Clarkston News

DeKalb County Police are hoping to beef up the force by having retired officers volunteer on the streets.

Rita Dove, a Pulitzer Prize winner and former United States Poet Laureate, will be the keynote speaker for Georgia Perimeter College's 14th Annual Dr.

The New Year will bring new leadership in the cities of Stone Mountain, Pine Lake, Lithonia and Clarkston.

Clarkston High School graduate Elizabeth Gorz performed with Greater Lansing Ballet Company's 10th annual performance of the Nutcracker Ballet, Dec.

Clarkston has put its 2010 budget process on hold until the new year, in consideration of a change in leadership.

All through spring and summer, I watched my bees - fed them sugar syrup and checked inside their hive once or twice - until mid-October. Meridith Ford Goldman, mford@ajc.com Honey and wax are pressed through a fine sieve to remove the wax, and the honey is poured into jars, which are ready to seal.

These are personal and true stories as told by octogenarians, still living, who well remember that day.

Police officers and firefighters in the Stone Mountain and Tucker areas are about to get their annual pat on the back from the community group PRISM, Pride Rings in Stone Mountain.

Early voting for the Dec. 1 runoff elections for Clarkston mayor and Geeorgia House District 58 is now under way at the DeKalb Elections Office on Memorial Drive in Decatur.

Early voting in Fulton and DeKalb counties begins Wednesday for the Dec. 1 runoff elections.

The City of Chamblee is poised to approve adding sexual orientation to its non-discrimination policy at its regular city council meeting Tuesday.

Eleven days ago, Howard Tygrett left Clarkston City Hall convinced he was the new mayor.

While most municipalities elected leaders on Nov. 3 to fill vacant positions, the cities of Atlanta and Clarkston are preparing for run-off elections to elect their mayors on Dec.

'Girls on the Run' members from an Atlanta school huddled in this AJC file photo from a few years ago.

House District 58 voters will be headed back to the polls on Dec. 1 for the runoff election between attorney Asha Jackson and businessman Kevin Johnson.

October 2009. Clarkston, Georgia . It is known as one of the largest events in the Southeast: "T he Fall Festival is the highlight of the academic school year.

The Clarkston Education Foundation honored two "Legends of Clarkston" Thursday afternoon.

CLARKSTON, GA, October 14, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ --Gaynell Allen, English as a Second Language Teacher for Jolly Elementary School, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in ESL instruction.

Voters aren't exactly dashing to the polls this month for early voting for the Nov.

Georgia Equality is supporting two gay men as they attempt to topple incumbents and take spots on the East Point City Council.