Crime Blotter, Oct. 25-Nov. 1
Oak Grove woman's home burglarizedAn Oak Grove woman's home was burglarized Oct. 26, DeKalb County police said. The 58-year-old woman's home, which sits in the 1600 block of Deerfield Circle, was...
View ArticlePrepare to 'Fall Back' On Sunday
Daylight Saving Time officially ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, meaning you need to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night. And enjoy an extra hour of sleep. The change marks the...
View ArticleRaceTrac Halted; Babysitter Sought In Murder; Holiday Season Arrives In Atlanta
RaceTrac Rezoning Request Withdrawn From County. Pace Teacher Arrested For Possession Of Child Porn. Westminster Student Charged With Sexual Assault Of Fellow Student. Anonymous Letter Accused North...
View Article'Wreck-It Ralph' is Retro-Pop Family Fun
The bad guy in a low-resolution '80s video game is a reluctant villain who tears down buildings with his sledgehammer fists. He's ready for a change in today's high-resolution world in Wreck-It Ralph...
View ArticleThe Week in Review
RaceTrac Rezoning Request Withdrawn from County: Pretty big story. What with all the development news making some residents in our community uneasy – and some of them actively protesting – the...
View ArticleDeKalb Schools Football: Week Eleven Recap
Druid Hills 21, Morrow 18 The Druid Hills Red Devils went on the road to Morrow and held on for a 21-18 Region 2-AAAAAA victory to put them in a position for a playoff berth with a win next weekend...
View ArticleHouse District 81: Who Are You Supporting?
With less than a week to go before the Nov. 6 election, Tucker's only contested legislative race continues to be fought on the ground between incumbent Democrat Scott Holcomb and his GOP opponent,...
View ArticleHenderson Mill Elementary Revels in New State STEM Certification
Education officials, corporate partners, school foundation officers and donors were on hand for a huge celebration last week at Henderson Mill Elementary School in the Lakeside High School cluster. The...
View ArticleGeorgia Charter Schools Amendment: What Will My Vote Mean?
There aren't a lot of statewide issues on the ballot Nov. 6, but one has the potential to affect school districts, parents and children throughout Georgia. It's Amendment 1, and the ballot will say it...
View ArticleAPD Helicopter Crash; Dunwoody Girl Injured; A Real Housewives Of Atlanta...
The top stories from metro Atlanta for Monday, Nov. 5, 2012.
View ArticleHolcomb and Boedeker Slug it Out in 81
Tucker, North Druid Hills and Brookhaven’s hotly contested legislative election started in a unorthodox manner. Georgia's legislative maps were redrawn to conform to new census numbers. That would...
View ArticleSt. Pius Volleyball Finishes as State Runners-Up
As the calendar turned to November, fall sports at St. Pius have either finished or in the stretch run as winter sport practices begin. Volleyball advanced to the state title game for the second...
View ArticleDeKalb Early Voting Totals Down From 2008
There was a big rush of early voting last Friday, but overall fewer DeKalb County voters cast early ballots in this presidential election compared to 2008. Here are the numbers from the DeKalb Office...
View ArticleGeorgia Votes: The Presidential Race and Charter School Amendment
After a seemingly endless campaign season, Election Day is finally upon us. Georgia voters will go to the polls today to help America choose between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney for president....
View ArticleGeorgia Votes: The Day in Pictures
Want to join our live discussion of Election Day in Georgia? Follow this link: Georgia Votes: Steady Turnout, Long Lines at Some Locations
View ArticleMitt Romney Projected to Win Georgia
In a move that fell in line with expectations, Mitt Romney was projected to win Georgia’s 16 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Barack Obama. In the 2008 presidential election, the state...
View ArticleJason Carter Wins State Senate Seat Again
Incumbent Jason Carter easily won re-election Tuesday night to the state Senate seat in District 42, which covers most of Decatur and Avondale Estates. With 48 of 48 precincts reporting, Carter won...
View ArticleBarack Obama Re-Elected President
President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, according to...
View Article