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Dekalb County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Dekalb County, GA.

Results 1 - 20 of 3,166 in Dekalb County, GA

  1. DeKalb, Fulton juries resist giving death penalty

    7 hrs ago | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... District Attorney Paul Howard plans to seek the ultimate punishment in eight more murder trials. In adjacent DeKalb County, District Attorney Gwen Keyes Fleming's office is scheduled to make its opening statement in a death penalty trial Monday. And ...

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    Related Topix: Death Penalty, Fulton County, GA, Prison, Atlanta Metro

  2. DeKalb schools consider job cutsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    More than 200 DeKalb County employees learned Friday they may lose their jobs so that the budget-strapped school system can save money.

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    Related Topix: Atlanta Metro, Cobb County, GA

  3. Corps of Engineers taking feedback on LanierRead the original story

    Friday | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... estimates the change would leave an additional 11.7 billion gallons of water in Lanier, enough to supply DeKalb County from November through April. But it may not prevent the federal reservoir from dropping below its all-time lowest level, set last ...

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    Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, Atlanta Metro, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought

  4. Early voting passes another milestoneRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 9 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    The big turnout for early voting in DeKalb County has passed another milestone. Through Wednesday's 13th day of voting at the Memorial Drive county elections office, 33,794 people had cast ballots.

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    Related Topix: Atlanta, GA

  5. Community BriefsRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 9 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... Judge Melvin Westmoreland is reviewing the requests. No hearing date has been scheduled yet. - - Doug Nurse DEKALB COUNTY Dunwoody OKs first ordinances The Dunwoody City Council has adopted its first set of ordinances that will govern Georgia's new ...

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    Related Topix: Fulton County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Atlanta Metro, Forsyth County, GA

  6. Clayton fiscal adviser awaits indecency charges' outcome

    Thursday Oct 9 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... adviser, not Ed Wall the accused citizen." Bell also touted Wall's success when he was chairman of the DeKalb County pension board, which Bell called the most successful pension board in the state. Wall has been advising Georgia cities, counties and ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Clayton County, GA, Atlanta, GA, Atlanta Metro, Hartsfield, GA

  7. Cops' assault rifle, badge, vest stolen from carRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 8 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... of leads, and we'll follow anything we can get," Rose said. "We want that weapon back or off the street." DeKalb County police are leading the criminal investigation. Sandy Springs will conduct an internal investigation. Rose said he doubted either ...

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  8. Because nothing stirs the blood like a front-door confrontationRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 8 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... After a few seconds, Tanner said Chambers left. A few hours later, Tanner filed an incident report with DeKalb County Police. Tanner has accused Chambers - part of House Speaker Glenn Richardson's leadership team - of accepting campaign ...

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  9. Absentee Voting Picking UpRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 8 | MyATLtv.com

    The presidential election is less than a month away. With Wednesday's rain, the lines for early voting have diminished somewhat in DeKalb County.

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  10. Milken Foundation Awards: Shout-out for top teachersRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 8 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... in the end, she got the biggest surprise of all. The Milken Family Foundation named Grigg and Andrea King of DeKalb County's Rock Chapel Elementary School national teachers of the year Tuesday, awarding both $25,000. "I was sitting thinking any of ...

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  11. Sale of ex-mayor's house postponedRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 8 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... on Harmony Lakes Circle since July. The home originally was slated to be auctioned off Tuesday morning on the DeKalb County Courthouse steps, but the sale was postponed until November, a representative from the McCall Raymer Law Firm in Roswell ...

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    Related Topix: Lithonia, GA

  12. Education top concern in aRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 7 | Sandy Springs Neighbor

    ... a oeEducation is very close to my heart,a said McConaughy, a Tucker resident and retired math teacher with the DeKalb County School System. a oeI dona t think Georgia has ever given education the support ita s needed.a McConaughy said his goal, if ...

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  13. DeKalb, Cobb teachers win prestigious awardRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 7 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    Two metro teachers were named national teachers of the year Tuesday: Susan Grigg of Sawyer Road Elementary in Marietta and Andrea A. King DeKalb County's Rock Chapel Elementary School.

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    Related Topix: Marietta, GA

  14. Lithonia ex-mayor keeps house, for nowRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 7 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... on Harmony Lakes Circle since July. The home was originally slated to be auctioned off this morning on the DeKalb County Courthouse steps, but the sale was postponed until November, a representative from the McCall Raymer Law Firm in Roswell said. ...

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    Related Topix: Lithonia, GA

  15. DeKalb teacher wins national honorRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 7 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    State officials this morning surprised DeKalb County teacher Andrea A. King by naming her a national teacher of the year by the Milken Family Foundation.

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    Related Topix: Charitable Organizations, Lithonia, GA

  16. DUNWOODY: Proposed managers drop bidRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 7 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... before the City Council was slated to discuss it and another bid. CH2M Hill told leaders in the new northern DeKalb County municipality that they no longer wanted to be considered at about 4 p.m. Mayor Ken Wright said the city hopes to negotiate ...

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  17. Court favors cities in tax fund fight with DeKalb

    Tuesday Oct 7 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... Decatur, Doraville and Stone Mountain claim they were short-changed. Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Four cities in DeKalb County won an important legal victory Monday, when the Georgia Supreme Court revived their long-running quarrel with the county over ...

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    Related Topix: Decatur, GA, Stone Mountain, GA

  18. OBITUARIES: TUCKER: Michael 'Kyle' Davis, 25, fought his disabilityRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 7 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... of Wages & Sons Funeral Home, which is handling arrangements. Mr. Davis attended two special-needs schools in DeKalb County - - the Heritage Center and Margaret Harris High. When he reached adulthood, his mother enrolled him in a day program at the ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  19. CH2M Hill withdraws bid to run DunwoodyRead the original story

    Monday Oct 6 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... before the city council was slated to discuss it and another bid. CH2M Hill told leaders in the new northern DeKalb County city that they no longer wanted to be considered at about 4 p.m. Mayor Ken Wright said the city is still trying to negotiate ...

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  20. Michael 'Kyle' Davis, 25, fought his disabilityRead the original story

    Monday Oct 6 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... of Wages & Sons Funeral Home, which is handling arrangements. Mr. Davis attended two special-needs schools in DeKalb County - the Heritage Center and Margaret Harris High. When he reached adulthood, his mother enrolled him in a day program at the ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries