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DeKalb commissioner introduces the Exchange Park Intergenerational STEM Center

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson will celebrate the opening of the new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Center in Decatur Oct. 11, from 10-11:15 a.m. The STEM Center features three online components, eight Microsoft pro...

City of Decatur considering several annexations

Residents in the Midway Woods neighborhood, near Memorial Drive and Columbia Drive, are split over a possible annexation into the city of Decatur. The neighborhood is one of several areas along Decatur’s border being considered for annexation. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
In the Midway Woods neighborhood, west of Columbia Drive and on the outskirts of the city of Decatur, an annexation proposal at least four years in the making is pitting neighbor against neighbor. At issue is a request by some residents of the neighb...

Fourth-grader inspired by visit with civil rights icon

Family members Joey Pate, Laurie Culp, Maddy Pate and Haley Pate, met Congressman John Lewis during a recent trip to Washington, DC. Haley Pate said hearing Lewis’ stories of his involvement with the Civil Rights movement changed her life.
Haley Pate, a fourth-grader at 4/5 Academy at Fifth Avenue in Decatur, said when civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis spoke to her third grade class last year it changed her life. “His words were so intriguing,” Pate said. “He had been thro...

Softball: Dunwoody wins region, advances to state playoffs with five other DeKalb schools

Dunwoody’s Stacey Ward hits a single during the first game of the regional finals against Miller Grove. Photo by Carla Parker
The Dunwoody Lady Wildcats softball team is region champion after beating Miller Grove in two games in the Region 6 AAAAA softball tournament on Oct. 5. Dunwoody, in its fourth consecutive playoff appearance, defeated the Miller Grove Lady Wolverines...