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Trial starts for karate teacher accused of rape

The trial of a Lithonia martial arts instructor accused of raping one of his students began Oct. 18. Adrian Spellen, 29, was indicted on two counts of rape and one count of child molestation for allegedly raping a 9-year-old girl. Spellen, the owner ...

North central DeKalb residents considering creating own city

Some residents who live off North Druid Hills Road are considering creating their own city in the north central DeKalb area.
Three months after residents in the Brookhaven area voted to create their own city, some residents in north central DeKalb are wondering whether they should go the same route. Residents in the Druid Hills, Sagamore Hills and North Briarcliff communit...

Long-running DeKalb Symphony begins another season

Since 1964 the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra (DSO) has been performing concerts with both contemporary and symphonic repertoire and the majority of its 85 musicians don’t get paid a dime—they volunteer. “We’re just continuing our wonderful journe...

Dallas Rivers leads Tucker running backs in total yards and touchdowns

Dallas Rivers (25) takes a hard hit and still scores a touchdown. Photo by Travis Hudgons
The Tucker football program is known for producing great running backs and this year is no different. The Tigers have five players with more than 150 yards each on the season, including quarterback Jawann Williams. Running backs Dallas Rivers and Yus...

Third Chamblee armed robbery suspect in custody

A third suspect in the armed robbery of a Chamblee cellphone store was arrested by law enforcement officials Oct. 17. According a media release by the Chamblee Police Department, three men burglarized the Wireless World cellphone store, located at 44...

UPDATE: Child abducted from New Birth Church found

A 2-year-old child abducted from a DeKalb Church has been located, police said.  Myrai Robinson was reportedly found at approximately 1 p.m. at Lithonia High School and appeared unharmed.  Police began their search after a caregiver left Robinson u...

Cop killer found guilty on all counts

A jury found William Woodard guilty Oct. 12 of murdering two DeKalb County Police officers while they were working off-duty security at an apartment complex in 2008. Woodard admitted to shooting the officers but claimed he did it in self-defense afte...

Jury begins deliberating accused cop killer's fate

Lawyers in the trial of accused cop killer William Woodard gave their closing arguments to jurors Oct. 11. The trial began Oct. 2 and included testimony from eyewitnesses, ballistics experts, crime scene experts and the DeKalb County medical examiner...

2013 county departmental budget requests up $44 million

The numbers are in: DeKalb County department heads want $44 million more in 2013 than they received this year. The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners got an early look at the county’s 2013 budget requests Oct. 5. The budget requests from the coun...

Former M.L. King Coach Mike Carson to open sports prep academy

Michael Carson, the former Martin Luther King High School football coach who lost his job amid allegations of sexting a parent, plans to open a prep school that will help athletes get scholarships. The school, Georgia Prep Sports Academy, will be a o...

Football: Stephenson, Tucker to clash in first regular season game

The No. 4-ranked Stephenson Jaguars, top image, (4-0) and No. 2-ranked Tucker Tigers (5-0) will face off in a much-anticipated region 6-AAAAA battle at Hallford Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Photos by Travis Hudgons
Two of DeKalb County’s top football program will face each other for the first time in a regular season game Oct. 12. The No. 4-ranked Stephenson Jaguars (4-0) and No. 2-ranked Tucker Tigers (5-0) will face off in a much-anticipated region 6-AAAAA ...

Local Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority chapters to host presidential debate viewing, forum

The DeKalb County and Stone Mountain-Lithonia chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., will host a live viewing of the second presidential debate of 2012 between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney. The event will take plac...

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...

Accused Starlight Six shooter pleads 'not guilty'

Quentric Williams, 32, pleaded not guilty Oct. 8 to charges that he allegedly murdered a man at the Starlight Six Drive-In off Moreland Avenue earlier this year. Williams’ charges include one count of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, one...

Sneiderman pleads 'not guilty'

Andrea Sneiderman, pleaded not guilty Oct. 8 to charges that said she conspired with her former boss to murder her husband Rusty Sneiderman in 2010. Sneiderman was arrested Aug. 2 and charged with criminal attempt to commit murder, malice murder, ins...

DeKalb County Schools to implement balanced calendar this fall

The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) will switch to a balanced attendance calendar this fall even though surveys show a majority of parents are against the change. The DeKalb County School Board voted Oct. 8 to move to a balanced school calendar,...

Brookhaven commission moves toward cityhood

by Alice Murray   In the soon-to-be city of Brookhaven, volunteer committees are shaping the form of services and facilities likely to meet the needs of residents for years to come. Even before the Nov. 6 election of a mayor and council members and ...

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