DeKalb police officers killed in the line of duty were remembered May 8 with a roll call, honor guard and three-gun salute during the county’s annual Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial Service on the grounds of the historic DeKalb County Courthouse. CEO Burrell Ellis, representatives from various DeKalb County police departments, elected officials and family [...]

  The top finance man for the DeKalb County School District resigned May 7, a day after announcing millions in discovered school funds. Michael Perrone resigned his position as chief financial officer after the district discovered what interim Superintendent Mike Thurmond called “undocumented” funds. When asked whether there was a connection between Perrone’s resignation and [...]

Two drive-by shootings in DeKalb County have left one dead and another wounded. Police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said officers responded to a call from 3770 Larkspur Terrace shortly before 1 a.m. May 10. Parish said when officers arrived they found an 18-year-old male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead on the [...]

A petition has been posted on www.change.org to remove the Confederate Memorial carving from Stone Mountain in Stone Mountain Park. The petition, started by McCartney Forde I, asks Gov. Nathan Deal and state senators and representatives of Stone Mountain to remove the carving from the north face of the mountain and replace it with a [...]

  DeKalb County School District (DCSD) interim Superintendent Michael Thurmond said the district’s opportunities are “limitless” in a new 90-day plan released April 30. Thurmond, who has been superintendent of the more than 90,000-student district for little more than three months, said DCSD will learn from its past mistakes but not dwell on them. “The [...]

  Consumers look to pamper moms with traditional and nontraditional gifts this Mother’s Day Consumers this Mother’s Day are spending a bit more than they spent last year to honor special women in their lives, according to National Retail Federation (NRF)’s Mother’s Day spending survey conducted by BIGinsight. The survey indicates that consumers will spend [...]

Cedar Grove High School alum Gerald Rivers has come full circle in a year. Last spring, the 6-foot-4, 249-pound defensive end was preparing for his senior season at the University of Mississippi when the most influential person in his life, his grandmother, passed away. The loss caused Rivers’ mind to stray away from school and [...]