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Underclassmen lead St. Pius to second straight cross country title

It didn’t happen the way coach Ryan McClay had envisioned it, but St. Pius won its second straight boys’ Class AAA state cross country championship. With one of its top five runners sidelined with an injury and another weakened with an illness, f...

Food, music lineup growing for international festival

A local rising star in country music will perform at the DeKalb County International Food and Music Festival on Nov. 12. Singer-songwriter Erica Nicole, who grew up in DeKalb but now lives in Los Angeles, will be among the diverse entertainment at th...

DeKalb High School Sports Highlights

M.L. King’s Cornell Boyd (19) fights his way toward the end zone. Photo by Travis Hudgons
M.L. King 50, Stephenson 49: Blake Tibbs scored the game-winning touchdown on an 82-yard kickoff return with 16 seconds remaining for the Lions (10-0), who won the Region 2-AAAAA title. Tibbs finished with six catches for 116 yards and four touchdown...

School tax passes, two cities elect mayors

DeKalb County voters passed a school tax that could generate $645 million for the school systems of DeKalb County, Decatur and Atlanta on Nov. 8. Also passing in many cities was the right for stores to sell alcohol on Sunday. In addition, voters in A...

Community gardens a natural fit for Burundi refugees

A group of Burundi refugees work on a community garden at the corner of New Street and East College Aveune in Decatur.
A group of refugees from the east African country of Burundi have taken up farming again, as they did in their native country, with the help of the Stone Mountain nonprofit Refugee Family Services. Susan Pavlin, director of policy with RFS, has set u...

What a rush: Teams find long-term success on the ground

Florida commit Mike Davis (28), are averaging 312 yards through nine games.Photo by Travis Hudgons
Shotgun formations, no-huddle offenses, five receivers weaving their way through defensive backfields. The allure of the chance to score at will and put on a show for the fans has led more high school coaches in Georgia to adopt the spread offense. B...

St. Pius sweeps 5-AAA cross country meet

St. Pius claimed the boys’ and girls’ team titles, and Austin Sprague won the individual boys title Oct. 29 at the Region 5-AAA cross country championships at Mercer University in Atlanta. Sprague won with a time of 16:46 and posted a 9-second vi...

Tibbs' touchdown lifts M.L. King over Stephenson 50-49

By the middle of the third quarter, Martin Luther King Jr. quarterback Jonquel Dawson had been tackled in the end zone for a safety and had thrown three interceptions. Only eight of his 21 pass attempts had been caught by M.L. King receivers and...

Cooking competition highlights international festival

A battle of top area chefs is among the draws at the inaugural DeKalb County International Food and Music Festival. The event, Nov. 12 at the General Motors property in Doraville, celebrates the county’s diverse culture with an international mix of...

Defending tradition: Stephenson linemen working to fulfill common goal

Seniors Carlos Hood, from left, Jafar Mann and Jarontay Jones anchor the defensive line for undefeated Stephenson. Photo by Travis Hudgons
Jarontay Jones and Jafar Mann were a year away from entering high school, but they had the same ambition—win a state high school football championship at Stephenson. “They all had goals of winning a state championship, even in middle school,” J...