Decatur News

The Narvie J. Harris Elementary Theme School Chorus will perform at her homegoing service on Nov.

Get in touch with your inner classiness at the 2009 DECATUR WINE FESTIVAL . Featuring samples of Decatur's finest eateries, the festival promises a taste of more than 350 wines from around the world, live jazz and blues.

A controversial third-grade exercise from the 1960s will provide the framework for a discussion on diversity and inclusion on Nov.

Please join Aaron Shively, Atlanta Roast Master at Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters for an educational presentation and tasting on this season's Holiday Blend.

Tuesday proved a long night for gay candidates on the ballot in Georgia. As midnight approached, incumbents Brian Bates in Doraville and Kathie de Nobriga and Melanie Hammet in Pine Lake had their reelection confirmed.

The Rose of Sharon International Choir donated 516 phones to the Verizon Wireless HopeLine for domestic violence victims.

How could a young Warren Pickard ignore the twinkling chrome, rumbling engines, sparkling rims and bold paint jobs of passing cars? It was as if his own toy cars had swollen to real-life proportions in front of his eyes.

Gerard Placide, a multiple American McDonalda s Gospelfest winner, will perform Nov.

A former DeKalb County Recordera s Court employee is going to jail for 60 days and was ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution in a ticket-fixing scheme at the Decatur Court.

Dunwoody police think they may have the help they need to find out who kidnapped and beat a 60-year old man and held him captive for more than 15-hours. The victim was abducted on last month at his apartment complex in Dunwoody.

Atlanta Pride gets underway with a kick-off party at the Georgia Aquarium featuring DJ Martin Fry spinning the 1s and 2s.

Bob Woodland was short in stature and slight of build, but his sense of justice never wavered - even if it meant putting himself in harm's way.

A shooting in Dekalb County has left one person dead and another is in custody. The gunfire erupted just after 1 a.m. Tuesday at a home on Springside Ridge.

Decatur will host a community workshop next month, to talk about improvements to railroad crossings in the city.

DeKalb County police said Friday that two young children who went missing in the afternoon were found a short time later.

Psychologist and motivational speaker Dr. Alduan Tartt will lead a discussion on communication and relationships at the Oct.

Linda Clark, the Commerce woman who was shot while shielding her 5-year-old grandson from her husband, died Sunday.

The Decatur Education Foundation works to provide students and teachers with the support and tools they need to improve learning and achievement.

Area residents and businesses can drop off electronics to be recycled this weekend in Decatur.

A police report says Judith Withers-Hanson and Saundra Douglass secured organization credit cards in their personal names, then ran up charges for items like furniture, college tuition and dental work--paying off the cards with NAACP funds.