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DeKalb Neighborhood Summit set for Nov. 3

DeKalb County will hold its fourth annual neighborhood summit Saturday, Nov. 3, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott, 130 Clairemont Ave., Decatur. The summit will provide county residents with information via public speakers, exhibitors, wo...

Former M.L. King Coach Mike Carson to open sports prep academy

Michael Carson, the former Martin Luther King High School football coach who lost his job amid allegations of sexting a parent, plans to open a prep school that will help athletes get scholarships. The school, Georgia Prep Sports Academy, will be a o...

Brookhaven commission moves toward cityhood

by Alice Murray   In the soon-to-be city of Brookhaven, volunteer committees are shaping the form of services and facilities likely to meet the needs of residents for years to come. Even before the Nov. 6 election of a mayor and council members and ...

Governor’s commission moves forward with city of Brookhaven establishment

Brookhaven residents packed the Atrium at St. Martin’s Episcopal School Sept. 13 for the first meeting of the Brookhaven Commission. Top right, Brookhaven Commission Chairman Ben Vinson, second from right, leads the session. Commissioners pictured are, from left, Todd Lantier of District 2, Jed Beardsley, District 3, and J. D Clockadale, District 1. Bottom right, District 4 Commissioner Kim Gökçe greets residents after the Brookhaven meeting. Photos by Alice Murray
by Alice Murray   The labor pains preceding the birth of Georgia’s newest city began with the appointment of a pro bono city attorney and will continue at 8 p.m. Sept. 20, at the second meeting of a five-member Brookhaven Commission appointed by G...

Deal appoints commission to facilitate services for Brookhaven

Gov. Nathan Deal has appointed a five-member commission in preparation of the establishment of the city of Brookhaven, which was approved by voters in July. Under legislation passed by the General Assembly, upon voter-approval of the city Deal was ta...

Decatur dog lover killed by dogs

by Bryan Fazio   Rebecca Carey never would have expected this. On Aug. 12 Carey was found dead, killed by multiple dog bites, according to DeKalb County police. The 23-year old Decatur woman and Georgia Perimeter College student had loved dogs her l...

Legendary Godfrey begins 30th season at SW DeKalb

Southwest DeKalb head coach Buck Godfrey, running drills in practice last week, has served as a role model for hundreds of players. Photo by Wade Marbaugh
by Wade Marbaugh   It is a milestone in various realms, such as a 30th birthday or 30th year on the job, which often foreshadows a wristwatch and retirement. Don’t talk retirement as DeKalb County’s winningest football coach, Buck Godfrey, begin...

Local sportscasters find niche in growing webcast trend

Tom Whitfield, left, and John Morgo, right are area pioneers in the online sportscasting business. Photo by Wade Marbaugh
by Wade Marbaugh   Once again footballs fill the air, a sure sign of the onset of autumn with its ecstatic play-by-play calls over the airwaves. But nowadays not all exclamations of “Touchdown!” emit from radio and television stations. Many are ...

A penny saved: Transportation tax fails

DeKalb residents and others in the metro Atlanta area voted to save their pennies instead of paying a one-cent sales tax for transportation. At stake in the vote was $6.14 billion of regional transportation projects selected by the Atlanta Regional R...

Commissioner says he was not drunk driving

Internal investigators at the DeKalb County Police Department are seeking to determine whether a county commissioner was given preferential treatment. A police report from a July 12 incident alleges that DeKalb Commissioner Stan Watson “appeared in...