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Lithonia man to appeal murder convictions

Clayton Jerrod Ellington, who was convicted in 2008 of the 2006 murder of his wife and their 2-year-old twin sons, is appealing the three death sentences he was given by a DeKalb County court. The case is to go before the Georgia Supreme Court Monday...

Church rape victim recounts crime

It was a crime that DeKalb District Attorney Robert James called “extremely violent and vicious.” The victim of a February 2011 rape inside a Stone Mountain church said her “life was impacted unforgettably.” Church congregants and supporters ...

Dunwoody councilwoman files ethics complaint

Dunwoody City Councilwoman Adrian Bonser filed an ethics complaint June 21 against Mayor Mike Davis and the rest of the city council, alleging that several meetings held over the past six months were held illegally. Bonser, who is also facing an ethi...

Faulty fire department air pack causes ‘near miss’

  A DeKalb County firefighter was forced to jump out of a two-story building after his air pack malfunctioned during a fire. According to DeKalb County Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Norman Augustin, the firefighter was on a call at Woody Court at 9:45 p....

DeKalb legislators, experts weigh in on Supreme Court’s health care decision

The United States Supreme Court voted to uphold the Affordable Care Act June 28, a decision that DeKalb legislators and experts said will serve as a milestone for many Americans. “After decades of choosing between buying medications and putting foo...

News update, July 3

Law enforcement captures man sought in shooting death The DeKalb Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad has captured Marcus D. Ventress, who was sought in connection with the May 26 death of Ryan Guider, 19, whom he allegedly shot several times in t...

Educators stress importance of quality early care

As more research emerges about how rapidly a child’s brain develops at an early age, some educators say a shift is taking place that is causing parents to look at early care centers as more than just a “baby-sitting” service. Paige Kubik, vice ...

Group seeks, picks, donates neglected produce

Volunteer fruit pickers make their way to a patch of blackberries on an abandoned farm near Arabia Mountain in Lithonia. Concrete Jungle is a volunteer-run, Atlanta-based organization that helps distribute unused food growing in the metro area to the needy. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
In a field adjacent to an abandoned farmhouse near Lithonia’s Arabia Mountain, sits a bounty of ripe blackberries waiting to be picked. From the road, one might have never noticed that the islands of bushes dotting the field are large patches of bl...