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Weather conditions force cancellations, road closings

  DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis is asking all DeKalb County residents to postpone any vehicular travel until the current weather conditions subside.   Since 9 p.m. Sunday until 2 p.m.. Monday, the 911 center has dispatched 919 calls, 748 for Poli...

The Champion newspaper closed today

The Champion newspaper offices will be closed today (Tuesday, Jan. 11) due to inclement weather.

Year in Review: 2010 Top DeKalb news stories

Eddie Long
New Birth pastor faces sexual coercion allegations   Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia in early November denied allegations that he coerced former members of the church into sexual relationships. Anthony Flagg, Jam...

CEO announces administrative appointments, promotion

DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis named appointments to fill vacancies in four county departments.  Mike Van Wie has been named airport director; Stacy Grear has been named director of geographic information systems (GIS); Burke Br...

Dunwoody celebrates new businesses

Ribbons were slashed all over town as the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce helped to celebrate grand openings and milestones among Dunwoody businesses.  “The city of Dunwoody is excited to welcome these new businesses. Entrepreneurs play an important ...

Cross Keys girls basketball breaks losing streak

  The Cross Keys Lady Indians high school girls’ basketball team put to rest a 96-game losing streak with a 31-28 road victory over the Yeshiva Lady Lions on Nov. 18. Sophomore Asha Buchanan led the way in the victory with 10 points for Cross Keys...

School board incumbents Roberts and Redovian lose to challengers

After two terms as District 7 representative on the DeKalb County School Board, Zepora Roberts lost her seat to challenger Donna Edler, who took 72.36 percent of the vote in a Nov. 30 runoff election with 100 percent of the precincts reporting. Rober...

Second suspect arrested in connection with 2008 killing

A second man has been arrested in connection with the June 17, 2008 shooting death of Gerald Hill, according to DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Tressa Washington. Lloyd Stephens, 38, was arrested on Nov. 17 at a fast food restaurant...

Man killed in Dunwoody outside school

The Dunwoody Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a man who had just dropped off his child at Dunwoody Prep. Russell Sneiderman, 36, was getting into his car to leave the school when he was approached by a man with a gun, acc...

Former police chief dies after extended illness

Louis Graham
DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown, responding to the Nov. 15 death of former Police Chief Louis Graham, said that the law enforcement community “lost a giant.” Graham died following an extended illness, according to published reports. “He was ...