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Two students learn to ‘push back’ against school bullies

Dunwoody High graduates Polina Milter and Taylor Goode started The Push Back Project, a support group for victims of bullying. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Polina Milter and Taylor Goode attended Dunwoody High School, were friends on Facebook, but never actually spoke to each other until Goode realized they had more in common than just the same circle of friends. Earlier in the year, Milter was intervie...

How we roll—FODAC keeps those with disabilities moving even during tough times

Two crime stories last year were made all the more heartrending because the criminals did not just take away property they took away individuals’ ability to function. One involved a family whose 9-year-old daughter lost her custom wheelchair when t...

Emory University becomes a smoke-free campus

Emory University has recently made a big decision after considering it for the past several years: it has decided to not allow smoking on campus. Erin Long, a spokeswoman for Emory’s human resources department, said the university decided to join t...

Decatur restaurant reopens to bigger crowds than expected

Melton’s App & Tap, North Decatur Road has seen a large crowds since it reopened Dec. 30. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
After being closed for eight weeks, Melton’s App & Tap reopened on Dec. 30, and owner Aaron Melton said he and his staff have had trouble keeping up with the number of patrons coming in. “We’ve reopened with almost our entire old staff,” ...

Queen of the court: Motivation begins at home for Decatur standout

Decatur senior Queen Alford is averaging 22 points per game. Photo by Robert Naddra
Queen Alford learned how to be a team player long before she began playing basketball at Decatur High School. As the middle child in a household of 10 children, Alford learned the value of hard work from her mother Angelia Reeves, a single mother wit...

Wrestling: Stephenson, Marist win area duals, head to state

Marist defeated Southwest DeKalb for the Area 6-AAAA duals wrestling championship. Photo courtesy of Sharon Andres.
Stephenson has qualified for the State Duals wrestling championships before, but this time there is a distinction. The Jaguars won their first area duals title Jan. 7, beating Newton in the 2-AAAAA championship. “The boys worked hard and listened t...

Sewage spills increase, judge signs consent decree

A full year after it was announced, a federal judge has signed a consent decree in which DeKalb County agreed to pay a $453,000 penalty for excessive sewage spills. In the consent decree, signed by U.S. District Judge William S. Duffey Jr. on De...

Gang members indicted on 66 counts

A DeKalb County grand jury indicted Tiunta Battle, Diamond Brooks, Paul Cargile, Larry Little, Titus Seals, Demario Middlebrooks, Eureon Phillips, and Monquavious Thomas for 66 criminal counts on Jan. 12. Charges include armed robbery, solicitat...

Psychologist ordered to turn over evaluation of Dunwoody murder suspect

The doctor who evaluated the mental state of Hemy Neuman, accused of the November 2010 killing of a Dunwoody man, has been ordered to turn over the records of the evaluation. Superior Court Judge Gregory Adams on Jan. 11 ordered Dr. Peter Thomas to ...

News update, Jan. 12

DeKalb County fugitive squad arrest man after standoff The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Fugitive Squad arrested Benjamin Jimerson, 29, on Jan. 11, after a brief standoff in which he held his 2-year-old son hostage. According to a press release...