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Local artists selected from hundreds for Atlanta Arts Festival

Speed painter Tim Decker.
Three DeKalb County artists will be among the hundreds involved in an upcoming perennial fall favorite, the fourth annual Atlanta Arts Festival. The festival returns to Atlanta’s Piedmont Park Sept. 18 and 19. Ranked among the top 200 art festivals...

CEO Burrell Ellis nominates Richard Stogner for COO post

DeKalb County Chief Operating Officer Burrell Ellis announced Sept. 10 that he is nominating Richard Stogner to the position of chief operating officer of DeKalb County, subject to confirmation by the Board of Commissioners. Ellis cited Stogner’s l...

Chamblee-based vet clinic provides low-cost pet care to low-income population

Georgia State student Martina Montalbetti says she has a tough time paying for shots for her Australian shepherd puppy Molly without the special rates offered at WellPet. Photo by Deborah Held
by Deborah Held As any animal lover knows, pet ownership is costly. The recent economic downturn has only made matters worse, as pet owners have sometimes had to choose between caring for themselves and their families or for their four-legged loved o...

Man killed in shooting at apartment complex

A man is dead and another is in critical condition after a shooting Wednesday outside an apartment complex in Clarkston, DeKalb County police said. The shooting, which happened outside at 774 Northern Ave., was called in to police at about 11:30 p.m....

Discovering the real Seoul, South Korea

by Jean-Pierre Chery On June 23 when I stepped off a plane onto the tarmac of Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, I realized that all the research that I had done didn’t prepare me for life outside the airport’s doors. As friends...

Ellis fires COO over relationship with county employee

DeKalb County Chief Operating Officer Keith Barker was fired today (Sept. 2) after he told CEO Burrell Ellis he had an improper relationship with another county employee, Ellis said. Ellis said he decided on the termination after Barker, who is marri...

DeKalb Labor Day weekend events

Before the daylight hours grow short and temperatures start to drop, lots of folks are eager to take advantage of summer’s last holiday. There’s a lot going on Labor Day weekend here in DeKalb County. Here’s a sampling:   AJC Decatur Book Fest...

Pamplona: No Bull

Pamplona, Spain is well known for San Fermines or the Running of the Bulls. Photo courtesy of Pamplona’s City Hall.
by Carla Waldemar   If you head to Pamplona, Spain, for July’s running of the bulls, you’ll be in the frenzied company of up to 9,000 others on the path. Better plan: Explore Pamplona at your leisure the other 51 weeks of the year. You won’t b...

Aug. 10 runoffs to determine November ballot

In anticipation of the November general election, a few party candidates still must be determined in runoff balloting Aug. 10. In DeKalb County, the voter registration office at 4380 Memorial Drive in Decatur is the only site open for early voting, w...

Police seek help in finding missing teen

Aja Stroude
The DeKalb County Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile.  On Tuesday, May 18, Aja Stroude went missing from the DeKalb County Alternative School located off Memorial Drive in Stone Mountain.  Accordin...