The DeKalb County school board has 30 days to make significant improvement on the district’s issues or face suspension by Gov. Nathan Deal. Board members attended a Jan. 14 hearing in front of the state Board of Education (BOE) to explain why the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) was placed on accreditation probation Dec. 17, [...]

  It boils down to a cul-de-sac. Gravel has been delivered and orange construction fencing installed at the site of a proposed subdivision in North Druid Hills as residents prepare for the next battle in a decade-old fight against a development. Approximately 150 residents of the community attended what was called an “emergency neighborhood meeting” [...]

Ten days after his home and county offices were searched by investigators from the county DA’s office, DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis has retained a defense team. Ellis will be represented by former DeKalb DA J. Tom Morgan and Craig Gillen, a defense attorney who specializes in trials involving racketeering and financial crimes. Gillen’s partner, Anthony [...]

  Ayanna Habeel of Lithonia finished the 2012 golf season in the top 25 for her age group after competing in the Doral Publix Junior Classic in Miami, Fla. Dec. 17-19, 2012. Ayanna, 12, shot an 86 and 87 in the three-day event, playing on the legendary Great White Course. She finished the season ranked [...]

    Very few football players can say that they won a championship at the high school and college level. But Valdosta State wide receiver Seantavious Jones can. The former defensive back for the Tucker High School Tigers was a member of the 2008 Class AAAA state championship team. He became a champion again on [...]

The city of Stone Mountain had a significant role in the American Civil War, which led to the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863. Stone Mountain Village recognized its part in history by commemorating the 150th anniversary of the signing on Jan. 5. The event included ceremonial cannon fires, the singing of [...]

“Meditation is the action of silence.”—Krishnamurti (1895-1986), an Indian-born speaker and author on philosophical and spiritual subjects   Perhaps little known today, and seldom seen, are monastic orders. In the hustle and bustle of our modern world, there are so few places reserved simply for quiet thought, reflection and asking the great questions of today. [...]