Clairmont Heights Civic Association

Community meeting in Lithonia on Feb. 9 to discuss proposed compost facility The proposed building of an environmental composting facility is the topic of a community meeting Feb. 9, 5:30 p.m., at Rock Chapel Elementary School in Lithonia. ...

After being wrapped in a Torah and declared a king, Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, apologized for the ceremony that many Jewish leaders found offensive. A Youtube video of the Jan. 31 event shows Long being wrap...

It was neighbor against neighbor on Jan. 31 when DeKalb residents voiced their views to state lawmakers about a proposed city of Brookhaven. “There’s no reason whatsoever that we shouldn’t be able to do what Dunwoody has done,” said Rep. Mike...

Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 68-year-old Betty Swinson goes to the Scottdale Senior Center. If she didn’t, Swinson would be “sitting in the house looking at the four walls.” “It’s my outlet,” said Swinson, who has been a member ...

Commissioner May to host budget public hearings DeKalb County Commissioner Lee May will have a public budget hearing Thursday, Feb. 9, at 6:30 p.m. at Bold Beginnings International Church, 3220 Bouldercrest Road, Ellenwood. May said he will pres...

City Schools of Decatur’s (CSD) enrollment jumped 12 percent this year and school officials cited several factors for the significant increase. We do feel like we’ve created a quality school system and people have a confidence in [it],” Superin...

Ten years ago, there was no Browns Mills Aquatics Center and Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve was non-existent. Commissioner Lee May said the parks bond “has really been a definite bonus for DeKalb County. “It has allowed us to acquire more park s...

More than 38 years ago “a small group of like-minded folks” got together to assure nutritious and economical food was available in their east Atlanta community. First established in a storefront near Emory, what became Sevananda Natural Foods Mar...

Hudson named Clarkston police chief Christine Hudson has been appointed the new police chief for the city of Clarkston, city manager Keith Barker said. Hudson joined the Clarkston Police Department in 2009 as a lieutenant and was promoted to cap...

The DeKalb County Board of Education is trying to dismiss a lawsuit that, if it goes to trial, could cost the DeKalb County School System millions of dollars. In 2011, two DeKalb County teachers filed a lawsuit against the board alleging it owes them...

Commissioner Lee May is recommending that the five auditors in the county’s finance department be put under the direction of the Board of Commissioners. “It’s within our duties and responsibilities within DeKalb County’s organizational act fo...

It was mentioned in DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis’ State of the County speech last month and it’s beginning to raise some eyebrows: a proposed $1 million soap box derby track near Lithonia. The track would be built at 1253 Rock Chapel Road adjacent to...

In 1956, Dwight D. Eisenhower was president and America was engaged in the Cold War. Schools in Atlanta were segregated and a group of 5-year-olds was beginning kindergarten at Wesley Avenue Elementary. Debra Moore said she and her classmates, who gr...

Social media seminar offered in Dunwoody The Dunwoody and Sandy Springs Chambers of Commerce will host a seminar, “The Power of E-mail Marketing and Social Media Marketing Made Simple,” Tuesday, Feb. 7, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. The seminar is designed to ...

Many honked their horns in support of protestors rallying against a proposed Walmart in Decatur’s Suburban Plaza on Jan. 27. “We’re raising awareness and we certainly hope Walmart will decide it’s not worth it,” said Lance Netland, who live...

The job of the county’s public safety director would be cut from the budget if one county commissioner gets his way. During a meeting Jan. 26, Commissioner Lee May, in his list of possible budget cuts, recommended that $427,000 be cut from the publ...

A Georgia state representative wants to make it a little tougher for lenders to foreclose on homes. Dar’shun Kendrick (D-94) will attempt to tackle the foreclosure problem with a proposed bill that would institute a judicial foreclosure process. Th...

A Lithonia man accused in the stabbing deaths of three relatives is scheduled to be arraigned Friday, Feb 3, at 9 a.m. in Judge Tangela Barrie’s courtroom. Eugene Quatron McCoy, 21, was charged in April 2011 with three counts of murder and on...

Stone Mountain suspect held in police officer’s death Police have charged 22-year-old Chasity Nicole Jones of Stone Mountain with first-degree homicide by vehicle, drunken driving and failure to yield to a person directing traffic in connectio...

Yonnie Stevens, who recently was named director of Plantation South of Dunwoody, an assisted living and memory care home, said she has a heart for older people that began with visits with her grandfather when she was growing up. “He was nearly 100 ...