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Johns Creek council approves rezoning for new subd...
by Nicole Dow
01:01 PM, Tuesday, May 21
Plans for two new subdivisions in Johns Creek moved forward Monday as city councilmembers unanimously approved rezoning cases to allow for residential development. Council authorized a 224-acre section of land at the 10800 block of Bell Road to be...

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Animal charity serving DeKalb County benefits from donatio...
From now until Monday, those who give to LifeLine Animal Project, a nonprofit animal charity that serves DeKalb Count...
09:34 AM, Wednesday, December 26
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Staff / Samantha M. Shal<br> Dunwoody resident Ray Clauser is a volunteer with a prostate cancer awareness group that worked to bring the special license plate to Georgia.
Dunwoody resident promotes cancer awareness
Dunwoody resident Ray Clauser’s license plate stands out from the pack. It is a mobile message making its viewers awa...
09:10 AM, Wednesday, December 26
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SACS puts DeKalb County School District on probation
The DeKalb County School District will be busy next year working to have its probation status lifted by AdvancED, whi...
09:04 AM, Wednesday, December 26
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DeKalb County CEO recommends $562.7M budget
DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis has recommended a 1.1 percent budget increase next year, proposin...
09:00 AM, Wednesday, December 26
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Special Photo<br> Sam Robb, center, with fellow bone cancer friends Carter Martin, left, and Will Hennessy, who is currently a sophomore at Blessed Trinity. Carter Martin lost his battle in September 2004.
St. Thomas More students raise money to combat cancer
For the past two years, girls’ basketball players at St. Thomas More Catholic School in Decatur have participated in ...
08:47 AM, Wednesday, December 26
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A look back: Dunwoody Year In Review
The city of Dunwoody has had its share of significant events from an ethics complaint, to notable road projects. The ...
10:45 AM, Monday, December 24
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DeKalb County Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Atkinson holds up a netbook during the State of the System Address in which she talked about how students learn digitally as opposed to using textbooks.
A look back: DeKalb Year In Review
DeKalb County has had its fair share of newsworthy events in 2012. From the incorporation of Brookhaven, to the schoo...
10:39 AM, Monday, December 24
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Staff / Samantha M. Shal<br> From left, Brookhaven councilmembers Jim Eyre, Joe Gebbia, Mayor J. Max Davis, Bates Mattison and Rebecca Williams celebrate the first day of cityhood for Brookhaven.
A look back: Brookhaven Year In Review
This has been quite a year for Georgia’s newest municipality. From an adopted House Bill, to elections of the city’s ...
10:33 AM, Monday, December 24
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2012 a groundbreaking year for Bartow
From saying goodbye to a local icon to breaking ground on new ventures, 2011 has been a memorable one for Bartow Coun...
10:07 AM, Monday, December 24
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Oglethorpe president speaks out on gun control
After sending out an open letter regarding gun safety legislation, Oglethorpe President Dr. Lawrence M. Schall and Ag...
05:09 PM, Friday, December 21
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Buckhead resident’s company to buy NYSE Euronext
Sandy Springs-based The IntercontinentalExchange will acquire NYSE Euronext in a stock-and-cash transaction.
09:16 AM, Friday, December 21
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Decatur Mayor Bill Floyd to resign from post Jan. 7
On Thursday, Decatur Mayor Bill Floyd submitted a letter of resignation from his city commission seat effective Jan. ...
04:20 PM, Thursday, December 20
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Special Photo <br> Susan Anderson, founder and CEO of the ArtReach Foundation, works with teachers and children from Jordan's second largest refugee camp in Zarga. With the foundation, Anderson runs workshops for traumatized kids globally and domestically.
Brookhaven woman helps people heal with art
Brookhaven resident Susan Anderson believes art can aid children and adults in the grieving process. In 2000, she sp...
04:12 PM, Thursday, December 20
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Atlanta, Fulton schools react to Newtown shooting
Lorraine Reich said the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy is on her mind 24-7. The principal of W.T. Jackson Elem...
03:47 PM, Thursday, December 20
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Gun store reps talk about Sandy Hook
Jack Lesher said guns are not the problem; people are. “You can’t regulate insanity,” said Lesher, owner of Chuck’s F...
03:38 PM, Thursday, December 20
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