News - Dekalb County

A parents organization for public schools in central and North DeKalb County is seeking new leadership.

The DeKalb History Center is extending an exhibit on photographs from the 1950s and 1960s, focusing on trends and styles from that era.

The DeKalb Community Service Board has named Phil Hibbert as its new chief operating officer, to help the CEO direct healthcare services across the county.

Senior Connections, a nonprofit that serves senior citizens in DeKalb and Fulton counties, recently won a $7,500 grant for its program to deliver hot meals to elderly in need.

Clarkston plans to turn last year's Celebration of Community in an annual event with a return of the city showcase next month.

DeKalb County's elections chief has earned the highest professional certification for election officials.

Chamblee is offering a self-defense class for women in the city. There will be two session for the program, at 4:30 p.m.

DeKalb County has launched a government access program showcasing the homes available through its homeowner buyer programs.

DeKalb County is encouraging residents learn new ways to conserve water with a hands-on workshop that helps them build rain barrels.

The Decatur Cooperative Ministry will host the Garden of Eatin' event against this fall, with proceeds going to its programs to alleviate and prevent homelessness.

The South River Watershed Alliance is teaming up with like minded groups to offer canoe outings of the South and Yellow rivers in September.

A 57-year-old man was shot and fatally wounded during an apparent armed robbery in DeKalb County Monday afternoon, Channel 2 Action News reported..

During the trial of Hemy Neuman a question was often raised: Why isn't Andrea Sneiderman, the victim's widow, sitting at the defense table?

During the trial of Hemy Neuman a question was often raised: Why isn't Andrea Sneiderman, the victim's widow, sitting at the defense table?

Chamblee police announced Monday that they have arrested two men in connection with the shooting death of a third and said the three apparently were running a $40,000 scam.

A former dean who led Emory University’s admissions department during a time when the college misreported student data to national ranking groups took some responsibility Monday for the faulty information.

Two people who led Emory University’s admissions department during a time when the college intentionally misreported student data to national ranking publications later found jobs as counselors at prominent Atlanta private schools.

Andrea Sneiderman's defenders are expected to speak publicly for the first time Tuesday at a bond hearing for the Dunwoody widow, who is accused of conspiring with her former boss to kill her husband.

The central DeKalb County city of Clarkston is the focus of an upcoming PBS documentary about immigration and diversity in America.

The Dunwoody Nature Center has started its meadow restoration project. The center broke ground Monday, according to exective director Alan Mothner.