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Man charged in accident that killed three people

The driver who DeKalb Police believe caused a fatal crash on Stone Mountain Freeway on Oct. 13, has been charged with three counts of vehicular homicide in the second degree and with improper lane change. All charges are misdemeanors. James Miles, 55...

DeKalb Sports Highlights

FOOTBALL Stephenson 20, ML King 0: Raymond Sanders rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown for the Jaguars (7-0, 4-0 Region 2-AAAAA). Jordan Tarver went 6-for-7 for 109 yards and a touchdown. The defense, led by Michael Thornton, sacks ML King quarterba...

Spingola always reliable for Marist

There is no herky-jerky motion, no distracting grunts and no scowl to distract batters. Lori Spingola doesn’t need all that. Instead, what opposing batters see are the same complacent face and the same fluid motion pitch after pitch. Most of the ti...

Panthers eagerly await remaining region games

Buck Godfrey doesn’t cringe when he looks at Southwest DeKalb’s remaining schedule. Jockeying for position in one of the toughest regions in the state (6-AAAA), the Panthers close the regular season with Marist, Tucker and Stone Mountain. In all ...

Youth group walks to protest gang violence

Members of the Youth in Action youth group walked down Memorial Drive at rush hour on Friday, Oct. 10, to make a statement against gang violence in Stone Mountain. Photos by Robert Naddra
Tired of gang violence in their community and tired of not having somewhere to go to get away from it, a group of Stone Mountain youth are doing something about it. About 30 members of Youth in Action walked down Memorial Drive from the Juvenile Just...

Three killed in wreck on Stone Mountain Freeway

Three people were killed and six others injured in a crash Tuesday, Oct. 13, during rush hour on Stone Mountain Freeway. All nine victims were in the same vehicle and worked for Southern Company or Georgia Power. The driver of the van and two passeng...

Paideia community rebounding from fire

Arson is suspected in the fire that destroyed the Mother Goose classroom building at Paideia. Photo by Robert Naddra
The smell of charred wood still wafts through the air in front of the Mother Goose building on the campus of the Paideia School in Druid Hills. The structure, which was destroyed by fire on Friday, Oct. 3, was one of the school’s signature building...

Southwest continues to build softball tradition

Southwest DeKalb’s Davynn Brown (from left), Trenece Nash and Imani Gayle. Photo by Robert Naddra
The graduation of a big senior class last season left Southwest DeKalb wondering if it would be able to build on its streak of three straight state softball appearances. Senior leadership by Davynn Brown and solid play by a promising group of undercl...

Police investigate stabbing death, attempted armed robbery

DeKalb police have arrested a suspect in a stabbing death and are still seeking suspects in an attempted armed robbery. Both incidents happened on Sunday, Oct. 4. Tekelia Blackshear, 21, was found dead in her Oak Creek Apartments home in Avondale Est...

Free soccer program teaches life lessons

DeKalb County youth enjoy a soccer pick-up game at the Clarkston Community Center, organized by Soccer in the Streets. Photo by Robert Naddra
Sweaty from chasing a soccer ball on a muggy Friday night, Bobby King tosses his cap aside and charges into the pack of tiny soccer players. He lowers a hand and offers congratulations to the eager bunch. On the other end of the field at the Clarkst...