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Residents express concern over proposed DCSD calendar changes

The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) recently proposed changes to the 2012-13 school calendar that some residents say could affect the entire community. “In March Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson tasked a committee of stakeholders with looking at...

Students face year in jail for protesting on Emory quad in 2011

Seven college students each could face up to a year in jail for what they say was nothing more than a peaceful protest on Emory University’s quad against the university’s treatment of employees. Emory graduate students Roger Sikes, Laura Emiko So...

DCSD breaks ground on Chamblee High replacement project

Members of Chamblee High Marching Band play at a recent ground-breaking ceremony. An artist’s renderings of what Chamblee High will look like once the construction project is complete are in front of the band members.
School and city officials, residents and students gathered in front of Chamblee Charter High School April 16 to celebrate the start of a $54 million construction project to replace the school. Established in 1917 and accredited in 1935, Chamblee High...

Schools bring locally grown, fresh foods to cafeteria

During April, the featured vegetable of the month is carrots according to DeKalb County School District (DCSD) Nutrition Director Joyce Wimberly. This year DCSD launched a series of district-wide nutrition initiatives aimed at getting students to eat...

Small store offers residents a ‘taste’ of country life

On a gray April afternoon three large steel pots sit by the side of the road, steam rising into the air as the smell of boiling peanuts makes its way across the dirt parking lot off busy LaVista Road. Behind the pots stand David’s Produce & Spe...

Decatur High student spends week living as Muslim woman

Cecilia Kuehnel gets ready to go out in a hijab, a headscarf worn by Muslim women. Photo by Leela Goshorn
For an entire week Decatur High School senior Cecilia Kuehnel wore a hijab, a headscarf worn by Muslim women that covers everything but the eyes. She also awoke at 5 a.m. each morning to pray. “I was praying with hundreds of thousands of people at ...

Clarkston gets ready for summer with new pool, park renovations

Construction is finished on the new pool in Clarkston. Officials are currently looking for a company to provide concessions and operational staff. The pool is tentatively scheduled to open Memorial Day weekend. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
With summer approaching, Clarkston City Manager Keith Barker said the new pool at Milam Park will be open for business on Memorial Day weekend if all goes as planned. Construction is now completed on the new pool, which has a capacity of approximatel...

School officials find solution for projected shortfall

The DeKalb County School District has found a way to avoid a projected budget shortfall of nearly $40 million for SPLOST III and IV construction projects, school officials announced at an April 9 Board of Education meeting. Additionally, officials sa...

DCSD asks for input on proposed calendar changes

The DeKalb County School District is asking parents to give feedback on three different calendar options for next year, which call for early-release days and a shortened summer. “In March [Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson] tasked a committee of ...

Decatur hosts sustainability seminars

The city of Decatur is asking residents to weigh in on how it could make the city more sustainable and protect its trees. Decatur’s 2010 strategic plan called for the development of a sustainability plan and Lena Stevens, a resource conservation co...