The two principal characters in the story that is playing out in the DeKalb Superior Court of Judge Gregory A. Adams—and their family financial positions—are diametrically opposite of each other, according to testimony that has been presented in the Hemy Neuman murder trial.
Comments (0)Last week, Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann, who represents the Sandy Springs panhandle, held a town hall at Centennial High School in Roswell to explain to property owners what to expect from the property assessment notices they will be receiving in May.
Comments (0)Spring marks the start of farmers market season in Georgia. And starting this Saturday, May 5, Dunwoody will have its own farmers market in its favorite community gathering place. Though it will be full of produce and products from local farmers, it will be a farmers market with its own uniq…
Comments (0)More than 150 years ago, William James Donaldson, a Confederate soldier paroled after the Battle of Vicksburg, came home from the war. While the war raged on, he acquired land in what is now Dunwoody and began to make it a farm. There, with his own hands and the help of friends and family, h…
Comments (0)After finishing first in the regional contest, a team of fourth and fifth graders from St. Jude the Apostle Catholic School recently placed second in the state Odyssey of the Mind competition and is heading to the World competition in Ames, Iowa, in May. More than 240 teams from nearly every…
Comments (0)It’s “batter up” on one of the new baseball fields at Brook Run Park, the other needs to dry out before construction can be completed. City Council members empathized with Dunwoody Senior Baseball management at their meeting last week but chose to let the field dry naturally instead of spend…
Comments (1)Mom is queen for two special days at the Annual Dunwoody Art Festival on Mother’s Day weekend. The popular outdoor celebration of moms, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, daughters and their families will be held this weekend, Saturday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Comments (0)Tree clearing to prepare for intersection improvements began a few months ago on Mt. Vernon Road at Vermack Road and now Dunwoody city staff is seeking approval from city council to spend nearly $1.7 million to fund the project’s construction. Council members were expected to discuss and pot…
Comments (0)Laurie Burr Cameron, of Sandy Springs, died peacefully on April 20, 2018 after suffering injuries incurred from a fall at the end of a 25-mile cycling ride with her fiancé on Feb. 24. She was surrounded by family and loved ones at the Halcyon Hospice House in Sandy Springs.
Obituary Comments (0)The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest achievement within the Girl Scouts of the USA. Earned for creating a sustainable project that will make a lasting impact on a community, it is so complicated and challenging that only 5.4 percent of eligible Girl Scouts successfully earn one.
Comments (0)Mrs. Marilyn “Kay” Vezina (Jordan) went to be with the Lord on April 12, 2018.
Obituary Comments (0)Approximately 105 million Americans own dogs, with dog ownership up 29 percent over the past decade, exceeding the growth of the general population. An increasingly affluent group, dog owners are often willing to spend millions of dollars a year to pamper their canine companions. Many of the…
Comments (0)While some 90,000 votes had been cast in early balloting through Friday, most Georgia voters will go to their regular polling places Tuesday, May 22.
Comments (0)After a devastating arson fire set in the early morning hours of July 4, 2017, Brookhaven’s St. Martin’s Episcopal School is poised to rebuild its early childhood learning space. The fire destroyed almost 9,000 square feet of the early childhood wing of the school including classrooms, a st…
Comments (0)Construction will begin at the Mt. Vernon and Vermack roads intersection in Dunwoody this year. The completion date is not defined, but the contract gives the construction company 10 months to finish the intersection improvements.
Comments (0)When my respected predecessor, Jim Perkins, suggested the topic of Camp Gordon for my first Past Tense column, I had never heard the name before. That was in September 2006 and since then, I have been fascinated that a World War I camp was located in our neighboring community of Chamblee. Th…
Comments (0)DeKalb County’s school superintendent presented his preliminary budget for 2018-2019 to the school board Monday night but presentation documents didn’t include a recommendation on a millage rate.
Comments (0)May 5 was a beautiful, warm Saturday and perfect for the opening day of Dunwoody Farmer’s Market at Brook Run. Visiting the market reminded me that this area was once a farm community and some of those farmers sold their produce along the side of the road, while others found ways to deliver …
Comments (0)Dunwoody boys’ tennis the last Wildcat team standing and will play for a state title Saturday.
Comments (0)Eight St. Pius X student-athletes signed National Letters-of-Intent last week in the Flannery O’Connor Library on campus. The signings bring the total to 17 student-athletes to further their playing career at the next level this school year.
Comments (0)Chris and Claire O’Brien have announced the engagement of their son,
Comments (0)Todd Mooney has been named the fourth Director of Athletics in the 60-year history of St. Pius X. After a thorough four-month search, Mooney replaces longtime Golden Lion Athletic Director Mark Kelly.
Comments (0)Scott Heptinstall, the principal of Peachtree Charter Middle School, has been reassigned for next year, according to Sherry Johnson, Region 1 Superintendent of the DeKalb Schools. She said he will finish the school year at Peachtree.
Comments (0)When Sheryl and Michael Rechtman finally made their long awaited move from Peachtree Corners to a house in Kingsley, their corner lot was so overgrown with weeds, including poison ivy, that they couldn’t venture into it to clear it out or even let their dog into it.
Comments (0)The city of Brookhaven is continuing its aggressive 2018 construction season by funding additional sidewalks throughout the city. More than two miles of new footpaths will be available for walkers when all are complete.
Comments (0)Henrietta Prescott passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, April 30, 2018 and went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was a resident of Perdido Key, Fla., and Dunwoody.
Obituary Comments (0)How is that SOHO Office barely registered on my radar until this year? All I could think of when I heard SOHO was the area in NYC, not Small Office Home Office at Orchard Park. And how is that I am now dependent on this neighborhood resource? Could it be because Adam Freedman of Dunwoody PC …
Comments (0)Leveraging advancing technology has allowed the Brookhaven Police Department to find success with its Georgia Power license plate reader (LPR) network, a pilot program the department proposed to the city council nearly a year ago.
Comments (0)Dignitaries and supporters attended the Community Assistance Center building dedication and Open House event on May 1, marking the expansion of CAC.
Comments (0)The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA) is pleased to announce that Stephanie Lampert has been hired as the director of the MJCCA Schiff School, its new preschool to be held at Temple Emanu-El starting in August 2018.
Comments (0)Elegie DiFilippo LoCascio, 75, of DeKalb, Ill,, died peacefully at home after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on April 26, 2018. Her final struggle was waged with the help of her husband Joseph, her daughter Jeanne, and her son, Michael.
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