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News update, Jan. 24

Court upholds two life sentences for DeKalb man The Supreme Court of Georgia announced Jan. 23 that it has unanimously upheld the murder convictions and consecutive life sentences given to a DeKalb County man in the disappearance and murders of ...

Stone Mountain shelter provides haven to runaway and throwaway youth

What image comes to mind when one thinks of the homeless? Typically, that image is a man wearing rags, unshaven and sleeping on a cardboard box on a city sidewalk. Sometimes that image is a woman carrying her possessions in shopping bags, wandering t...

News update, Jan. 23

The DeKalb County Police Department is investigating a shooting that happened on Jan. 20, 7:45 p.m., at 4844 Martin Crossing Road.  According to police, two men were involved in an argument after the suspect was put out of the house. The suspect the...

Bermuda: There’s a lot more than pink beaches to love about Britain’s oldest overseas territory

Among the misconceptions that many Americans have about Bermuda is that it’s a tropical island; some think it’s part of the Caribbean. Actually, the island grouping known as Bermuda is due east of North Carolina—much north of the Caribbean—an...

Fresh start: Redan girls’ growing up quickly with underclassmen

The last six players on Redan’s 2009 girls’ Class AAAAA state basketball championship team graduated in May. That group of state champions included eight players who signed college basketball scholarships. It also was responsible for a 58-game wi...

Solicitor general a courtroom voice for victims

DeKalb Solicitor General Sherry Boston, who recently completed her first year in office, says she wants to be “a voice in the courtroom for victims.” Photo by Andrew Cauthen
DeKalb Solicitor General Sherry Boston says her first year in office feels like “the day that’s never ended.” “It feels like yesterday I was getting sworn in,” said Boston, who was appointed to the position previously held by current county...

Bill for city of Brookhaven moving forward in House of Representatives

A bill that establishes a vote for the cityhood of Brookhaven is making its way through the Georgia House of Representatives, said Rep. Mike Jacobs (R-Atlanta). Late in 2011, a feasibility study released by the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson I...

News update, Jan. 20

Burglary suspects arrested in Tucker The DeKalb County Police Department arrested three juveniles on Jan. 17 in connection with a string of home break-ins near Brookhaven. Officers saw a beige Ford Expedition fitting the description of a ve...

News Updates, Jan. 19

Owner of Doraville health clinic indicted for Medicare fraud David Song Sen Cui, 43, of Duluth was indicted Jan. 18 by a federal grand jury on charges of health care fraud. United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said, “This defendant is charge...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

BOYS BASKETBALL    Miller Grove: After snapping a five-game losing streak with a 75-33 win over Lakeside on Jan. 10, the Wolverines played in the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions in Springfield Mo., beginning Jan. 12. The Wolverines beat St. ...