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Retirees use experience and develop new skills through volunteer work

Taking a court-time break, retired school teacher Ed Feldstein (kneeling) is a pickleball league organizer, (from left) Eddie Ullman, Hugh Jamieson, Leonard Sherman, Fred Bailey and Dick Williams.
One naturally looks forward to retiring after years of working hard to earn a living and support a family. While some retirees view this stage of life as a time to take it easy, others are staying busy through volunteer work. And they are discovering...

Scottdale centenarian celebrates milestone birthday

On July 4, 1912, the country celebrated Independence Day by proclaiming the new 48-star flag as the official symbol of the United States. The date was also memorable for a train crash near Corning, N.Y., in which 41 people were killed. Three days lat...

Large donation to spur diversity at Emory Law School

Law school administrators tend to agree that diversity in the classroom is an asset. Students of different backgrounds contribute unique perspectives that enrich classroom discussions. Yet, achieving meaningful diversity, in terms of race and socioec...

DeKalb officer learns lessons after off-duty crash

After taking a year to recuperate from an off-duty car accident, DeKalb Police officer Chase Trammell said he has learned his lesson: “Definitely don’t sleep and drive.” Photo by Andrew Cauthen
DeKalb County Police Officer Chase Trammell grinned when asked what lessons he has learned in the 360 days after an off-duty car accident nearly killed him. Trammell fell asleep at the wheel while on the 75-minute drive from the North DeKalb precinct...

Champion editor Robert Naddra dies of sudden illness

Champion editor Robert Naddra
The family of Robert Naddra has announced these final arrangements for him: Viewing: Saturday, July 14, 6 – 8 p.m. at Haisten’s Funeral Home, 1745 Zack Hinton Pkwy. S. McDonough, GA 30253. The phone number there is (770) 914-8833. Funeral: Sunday...

Pocket knife stabbing suspect arrested

Members of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office fugitive squad arrested Larry Danell Hull July 10 at a Metro PCS Store in Covington.  Hull is accused of stabbing Yolanda Williams twice in the chest with a pocket knife during a doctor’s office...

Man convicted of murdering wife and children appeals death sentences

The Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments July 9 for a motion to appeal three death sentences given to Clayton Ellington, who was convicted of murdering his wife and their 2-year-old twin sons in 2006. In 2008 a jury found Ellington guilty of the thr...

Champion wins top award again

The Champion Newspaper has won first place in general excellence for the fourth consecutive year and took home eight other first-place awards in its category at the Georgia Press Association Better Newspapers awards banquet. The event was held July 7...

County holds tax millage to 2011 level

DeKalb County will hold the line on its tax millage rate, but commissioners say there is work to be done. For unincorporated areas of the county, the millage rate will stay at 21.21 mills, after a 4-2 vote by the county’s Board of Commissioners to ...

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