A man died in Stone Mountain early May 24 of three gunshot wounds. According to a statement by the Stone Mountain Police Department, officers at 2013 at approximately 1:10 a.m. responded to the S-building of the Lakes Apartments, 5100 West Mountain Street, after a report of a person shot. “Upon arrival, officers found a 27-year-old [...]

When school is out for the summer, some children, who depend on free or reduced school meals, don’t know where their next meal will come from. One in four Georgia children live in food insecure households, according to data from Feeding America, a domestic hunger-relief charity. To help fill this “summer food gap,” Quality Care for [...]

Some third-graders at Mary Lin Elementary School took a break from their studies May 16 to exercise with two Olympians. Ashton Eaton, who won a gold medal in the decathlon in the 2012 Olympics, and Queen Harrison, a hurdler and sprinter who competed in the 2008 Olympics, visited the school to promote physical activity during [...]

  A former Cleveland Browns linebacker was shot and killed May 18 during an apparent robbery attempt in unincorporated Decatur. David Deshun McMillian III, 31, of Decatur, was killed outside his vehicle in the roadway on Pinehill Drive at 3:23 a.m., according to a police statement. “According to witnesses, the deceased was with another male [...]

The $5,000 scholarship 17-year-old Kaelynn Graham received May 14 is “like a dream come true,” she said. “It’s amazing just knowing I’m having someone there to help me pay for college so that I don’t have to settle for going to just an average college. I can go to the college of my choice,” said [...]

The Redan Raiders baseball team punched its ticket to its first state title game with a 3-2 win over Troop County in Game 3 of the Class AAAA state semifinals. The Raiders will take on the War Eagles of Mariston May27 in the state championship game. Marist advanced to the title game after sweeping Crisp [...]

A MARTA bus driver and four passengers narrowly escaped harm before their bus was struck by a CSX freight train in Decatur early May 22. The accident occurred at 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of South McDonough and East Howard Avenue. MARTA is investigating the accident which involved a bus on Route 123. “MARTA Operator [...]