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Lakeside High student skips a grade and goes to college

Caitlin Hewel has skipped her senior year of high school and will be attending Bard College at Simon’s Rock this fall as a freshman. Bard College was founded in 1966 and is the only stand-alone, fully accredited college that is developed for the sole purpose of early-entrance learning. Photo provided
On Aug. 18, former Lakeside High School student Caitlin Hewel will travel to Great Barrington, Mass., to attend Bard College at Simon’s Rock, but unlike most college freshman, Hewel never completed the 12th grade. “It’s really surreal and it’...

Led by quarterback McCrary, Cedar Grove looks back for bright future

Jonathan McCrary (2) is flanked by his teammates at DeKalb County’s high school football media day. Photo by Travis Hudgons
  It’s the stuff of Friday Night Lights dreams. Down five points, seconds left, game on the line, 40 yards from the end zone, and one play to make it happen. In DeKalb, the safest hands in that situation belong to quarterback Jonathan McCrary, who...

Jamaica’s celebration of 50 years of independence makes for a great excuse to visit

Overlooking downtown Montego Bay. Photo by John Hewitt
Only a short plane ride from Atlanta sits the fifth largest island in the Caribbean. The indigenous people of the island named it Xaymaca, meaning the “Land of Wood and Water.” Now the island, Jamaica, is celebrating 50 years of independence from...

School board promotes employees, hires new public relations firm

The DeKalb County School Board voted to move several employees into consolidated central office positions but decided to freeze their pay raises, pending a review later this year. Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson asked the board to promote three depart...

New Scott Candler Library opens Aug. 20

Another new library will soon be open in DeKalb County. The 12,000-square-foot Scott Candler Library is scheduled to open Aug. 20 following a grand opening ceremony Aug. 18 at 10 a.m. The library, located at 1917 Candler Road, will have a 30,000-volu...

Decatur Chick-fil-A becomes social issue hot spot

Decatur residents Mark Toomajian and Jim Fortier lock lips during a “kiss-in” held at the Chick-fil-A restaurant in downtown Decatur. Approximately 50 people rallied Aug. 3 to speak out against comments recently made by Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy supporting the “biblical definition of the family.” Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Decatur resident Julie Romano stood in front of the Chick-fil-A on the corner of N. McDonough and Trinity Place in downtown Decatur Aug. 3. She said Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy’s recent comments opposing same-sex marriage is more than a free sp...

Stone Mountain CID seeks economic development ideas

The Stone Mountain Community Improvement District (CID) is seeking public input on a plan to create 2,000 jobs in the business park by the end of 2013. “Our goal is to fill…empty buildings in our area to create those jobs,” said Emory Morsberge...

Stephenson preparing for season opening Gridiron Challenge

The Stephenson Jaguars step onto the national stage to open the 2012 high school football season as they take on Pine Forest High School of Pensacola, Fla., in the second of three games in the National High School Gridiron Challenge hosted by North G...

Sevananda Natural Foods Cooperative sues members over elections

The Sevananda Natural Foods Market, located in Little Five Points, has filed suit against several of its members, alleging they violated the food cooperative’s bylaws and attempted to improperly influence its governing board. The lawsuit was filed ...

Synthetic drug manufacturer raided in Chamblee

  Law enforcement officials arrested four people and seized hundreds of pounds of synthetic drugs packaged and ready for sale at a Chamblee warehouse July 25. The raid was part of a nationwide sweep on synthetic designer drugs performed by the Unite...