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Woman sues massage student, school for inappropriate touching incident

A woman is suing a student massage therapist who admitted to fondling her breast during a massage and the Atlanta Professional Institute (API) in Decatur, where the incident alledgly occurred last May. According to a police report, on May 14, 2010, S...

Clarkston gets new tennis courts and starts 10 and under program

Children 10 and under use the newly installed tennis courts at Clarkston's Milam Park. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Several years ago, big holes and cracked clay could be seen through the fence surrounding the tennis courts at Clarkston’s Milam Park. The courts were usually kept padlocked unless a resident went to city hall and requested they be unlocked. On Sep...

Students start fundraiser to help pay friend’s medical bills

From left to right; friends Melanie McCall, Isis Hamilton, Ashley Perry and Courtney Scott are getting ready for the 2nd Annual A Heart for Ashley 5K. Photo Daniel Beauregard
Sometimes Ashley Perry gets a strange feeling when she holds a basketball, almost as if there are two people inside of her. Also, she likes spicy foods when she didn’t before. Perry, a 16-year-old senior at Tucker High School, attributes some of th...

Mother speaks about being escorted from library, then arrested

Donetta Foster, 20, has decided to contest disorderly conduct charges after she was arrested in 2010 after being kicked out of the Decatur Library. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Donnetta Foster broke down in tears as she retold her experience of being kicked out of the Decatur Library then later arrested by Decatur Police for disorderly conduct. Foster claims she was in the Decatur Library last October using the computer whe...

DeKalb County residents remember those who died on Sept. 11

Two fire trucks extend their ladders in remembrance of the two towers.
Hundreds of residents and family members of police, fire and military personnel were present at the DeKalb County Police and Fire headquarters in Tucker to remember those who had died a decade ago on Sept.11, 2001. The road to the headquarters was cl...

DeKalb School reaches out to parents to improve student success

Teachers and school staff from the Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy gathered with parents and community members at the Highlands of East Atlanta apartments in an effort to raise student achievement. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
At first glance, it looked like residents of the Highlands of East Atlanta Apartments were having nothing more than a simple summer block party—the smell of barbecue filled the air and a band played soul music from a makeshift stage. Upon closer in...

Hosea Feed the Hungry loses tax-exempt status on East Lake property

A building owned by the Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless organization may lose tax-exempt status, according to DeKalb County Chief Tax Appraiser Calvin Hicks. The property, a house located off of East Lake Drive, was originally granted tax-exempt s...

Decatur Book Festival gets ready for big weekend

With nearly 500 authors, interactive activities and the Atlanta Opera performing the Brer Rabbit story, the Sixth Annual AJC Decatur Book Festival has something for everyone, according to festival founder Daren Wang. “Actually, there are closer to ...

Meet the new superintendent: a Q & A session with Dr. Cheryl Atkinson

Recently, education reporter Daniel Beauregard spoke with DeKalb County School System’s new superintendent Dr. Cheryl Atkinson about her new position. What do you enjoy most about being an educator? The ability to positively impact the lives of ch...

DeKalb County residents see little growth in job market

Thousands lined up outside of the Atlanta Technical College for a jobs fair hosted by Congressmen John Lewis and Hank Johnson. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
As Labor Day approaches many DeKalb residents said they have little to celebrate this year. Hundreds of job seekers, such as Stavoney Brooks, stood in sweltering heat in a line for a job fair at Atlanta Technical College on Aug. 18. Brooks waved her ...