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Nonprofit spearheads cleanup effort at Brannon Hill

May 7, 2019 Horace Holloman 0 Comments Brannon Hill, dekalbcounty, ItsInTheChampion, Keep DeKalb Beautiful, New York, News, Niagara Falls, Nonprofit Envision Atlanta

Brannon Hill in Clarkston was once called “the worst neighborhood in America,” because of its burned down housing units, illegal

Cities News

DeKalb sees high numbers for early voting

October 24, 2018 Carla Parker 0 Comments Board of Registration and Elections, DeKalb, DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections Office, election2018, ItsInTheChampion, local, News, Samuel Tillman, The Gallery at South DeKalb Mall, vote, voting

After six days of early voting in DeKalb County, more than 16,000 people had voted for this year’s midterms than

News

City police trained to fight opioid overdoses

October 1, 2018September 28, 2018 Taylor Robins 0 Comments City police, DeKalb, Doraville, Doraville Police Department, drugs, FDA-approved nasal, Gene Callaway, ItsInTheChampion, John King, local, naloxone, NARCAN, nasal dispenser, News, opioid, opioid overdose, overdoses, Police dept

Doraville police officers are now able to quickly offer aid to overdose victims. “Since we are usually the first on

Football News Sports

Decatur to play first home game Oct. 5

September 20, 2018 Carla Parker 0 Comments Decatur Athletic Director Rodney Thomas, Decatur High School, DeKalb, Football, Grady, High School Sports, highschool, ItsInTheChampion, local, News, Sports, St. Pius X, The Bulldogs, United Methodist Children’s Home

Decatur High School will host its first football game of the season in week eight. The Bulldogs have not had

Cities News

Brookhaven expands sidewalk network

February 23, 2018 Derek Smith 0 Comments Ashford Park, City of Brookhaven, DeKalb, Dresden Drive, ItsInTheChampion, Lanier Drive, local, News, Peachtree Road, Skyland Drive, South Bamby Lane, Thompson Road, Woodrow Way

The city of Brookhaven kicked off 2018 by completing a 3,317-foot sidewalk expansion designed to make the city more pedestrian

News

High school students work to bring awareness to human trafficking

January 26, 2018 Derek Smith 0 Comments #TuckerHighSchool, and Leah Whitmoyer, DeKalb, Education, ItsInTheChampion, Leah Whitmoyer, left, local, Nafekot Tadesse, News, right, speak to a crowd at the Students for Freedom Human Trafficking Awareness Forum at Mountain West Church in Stone Mountain Jan. 13. Photos by Derek Smith. Two Tucker High School (THS), Students for Freedom, Troy Scarbrough, Tucker High School students Nafekot Tadesse

Two Tucker High School (THS) students have taken it upon themselves to raise awareness about human trafficking in Atlanta,

Education News

Barbershop Books hopes to bring reading to more children

January 12, 2018 Derek Smith 0 Comments Barbershop Books, DeKalb, DeKalb County Public Library (DCPL), Education, ITNOJ Barbershop, ItsInTheChampion, local, News, Todd Cofield

More than 85 percent of black male fourth-graders in the United States are not proficient in reading, according to the

Basketball News Sports

Titans off to hot start

January 12, 2018January 11, 2018 Carla Parker 0 Comments coach Hasan Vanegas, David Manigo, DeKalb, high school basketball, High School Sports, ItsInTheChampion, local, News, Towers High School, Towers High School boys’ basketball team, Towers Titans, Tucker High School Shoot-Out Classic

It has been six years since the Towers High School boys’ basketball team made the state playoffs. In 2012, the

Education News

Teen Chef: Decatur High School student creates captivating cuisine

January 3, 2018 Derek Smith 0 Comments Aidan Forgey, chef, cooking, culinary, culinary student, Decatur High School (DHS), DeKalb, ItsInTheChampion, Kevin Gillespie, local, News, Revival

Some create art with clay or a paint brush. Aidan Forgey prefers a more edible medium. The 17-year-old

Education News

Bethune Middle principal removed following alleged groping

October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 R. Scott Belzer 0 Comments bethune middle, breaking, DeKalb County, DeKalb County News, Education, News

Myron Broome placed on administrative leave during investigation Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School principal Myron Broome has been placed on

Business News

Barbecue restaurant ready to compete for hungry Atlantans

September 26, 2017September 21, 2017 Kathy Mitchell 0 Comments Business, Cierra More, City Barbeque, Frank Pizzo, Georgia, ItsInTheChampion, Karyn Wise, local, News

As Ohio-based City Barbeque opens its first Georgia restaurant this month in Decatur it faces serious competition. The 404 and

Countywide News

Ossoff, Handel claim special election runoff

April 19, 2017 R. Scott Belzer 1 Comment DeKalb, Democrat Jon Ossoff, elections, Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, ItsInTheChampion, local, News, Republican Karen Handel, voting

Large margin of victory for GA-06 Dem offset by Republican frontrunner Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel are set

News

Lithonia residents unite against biomass plant

December 27, 2012December 26, 2012 Andrew Cauthen 1 Comment biomass plant, Champion Newspaper, DeKalb News, Lithonia, Lithonia residents, News

Lithonia residents had a unified message during a Dec. 18 public hearing: They do not want a biomass facility in