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Four children taken by non-custodial mother

It’s been quiet in Micah Parker’s home since June 10—too quiet. That was the last time the Stone Mountain resident saw his 13-year-old daughter Jordan, and his three sons, Micah Jr., 12, Isaiah, 11, and Caleb, 9. That day, the four children ...

Superior Court clerk candidates face off in forum

by Andrew Cauthen andrew@dekalbchamp.com With less than a week before the July 31 primary, candidates for the DeKalb County clerk of Superior Court met in a forum. The forum, sponsored by the League of Women Voters and The Champion, featured three of...

Champion editor Robert Naddra dies of sudden illness

Champion editor Robert Naddra
The family of Robert Naddra has announced these final arrangements for him: Viewing: Saturday, July 14, 6 – 8 p.m. at Haisten’s Funeral Home, 1745 Zack Hinton Pkwy. S. McDonough, GA 30253. The phone number there is (770) 914-8833. Funeral: Sunday...

Pocket knife stabbing suspect arrested

Members of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office fugitive squad arrested Larry Danell Hull July 10 at a Metro PCS Store in Covington.  Hull is accused of stabbing Yolanda Williams twice in the chest with a pocket knife during a doctor’s office...

News update, July 10

Upcoming paving projects in Dunwoody This summer the city of Dunwoody is working on several paving projects including the resurfacing of Ashford Center Parkway, which began July 9.  The reconstruction of Leisure Valley Drive, which began i...

One arrested, one sought in Gresham Park shooting

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office fugitive squad is searching for a second suspect in a July 2 shooting at Gresham Park where two people were killed.  The park is located at 3113 Gresham Road in south DeKalb after “some sort of altercation...

News update, July 9

State Supreme Court rules in 2009 DeKalb hotel robbery lawsuit In a case stemming from a 2009 robbery at a DeKalb hotel, the Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that juries can be apportioned among all the parties at fault, including criminals and a...

Lithonia man to appeal murder convictions

Clayton Jerrod Ellington, who was convicted in 2008 of the 2006 murder of his wife and their 2-year-old twin sons, is appealing the three death sentences he was given by a DeKalb County court. The case is to go before the Georgia Supreme Court Monday...

News update, July 3

Law enforcement captures man sought in shooting death The DeKalb Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad has captured Marcus D. Ventress, who was sought in connection with the May 26 death of Ryan Guider, 19, whom he allegedly shot several times in t...

News update, July 2

Church rapist pleads guilty, sentenced to life in prison June 29 An 51-year-old Atlanta man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to the rape in a church of a DeKalb County woman. John Russell Carver was sentenced ...