- Local News Headline
- By Daniel Beauregard
- November 27, 2012
- DeKalb News, Politics
Newly-formed Brookhaven’s recent election yielded only one clear winner for a city council post. Real estate broker and businessman Jim Eyre will represent residents in council District 2.
Residents will vote for the rest of Brookhaven’s city off...
- Local News Headline
- By Daniel Beauregard
- November 27, 2012
Henderson Mill Elementary school recently became the first STEM-certified school in the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) by the Georgia Department of Education. However, gifted students’ teacher Diane Maslia said the school has been moving in t...
- Local News Headline
- By Daniel Beauregard
- November 16, 2012
- Crime, DeKalb News
Andrea Sneiderman was allegedly having an affair with her boss Hemy Neuman; however, prosecutors suggested in court Nov. 16 that another man may have played a role in her alleged plot to murder her husband Rusty Sneiderman.
Neuman later admitted to k...
- Local News Headline
- By Daniel Beauregard
- November 15, 2012
- Crime, DeKalb News
The Supreme Court of Georgia has upheld the conviction of a woman who hit and killed a child as he walked to school. The court issued its unanimous decision Nov. 5 that the conviction of Shirley Ogilvie, 44, of Lithonia, will stand, reversing a Cour...
- Local News Headline
- By Daniel Beauregard
- November 9, 2012
- DeKalb News, Education
City Schools of Decatur (CSD) Superintendent Phyllis Edwards said if Decatur moves forward with a proposed annexation, the school system may have to run at a deficit for the first two years to deal with the influx of new students.
Over the past five ...
- Local News Headline
- By Daniel Beauregard
- November 9, 2012
- DeKalb News
DeKalb County Assistant District Attorney John Melvin said that according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, criminals who move into homes and illegally claim ownership of them has become a significant problem.
“Currently we have two cells of ...
- Local News Headline
- By Daniel Beauregard
- November 8, 2012
- Crime, DeKalb News

Solicitor General Sherry Boston’s office partnered with other county agencies to clean up an abandoned gas station that had become a dumping site and haven for crime. Photos provided
After a gas station closed near his neighborhood off Moreland Avenue, resident Vince Bowden said it was only a short time before he began hearing complaints from neighbors about criminal activity taking place at the site.
Bowden, the president of a n...
- Local News Headline
- By Daniel Beauregard
- November 8, 2012
- Crime, DeKalb News
A mistrial has been declared in the case of Adrian Spellen, a karate teacher accused of raping a 9-year-old girl at his karate studio.
DeKalb County Judge Clarence Seeliger declared a mistrial because the jury could not reach a consensus.
Bond for Sp...
Residents of the new city of Brookhaven may have to wait a little longer to find out who will be leading their city.
By press time Nov. 6, the race for mayor of Brookhaven and several city council posts remained neck-and-neck, yielding no clear winne...
- Local News Headline
- By Daniel Beauregard
- November 1, 2012
- DeKalb News, Education

Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School students Annalise O’Connell, Bailey Apgar and Sofia Arboleda share a birthday in October. The three girls decided to ask their friends to donate books and toys to librarian Sandy Wilson as an act of kindness. Photo provided
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School Students Annalise O’Connell, Sofia Arboleda, and Bailey Apgar all share a birthday in October. This year, instead of having a birthday party and getting presents from their friends, they were inspired to do ...