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Six of seven county teams ousted in state football playoffs

Expectations were high for Stephenson, Southwest DeKalb and M.L. King this postseason, as those three schools combined are expected to have more than 40 players sign college football scholarships in about three months. The three, however, were among ...

Customer service has helped American Designer Flowers flourish since 1992

In the past five years, Chris Fahmie has had to endure ongoing roadway construction that shrunk his parking lot along Memorial Drive and led some passersby to think his shop was closed. A troubled economy hasn’t helped matters. But through it all F...

County schools face decisions with reclassification upcoming

Wouldn’t it be interesting to have a super-region with Stephenson, Southwest DeKalb, Tucker, Marist and Dunwoody all together? New high school enrollment numbers released last week by the Georgia High School Association present several scenarios. T...

Clarkston mayoral race goes to runoff

Candidates in Clarkston’s mayoral runoff Pat Davis-Morris and Howard Tygrett.
A few hours after the polls closed on election night, Nov. 3, Howard Tygrett thought he was going to be the next mayor of Clarkston. He still may be, but he’s apparently going to have to win a runoff on Dec 1. For years, Clarkston city officials ha...

State champions battle in preseason basketball showdown

The county’s two defending state girls basketball champions will accomplish two goals when they meet Thursday, Nov. 12, in a preseason showdown. Class AAAA state champion Southwest DeKalb will face AAAAA state champion Redan in a benefit game to he...

Chamblee, Towers claim state playoff spots

Heading into the final week of the regular season, the final playoff spots were up for grabs in regions 6-AAAA, 5-AAA and 6-AA. Chamblee earned the No. 4 seed in 6-AAAA with a dramatic 16-8 win over Miller Grove and Towers beat Carver Atlanta to sec...

Stone Mountain, Lithonia forfeit football wins

The football programs at Lithonia and Stone Mountain have forfeited a total of nine games for using ineligible players, according to DeKalb athletics spokesman Mark Brock. The decision was made by the Georgia High School Association. The forfeitures ...

Thornton leads by example on and off field

Michael Thornton’s parents had a family motto that became firmly entrenched in the mind of their middle child at a young age. “Each one, teach one,” said Thornton, a senior defensive lineman at Stephenson. “You try to take something positive...

Revamped Dunwoody back in 5-AAA title game

Outsiders may not have given new Dunwoody football coach Mike Youngblood much of a chance of duplicating the Wildcats’ record of a year ago. But that didn’t matter as long as his players believed in the plan he and his staff put forth last spring...

Boykin earns third term on Decatur City Commission

Fred Boykin won his third term on the Decatur City Commission, and three other incumbents won elections for board of education seats on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Boykin earned 1010 votes to 449 for James Radford for the District 1, Post A seat. In the Distri...