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Residents balk at $1 billion water, sewer spending plan

If DeKalb County does not upgrade its aging water and sewer system soon, the repairs will cost more than the $1.4 billion officials say it will cost if the work is done right away. That’s what county officials said during one of several recent publ...

The cost of doing business in DeKalb may rise next year

DeKalb businesses may pay a higher business tax next year under a plan being considered by the county’s Board of Commissioners. But some commissioners say the increase would be “punitive.” If implemented, the higher business tax could bring in ...

Covington man pleads guilty to 2009 vehicular death

A Covington man pleaded guilty today for accidentally killing a 6-year-old refugee from Nepal when he struck her with his SUV in August 2009. Gregory Armwood was sentenced to 30 days in jail and a 12-month probation after pleading guilty to the ...

Slain Dunwoody man was a big dreamer

Rusty Sneiderman and his wife Andrea with their two children. Family members have set up Facebook and Twitter accounts to seek information on Sneiderman’s killer. Photo from Facebook
When Russell “Rusty” Sneiderman was gunned down after taking his child to school, a “big dreamer” was snuffed out, his brother said during a press conference after the killing. My “whole family has lost its brightest light and we don’t kn...

Apartment fires are routine in DeKalb County

About every other day in DeKalb County, an apartment building catches on fire. Thirty-three percent of all fire calls made to the DeKalb County Fire Department are for apartment fires, according to William H. Smith, deputy chief of operations. The de...

Police identify suspect in death of pro wrestler

UPDATE: Four murder suspects nabbed    A disgruntled customer fired shots into a Buford Highway night club early Sunday morning killing a professional wrestler working as a bouncer. Chris Long, 33, was working at Shooter Alley, located at 5803 Bufo...

Reward offered in Sneiderman killing

Sketch of suspect
The killing of a Dunwoody man in front of a preschool on Nov. 18 was “cold and calculated,” police said during a press conference Nov. 22. A $12,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. Russell Sneiderman, 36, was gunned ...

Sheriff gives Thanksgiving turkeys to seniors

DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown (at the podium) raffled 50 turkeys at the Lou Walker Senior Center in Lithonia during an event designed to recognize seniors for their work in shaping the next generation. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown gave away 50 turkeys to seniors at the Lou Walker Senior Center in Lithonia on Nov. 12. The turkeys, donated by Costco, Honey-baked Ham, Kroger and Sam’s Club, were raffled during the inaugural DeKalb Sheriff’s ...

Hosea feed the hungry faces greater challenges in down economy

This Thanksgiving, the DeKalb-based Hosea Feed The Hungry and Homeless (HFTH) organization expects to feed approximately 10 -15,000 people during its annual event at Turner Field in Atlanta. Another 6,000 meals will be taken to elderly and needy peop...