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Deal announces I-285 and Ga.400 partnership
On May 22, Gov. Nathan Deal, joined by members of a multijurisdictional, bipartisan partnership of elected officials and business leaders, applauded the Perimeter Community Improvement Districts fo...
May 22, 2013 03:04 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sweets 'N Dreams owner Diana Hayes-Moore.
SWEET DREAMS: Dunwoody bakery offers cupcakes, parties for girls
Even while Diana Hayes-Moore was in the corporate information technology world, she was saving money on the side for her dream job. She knew she wanted to be an entrepreneur with a business centere...
May 22, 2013 10:39 AM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Search for animal shelter site in DeKalb continues
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners last week postponed selecting a site for a new animal shelter. The board deferred the decision until the next meeting, which is scheduled for May 28 at 9 a....
May 22, 2013 10:03 AM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Community Assistance Center’s Food ‘n Fun Festival cancelled
In a mass email, the Community Assistance Center in Sandy Springs announced its inaugural Food ‘n Fun Festival, set for today from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Morgan Falls Athletic Complex, has been cancell...
May 19, 2013 02:49 PM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Madeline Cann, 3, helps her mom Megan Cann of Dunwoody, left, and Jenny Carter, event coordinator, organize supplies at Dunwoody United Methodist Church.
Dunwoody United Methodist Church hosts homeless families
Dunwoody United Methodist Church joined a network that provides shelter for homeless families during quarterly sessions. The network, called Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb, with 11 host con...
May 15, 2013 01:23 PM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Earline Willcott organizes books for the book sale.
Dunwoody library offers 25,000 items for upcoming book sale
The Friends of Dunwoody Library sale will be Thursday through Monday at the Dunwoody Library on Chamblee-Dunwoody Road. The sale draws book lovers from outside the Dunwoody area, spokesman John Nuz...
May 15, 2013 01:14 PM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Perimeter market continues to flourish
The state of banking and its effects on the Perimeter business market, along with its correlation to commercial and residential real estate were the main topics of last week’s Perimeter Business Al...
May 15, 2013 01:10 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Construction crews hope better weather means work on I-285/GA 400 this weekend
After a complete washout last weekend, Georgia Department of Transportation contractors and maintenance crews plan to get as much work done as possible this weekend despite the chance of scattered ...
May 10, 2013 03:58 PM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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DeKalb school board finds $9 million in additional funds
In one week’s time, financial experts for the DeKalb County School District shifted from presenting a budget with a $14.6 million challenge to one with a $9 million anticipated surplus for 2014. I...
May 09, 2013 10:13 AM | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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DeKalb County Animal Services issues Rabies alert
Two north DeKalb County communities are on rabies alert. DeKalb County Animal Services and Enforcement captured two raccoons in the Harts Mill Court area April 26, and in the Ragley Hall Road area ...
May 08, 2013 11:57 AM | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Janet Horvath, left, talks with Dan Ellithorp and Susan Jones at the Perimeter Expo.
Dunwoody, Sandy Springs provide networking opportunity with business expo
While Sandy Springs and Dunwoody have a bit of a sibling rivalry, the cities have learned that coming together for a business expo is more beneficial than having separate events. The combined effo...
May 08, 2013 11:05 AM | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Site for DeKalb County animal shelter still uncertain
The DeKalb County Commission disappointed a group of animal advocates at a recent meeting when it decided not to move forward with a recommended site for a new animal shelter. The commission will ...
May 08, 2013 10:35 AM | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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DeKalb school board holds first of three public hearings on the budget
The DeKalb County School District’s revenue is flat, but expenses are $14.6 million more than the previous year’s budget. Michael Perrone, DeKalb County School District chief financial officer, tol...
May 08, 2013 10:30 AM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Chris Brand, president of FODAC, left, and Aimee Copeland.
Aimee Copeland hosts walk, run at Stone Mountain Park
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children will welcome Snellville native Aimee Copeland, who battled a flesh-eating bacterial infection last year, as the guest speaker and host of this year’s annual ...
May 01, 2013 09:43 AM | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Joel Holmes, Loren Roberts and Niles Ford sit near concert series will be.
Chamblee hosts free outdoor music with concert series
Chamblee has come up with a festive way for families to spend Friday nights this summer. For the first time, the city’s parks and recreation department will host a Chamblee Fourth Friday concert se...
May 01, 2013 09:34 AM | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dunwoody council aims to stop false alarms
It is soon going to cost residents and business owners in Dunwoody if their alarm systems trigger for non-emergencies. City council members Monday awarded a contract to a company called Cry Wolf t...
May 01, 2013 09:32 AM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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More DeKalb school board members seek reinstatement
Former DeKalb County school board members Jesse “Jay” Cunningham, Donna Edler and Sarah Copelin-Wood followed the lead of their counterpart, Pamela Speaks, and asked Gov. Nathan Deal for the opport...
May 01, 2013 09:29 AM | 1 1 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dunwoody High showcases diversity with upcoming program
Dunwoody High School world language students will present “A Splash of Culture” Friday, from 6 to 8 p.m. as part of the school’s international night. It includes dancing, music and a buffet with f...
April 24, 2013 10:57 AM | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Former DeKalb school board member requests reinstatement
Former DeKalb County school board member Pam Speaks asked for her seat back on the board in an appeal letter to Gov. Nathan Deal. The letter, dated April 7, serves as a formal petition for reinsta...
April 24, 2013 10:32 AM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Debbie Fuse, left, and Tom Mahaffey
Dunwoody, Sandy Springs chambers merge for expo
More than 1,000 participants are expected to attend the second Perimeter Business Expo, a combined presentation of the Dunwoody and Sandy Springs/Perimeter chambers of commerce. Debbie Fuse, Dunwoo...
April 24, 2013 10:03 AM | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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City makes paving, sidewalk, safety choices
Dunwoody drivers will find the streets smoother by the end of 2013 now that the city is poised to hire a contractor to patch and pave 26 roads. Public Works Director Michael Smith at a work session...
April 17, 2013 12:54 PM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Earth Day in Oakhurst to provide pirate fun
Pirates and landlubbers alike can celebrate Earth Day at the Wylde Center in Decatur Sunday. The free celebration of the environment kicks off — or sets sail — at 12:30 p.m. with local musicians “T...
April 17, 2013 12:45 PM | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Valeriya Savchenko, Cheryl and Jim Magoon.
Eastern Europe links exec, exchange student
Jim and Cheryl Magoon had their first experience with raising a teenager when Ukrainian exchange student Valeriya Savchenko arrived in August to spend her junior year at Dunwoody High School. “Whe...
April 17, 2013 12:38 PM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dunwoody debuts video spotlight series
From Staff Reports Community residents and visitors who ask, “How does the city do that?” are finally getting their answer. The city of Dunwoody recently launched its new “Spotlight Series” — a c...
April 10, 2013 02:43 PM | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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  • Dunwoody approves ethics ordinance, gets Project Renaissance update
    by Noreen Cochran
    ncochran@neighbornewspapers.com
    04.02.13 - 12:26 am
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    by Tom Spigolon
    tspigolon@neighbornewspapers.com
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    ncochran@neighbornewspapers.com
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    by Noreen Cochran
    ncochran@neighbornewspapers.com
    03.27.13 - 11:23 am
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    by Noreen Cochran
    ncochran@neighbornewspapers.com
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    by Jay Pryor
    Dunwoody resident
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