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Brookhaven elections yield few winners

Residents of the new city of Brookhaven may have to wait a little longer to find out who will be leading their city. By press time Nov. 6, the race for mayor of Brookhaven and several city council posts remained neck-and-neck, yielding no clear winne...

DeKalb names interim police chief

Interim Police Chief Lisa Gassner
  One of the four assistant police chiefs of the DeKalb County Police Department has been named its interim head. Lisa A. Gassner, assistant chief over the support services division of the police department, was appointed interim police chief, accor...

County sanitation workers want union

Some county sanitation workers say they want to be represented by the Teamsters union. Late last year, DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis signed an executive order directing county department heads to remain neutral during all union organizing efforts. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
DeKalb County sanitation workers say they need their voices to be heard. That’s why they want to be represented by the Teamsters union. During the two most recent Board of Commissioners meetings, a few sanitation workers have asked commissioners to...

Adult club owners want to add more space

An adult entertainment club in DeKalb County attempting to expand its building has been stuck in a permit process for four years. Dennis Williams, chief financial officer and vice president of the parent company of Pink Pony, said the company in the ...

Bands will make them dance

A Southwest DeKalb drum major dances during the band’s dance routine. Photo by Travis Hudgons
  For additional band photos, visit: DeKalb show bands photo gallery   When the game clock hits 00:00 in the fourth quarter of a high school football game, the game is over for the teams, but not for the marching bands. They have one more quarter t...

IHM students surprise staff with random act of kindness

Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School students Annalise O’Connell, Bailey Apgar and Sofia Arboleda share a birthday in October. The three girls decided to ask their friends to donate books and toys to librarian Sandy Wilson as an act of kindness. Photo provided
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School Students Annalise O’Connell, Sofia Arboleda, and Bailey Apgar all share a birthday in October. This year, instead of having a birthday party and getting presents from their friends, they were inspired to do ...

Man sought in four attempted sexual assaults

Hambrick Road Suspect sketch
  The DeKalb County Police Department is seeking assistance in identifying a man believed responsible for attempting to commit four sexual assaults.  The incidents occurred along the Hambrick Road corridor near Memorial Drive and Rockbridge Road Oc...

DeKalb County's Police Chief Retires

DeKalb County is looking for a new police chief. DeKalb County Police Chief William O’Brien will retire at the end of November, Burke Brennan, the county’s chief communications officer, confirmed Oct. 31. O’Brien made the announcement in August...

DeKalb Neighborhood Summit set for Nov. 3

DeKalb County will hold its fourth annual neighborhood summit Saturday, Nov. 3, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott, 130 Clairemont Ave., Decatur. The summit will provide county residents with information via public speakers, exhibitors, wo...

Developers eye church property near Suburban Plaza

As the owners of Suburban Plaza near Decatur plan to bring a Walmart store to their shopping center, another developer is making plans to add a shopping center where Scott Blvd. Baptist Church currently sits.
As Selig Enterprises, which owns Suburban Plaza, looks to bring a Walmart store to the Decatur shopping center, another developer is eyeing some property across the street. Fuqua Development, of Atlanta, has a conceptual plan for a 40,000-square-foot...