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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 ...

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...

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...

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...

Perimeter business group to attack perimeter traffic

Nearly two months after Atlanta voters rejected a 1-percent sales tax that would have raised $8.5 billion for regional transportation improvements, a perimeter group has a Plan B for a major interchange. The boards of the Perimeter Community Improvem...

Two Walmart Neighborhood Markets under construction in DeKalb

Two Walmart Neighborhood Markets are going up in Tucker and Dunwoody. The stores, which offer groceries, general merchandise and a pharmacy, join two others under construction in metro Atlanta and three already built. Photo provided.
Walmart continues to expand its presence in DeKalb County with two Neighborhood Markets under construction. Work has begun to clear the sites for Neighborhood Markets in Dunwoody at 5025 Winters Chapel Road and Tucker at 3201 Tucker Norcross Road. ...

Recycling now free in DeKalb County

Recycling is now free in DeKalb County thanks to a unanimous Sept. 25 vote by the county’s Board of Commissioners. Commissioners approved the plan to drop the $30 recycling registration fee, hoping that more residents would join the program. “Thi...

Audit: Inaccurate budget data provided to former GPC president

This article is the second of a series looking into the rise and fall of former Georgia Perimeter College president Anthony Tricoli.   Former Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) President Anthony Tricoli was not given “timely and reliable financial in...

Local athletes show off Olympic bling

Dee Dee Trotter and Angelo Taylor, DeKalb natives who both won medals in the 2012 Olympics, were honored by hundreds of participants during a celebration Sept. 20 in Decatur. Photo by Travis Hudgons
Hundreds of fans and supporters crowded the square in Decatur Sept. 20 to celebrate two 2012 Olympic medalists from DeKalb County. Dee Dee Trotter, a Cedar Grove High School graduate, won both gold and bronze track and field medals in the 4x400m and ...

Clarkston City Council considering reduction in size, mayor’s term

A move maybe afoot in the city of Clarkston to reduce the number of council members and limit the mayor’s term. A proposal was introduced during the Clarkston City Council’s Sept. 4 meeting that, if passed, will ask the DeKalb County delegation t...