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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...

Snapfinger Road now Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway

Congressman Hank Johnson, Georgia state senators, community leaders and Martin Luther King Jr. High School students celebrated the designation of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Photo by Carla Parker
DeKalb County now has a street named after the late civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elected officials, the DeKalb NAACP, members of the local DeKalb County chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, DeKalb County school district officials, a...

DeKalb voters turn out in large numbers for early voting

More than 30,754 DeKalb voters cast ballots in the first six days of early voting. Photo by Carla Parker
DeKalb County voters are showing up in droves to vote early in the 2012 presidential election. More than 30,754 DeKalb voters cast their ballots in the first six days of early voting, which began on Oct. 15 in Georgia. Only 9,219 ballots were cast in...

Trial underway for martial arts instructor accused of raping 9-year-old student

The 9-year-old victim of alleged rapist Adrian Spellen, 29, testified that the defendant raped her multiple times during a summer camp held at his karate studio in Lithonia. Spellen, a 2012 Olympic hopeful, was charged in July with two counts of rape...

M.L. King, Stephenson face off in big regional matchup

The Region 6-AAAAA champion title will be on the line Oct. 26 when the Martin Luther King Jr. Lions play region rivals Stephenson Jaguars at Hallford Stadium. The game is a must-win for the Jaguars, who hope to stay in the race for the region title. ...

DeKalb Rape Crisis Center in jeopardy of closing

The DeKalb County Rape Crisis Center will close its door at the end of the year if it does not come up with $80,000 to continue funding services. The Decatur center needs the $80,000 to get through to the end of the year with its services, such as fr...

Residents, teachers, advocates discuss proposed charter amendment

Attendees crowded into the International Community School’s auditorium Oct. 17 to hear from advocates who are for, and against, the charter school amendment on the November election ballot. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
With the November elections several weeks away, one of the major issues residents will be voting on is Amendment 1, which involves the creation of state-funded charter schools. A large group of parents, community members and others gathered at the In...

Trial underway for martial arts instructor accused of raping 9-year-old student

The 9-year-old victim of alleged rapist Adrian Spellen, 29, testified that the defendant raped her multiple times during a summer camp held at his karate studio in Lithonia. Spellen, a 2012 Olympic hopeful, was charged in July with two counts of rape...

DeKalb toughens smoking ban

It just got a little harder to light up in DeKalb County. The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners amended its ordinance to ban smoking in most “public places, outdoor recreational public places, common areas and places of employment.” “While ...

DeKalb Police searching for shooter of teen

DeKalb County Police are look for a suspect in the shooting death of a teenager Oct. 21. According to a media release, officers responded to the Vineyard at Flat Shoals Apartments, located at 2109 Vineyard Walk, after receiving a call at approximatel...

Library usage increases despite lack of funding

It appears everybody loves a new thing and that seems to be the case with the DeKalb County Public Library. The DeKalb library branches have seen their facility usage increase in the wake of the remodeling and expansion of old facilities and the cons...

Students, volunteers clean up trash behind Indian Creek Elementary

More than 50 Indian Creek Elementary students, college students and volunteers spent their Saturday morning getting down and dirty to clean up trash in the wooded area behind the school. The Oct. 13 event was a part of the effort to clean up the scho...

Cop-killer sentenced to life without parole

A jury sentenced cop-killer William Woodard Oct. 19 to spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering two DeKalb County police officers in 2008. Woodard admitted to shooting the officers but claimed he did it in self-defense after the officers pu...

Commissioner leads effort to assist fire victims

DeKalb County Super District 7 Commissioner Stan Watson is sponsoring a communitywide assistance drive to help 10 families in Decatur who were victims of a recent fire. In addition to Watson, the Organization of the DeKalb Educators (ODE), Commission...

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