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2011 Election Guide

Avondale Estates   Mayor   David A. Milliron Education: B.S., University of Florida; 108 credit hours (two certificate levels) from The University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government Occupation: Vice president of an information tech...

Pierce makes history for DeKalb School of the Arts

Jande’ Pierce, middle, is joined by DeKalb School of the Arts Principal Susan McCauley, left, and her father, Gary “Pearl” Pierce as they celebrate her track scholarship to Florida State. Photo provided
by Mark Brock  History was made at the DeKalb School of the Arts (DSA) this year as senior Jande` Pierce became the first known student from the school to sign an athletic scholarship. Pierce recently moved to Tallahassee, Fla., where she will be on...

Judge Workman to be laid to rest in her native South Carolina

The DeKalb County legal community is mourning the death of Judge Anne Workman. A senior judge for the Superior Courts of Georgia Workman, 63, died Sept. 2 following a brief battle with melanoma. Among her accomplishments were being named the first fe...

Judge finds probable cause in molestation case

A Magistrate Court judge on Aug. 9 ruled there was probable cause in the molestation case against Casey Thomas and the case was advanced to DeKalb County Superior Court. Thomas, a former Miller Preparatory Academy instructor, is charged with sev...

Domestic abuse knows no ethnic and socio-economic boundaries

“Hidden in the radiant green, a man waits. In hate-blinded hands, darkness waits” is by American Artist Patricia Evans and is composed of 25 black and white photos. Photo by Ricky Riley
by Ricky Riley   Rainey Allison Karr and her boyfriend were hosting a celebratory get together with some friends. Karr was cooking the food. When she finished, her partner wanted something different than what she had prepared but Karr refused to coo...

Four former DeKalb prep stars chosen in NBA Draft

by Mark Brock DeKalb County had two first-round picks and two second picks during the 2011 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft on June 23. The first alum to hear his name called was former Dunwoody star Chris Singleton (6-foot-9, 230 pounds) ...

Teenager faces murder charges in death of child

A DeKalb teenager has been arrested and faces murder charges in the death of an 8-year-old boy, according to police. The boy was shot July 6 in a home at 3579 Salem Glen Road in Lithonia at approximately 5:30 p.m., according to DeKalb County Pol...

Newspaper wins top award for third straight year

The Champion Newspaper earned first place in general excellence for the third consecutive year at the Georgia Press Association Better Newspaper Banquet on June 10 on Jekyll Island. It was the fourth time in five years the newspaper has won the gener...

UPDATE: Arrest made in shooting of police officer

An off-duty DeKalb County Police officer is in critical condition at Atlanta Medical Center after being shot during a robbery attempt, according police spokesman Lt. Lloyd A. Ruffin. Landers Burton, 32, a uniformed officer assigned to the Tucker...

Former Redan star waits for chance with Rockies

by Phil Dorian Most Major League Baseball teams require their players to wear neckties when they’re traveling to and from the ballparks, both home and away. So when Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy told Chris Nelson to “keep a tie in your lugga...