that DeKalb County has received a $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.  The grant will provide employment services to the long-term unemp...

Lakeside claims county record 13th all-sports award

The DeKalb County High School All-Sports Award returns to Lakeside for the first time since 2008. Lakeside won nine DeKalb County All-Sports Awards from 1996 to 2004, but had only won the 2008 crown as the best all-around athletic program in DeKalb o...

Businesses coming to DeKalb despite shaky economy

After experiencing four record sales months, Steelmart owners have no regrets about relocating their company from Gwinnett County to DeKalb County earlier this year. “We’re happy with our move,” said Brian Satisky, co-owner of the full-service ...

CDC: Teen dating violence ‘serious problem’

“Everybody is entitled to a healthy relationship,” said DeKalb County Solicitor General Sherry Boston. That is why she and Commissioner Larry Johnson are sponsoring a forum designed to teach parents and other adults the signs of teen dating viole...