Dunwoody Elementary School’s Evening of the Arts event on April 19 featured visual, musical and literary arts created by students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Laura Fleury-Bell is the Dunwoody Elementary art teacher. Parents could purchase their child’s framed art with a percentage of the proceeds going to the school’s arts program. Photos provided   [...]

Ten-year-old Emery Walhen, a fifth-grader at Kittredge Magnet School for High Achievers, dreams of a day when car pollution will be eliminated. That was the subject of her winning entry in the comic strip portion of the Clean Air Campaign’s Young Lungs at Work Art Competition. In the comic strip, a girl was “walking to [...]

The DeKalb County Police Department swore in 26 new officers April 25 during the graduation ceremony of the 96th police academy. The new officers were presented their badges following 26 weeks of intensive training at the police academy. The class is the first to graduate since Police Chief Cedric Alexander took the helm of the [...]

The trial for a man accused of gunning down a 28-year-old martial arts expert when he asked for help with his vehicle started April 29. Quentric Williams, is charged with malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated assault against a police officer and possession of a firearm during the [...]

Spring rains the afternoon of April 14 didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of friends, family members, co-workers and community members at the fourth annual CEO’s Community Hero Awards ceremony. Held at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, the event honored nine winners in five categories. “By publicly acknowledging these individuals, we celebrate volunteerism in our community and encourage [...]

A vigil was held April 4 in south DeKalb exactly 45 years—to the minute—after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But the 300 people gathered were not honoring the slain Civil Rights leader. They were remembering a slain teenager, Dominique Boyer, whom DeKalb Police say was an unintended victim of gang violence March [...]

A ceremony to honor the 2013 CEO’s Community Heroes will be held Sunday, April 14 at 4 p.m. at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta. The public is invited to attend. Hosted in partnership with The Champion Newspaper, the 4th annual CEO’s Community Hero Awards honors individuals and organizations making a significant [...]