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Board Saves Science Center, For Now
The DeKalb County School Board is considering a property tax increase, two teacher furlough days, the elimination of 140 central office positions, and increasing class size by one student to close a $73 budget shortfall.
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City Attorney Brian Anderson agreed to resign his post Tuesday in lieu of being fired by a council that was lined up against him.
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DeKalb County police are investigating a shooting involving a 4-year-old boy. Spokeswoman Mekka Parish says authorities are investigating the incident as an accidental discharge.
'Jobs Bus' In Decatur Wednesday
A Decatur and Avondale Estates residents looking for work can check out DeKalb County's Mobile Career Center, or "jobs bus," on Wednesday, May 30.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
DeKalb cop probed in pedestrian death had prior misconduct
The DeKalb County police officer accused of hitting and killing a man while rushing in his patrol car to a shooting earlier this month has been in trouble within the department before.
DeKalb cop placed on leave after arrest
Investigators say Sgt. Jerry Banks interfered as DeKalb police officers executed a search warrant at a Lithonia home on Browns Mill Ferry Drive on Friday.
4 year old accidentally shoots himself
DeKalb County Police said the boy suffered a light graze wound to his forehead while handling a gun in his Ellenwood home.
Callanwolde Band to Salute Armed Forces
The Callanwolde Concert Band will play with concerts this month in honor of our armed forces.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Brainstorming session Thursday for Kensington area in south DeKalb
A community workshop will be held Thursday to allow residents, business owners and others interested in the Kensington area to shape the area in south-central DeKalb County.
Local Job Alert: Emergency Nurse, Sky High Attendant
Looking for work in and around Stone Mountain? Patch compiles listings from sources such as theA Department of Labor , web sites of individual businesses -- Stone Mountain Park , for example -- and job search sites including snagajob.com to help you.
Online Petitions Started To Save Fernbank Science Center
Supporters of the Fernbank Science Center in Druid Hills have started online petititons to save it from being closed because of budget cutting by the DeKalb County Board of Education.
Clues sought in fatal Lithonia gas station shooting
DeKalb County investigators hope surveillance footage from a gas station will lead them to the person who shot and killed a man early Monday morning.
A DeKalb County police sergeant is out on bond following his arrest on Friday. Sgt. Jerry Banks was charged with obstruction during the execution of a search warrant at a friend's home in Lithonia.
Summer News Update: Protesters Arrested on Campus; New Emory Point...
Animals Rights Protesters Arrested on Campus DeKalb County Police officers, assisted by the Emory Police Department , arrested two Georgia Animal Rights and Protection protesters at Emory Monday afternoon on the grounds of criminal trespass.
Petitions to Save Fernbank Science Center Gain Momentum
Parents, residents and friends of Fernbank Science Center are circulating two petitions that ask DeKalb County Schools to keep the doors of the science center open.
Gunshot Killed North Decatur Man
The DeKalb County Medical Examiner's Office says a gunshot wound caused the death of a man found inside his North Decatur home two weeks ago.
Ex-teacher accused of having sex with student in his classroom, at her home
A former Tucker Middle School teacher allegedly had sex with a 15-year-old girl and spied on a co-worker as well as a female guest at his Lithonia home.
School ends just in time for public pools opening
Most of the public pools in the Metro Atlanta area are now open and just in time as school let out for the summer.
Autopsy Unclear On Whether Bicyclist Was Kneeling in Road
An autopsy report neither confirms nor challenges a pickup truck driver's statement that a bicyclist he ran over "appeared to be kneeling in the roadway as if he had fallen." The April 30 wreck killed Paul Taylor, 53 , of Greenglade Road, who worked as a physicians assistant at Emory.
Photos: Stephenson High School Graduation Ceremony
Photographer Travis Hudgons captured the tears, joy and pride at the commencement ceremony for Stephenson High School on May 24 at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.
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