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Despite loss, couple still thankful

Jamiracle Lett and her husband Lamourya were supposed to celebrate this Thanksgiving with their newborn son. But May 5 happened. That’s the day the couple lost their baby boy. Still, they are thankful.“I’m grateful that my son got a chance to o...

Dunwoody Police looking for man who tried to entice child

The Dunwoody Police Department is looking for a suspect who attempted to entice a child while in the restroom of the Perimeter Mall. On Nov. 12 at approximately 7 p.m., a 15-year-old male was in the restroom when he was approached by the suspect, ac...

County looking at sites for new animal shelter

County officials are looking around DeKalb for a site for a new animal shelter. William Miller, the county’s public safety director, said the county has “engaged the services of a professional commercial real estate agent to help us find a site a...

DeKalb’s police chief retires

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, Brennan said. Currently, O’Brien is out of th...

Georgia voters pass charter school amendment

Voters around Georgia decided that they want the state government to have a hand in setting up local charter schools. Amendment 1, which asked voters whether they wanted to allow the state the authority to establish special state charter schools, pas...

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 ...

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...

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...