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Doraville plans to redevelop blighted areas, bring in business

The city of Doraville has proposed a redevelopment plan in hopes of curbing economic blight and encouraging businesses to relocate to the city. Luke Howe, a spokesman for Doraville Mayor Donna Pittman, said the city has proposed two drafts of the pla...

Cross Keys solar car heads to Texas Motor Speedway

The top of the Cross Keys High School solar car “Endeavor” awaits placement. The team, made up of members of the DeKalb County School District’s Engineering and VEX Robotics teams, was the first team of Georgia high-schoolers to participate in the 2012 Solar Car Challenge, held at the Texas Motor Speedway.
Patrick Gunter, director of the Cross Keys High School Manufacturing Center, stood amid a group of students busily putting the last finishing touches on a solar car they had been building for the last several months. During the past year Gunter has b...

FAMU president resigns, parents sue school

James Ammons (AP Photo/Don Juan Moore)
Florida A&M University (FAMU) President James Ammons resigned July 11 in the wake of a hazing scandal that led to the death of one student from DeKalb County and the arrest of more than 10 members of the school’s famed “Marching 100” band. ...

East Atlanta Kids Club offers academic enrichment and fun

Jill Sieder, executive director and founder of the East Atlanta Kids Club, said when it first opened in 1998 the center was about sheer recreation—a fun and games environment—but that has changed over the years. The club, located in the Brownwood...

Historian remembers Decatur’s ‘dollar homes’

Two views of a south Decatur HUD dollar home; from 1978 and 2012. Photos provided
In 1974 Decatur was chosen as a pilot city to participate in a new federal program enacted to revitalize blighted neighborhoods. The program stemmed from a relatively simple idea: selling foreclosed homes for a dollar. Local historian David Rotenstei...

Man convicted of murdering wife and children appeals death sentences

The Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments July 9 for a motion to appeal three death sentences given to Clayton Ellington, who was convicted of murdering his wife and their 2-year-old twin sons in 2006. In 2008 a jury found Ellington guilty of the thr...

DeKalb students come face-to-face with CNN executives, journalists

DeKalb County students attended CNN’s annual Leadership Unplugged conference held at Georgia Tech June 25-29. Students, from left, Lydia Briggs from Arabia Mountain High School; Kobi Warner from Chamblee Charter High School; and Xan-Rhea Bilal from Redan High School, said having the chance to get up-close and personal with CNN executives was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Photo by David Holloway, CNN
Redan High School student Xan-Rhea Bilal, 16, said she found out about CNN’s seventh annual Leadership Unplugged conference by walking into the right place at the right time. “I happened to walk into a teacher’s classroom and she had the detail...

Advocates asked for input regarding arts community in DeKalb

To better understand the needs of the arts community in DeKalb County, CEO Burrell Ellis has tasked a group of arts advocates, leaders and stakeholders to weigh in on the future of the arts in the county. Ellis formed the DeKalb Creative Industries T...

DeKalb boasts rich Civil War history, major location in Battle of Atlanta

In 1864 the city of Atlanta looked much different than today—there were only a few main roads and the city was much smaller. However, some familiar streets and landmarks remain. Atlanta wasn’t named the capital of Georgia until 1868 but the city,...

Dunwoody councilwoman files ethics complaint

Dunwoody City Councilwoman Adrian Bonser filed an ethics complaint June 21 against Mayor Mike Davis and the rest of the city council, alleging that several meetings held over the past six months were held illegally. Bonser, who is also facing an ethi...