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Death Penalty Not Sought in Toco Hill Armored Car Guard Killing
The Justice Department won't pursue the death penalty for two men charged in the killing of armored car guard Gary Castillo outside the Kroger in the Toco Hill shopping center two years ago. The...
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Tyrone Brooks Indicted; Tucker Store Robbery; Obama Countdown; Looking for...
The top 10 stories from metro Atlanta for Thursday, May 16, 2013.
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Retiring at 50: Could You Follow This Woman's Extreme Savings Plan?
Americans may be living longer, but our retirement plans aren’t keeping up. Which means people are living longer with smaller bank accounts. But Marlene Konkoly will retire at age 50. How did she do...
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Lakeside Student Among DeKalb Scholarship Recipients
Lakeside High School's Erin Shyr is among 26 students recently awarded college scholarship funding from DeKalb county. Shyr is featured in a video about the awards, along with a student from Southwest...
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Laura Whitaker Helps Special-Needs Kids at Extra Special People
About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around...
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Cafe Bombay Flunks Health Inspection
Here are some recent health inspection scores performed by the DeKalb County Board of Health for restaurants in our community. Readers can click on the score to see the actual report: Café Bombay1622...
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Weekend Planner: Oak Groove Festival, Spring Football and More
Oak Groove Festival: Sunday afternoon in Oak Grove. Patch is going to be there, practically every restaurant and joint in Oak Grove is going to be there. It's the community's first community festival....
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Sandy Springs Child Abduction; Deadly Domestic Dispute in SW Atlanta; Lost...
The top 10 stories from metro Atlanta for Friday, May 17, 2013.
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Top Blogs: Celebratory Gunfire; Irrational Driving Law; Graduation Advice;...
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DeKalb Wants Resident Input on Zoning Code Update
DeKalb county wants to know residents' thoughts about the zoning code update. The update "is to implement the policies of the DeKalb County 2015 Comprehensive Plan. Its goal is to create a...
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Lakeside Alliance Fundraising Leads Week of Stories
Lakeside City Alliance Nears $30K Fundraising Goal Death Penalty Not Sought in Toco Hill Armored Car Guard Killing County Breaks Ground on Kittredge Park Renovations Lawmakers Call for Changes at...
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Obama Rocks Morehouse in the Rain
President Barack Obama gave the 129th commencement address speech on a wet and rainy Sunday afternoon, May 19th, at Morehouse College. Obama began his remarks to an excited yet wet crowd,most of whom...
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Survey: Georgians are Polite, Thanks
We're the Peach State — because we're so sweet...mostly. That's the finding from the Marchex Institute, a data analysis firm. Just in time for National Etiquette Week, Marchex released findings on the...
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Introducing Small Business Patch
Patch has launched a new site to educate and empower small businesses with the digital tools, social media strategies and marketing know-how needed to ensure long-term growth. Readers will have access...
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Would You Want a Gun Range Next Door?
The Atlanta City Council may vote on an ordinance this week that would restrict gun ranges from locating within 800 feet of residential neighborhoods, schools and churches. The proposed ordinance,...
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How Was the First Oak Groove Festival?
After the event was canceled two weeks ago due to anticipated inclement weather, Sunday's Oak Groove Festival was to go on – rain or shine. And that's what it did. The festival, with musical...
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Who's Hiring: 5 Openings in Our Community
Who’s Hiring: Unnamed law firm Location: North Druid Hills Job: Records Manager/File Clerk Requirements: Successful candidates for this position are extremely well organized, self-motivated, attentive...
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The Week Ahead: Cityhood, Concert, Festival and More
Lakeside City Alliance Meeting: Monday. The Lakeside City Alliance will hold a meeting on Monday, May 20 at Evansdale Elementary from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Volunteers from the Lakeside City Alliance,...
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