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Clarkston City Council considering reduction in size, mayor’s term

A move maybe afoot in the city of Clarkston to reduce the number of council members and limit the mayor’s term. A proposal was introduced during the Clarkston City Council’s Sept. 4 meeting that, if...

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Brookhaven commission moves toward cityhood

by Alice Murray   In the soon-to-be city of Brookhaven, volunteer committees are shaping the form of services and facilities likely to meet the needs of residents for years to come. Even before the...

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DeKalb County Schools to implement balanced calendar this fall

The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) will switch to a balanced attendance calendar this fall even though surveys show a majority of parents are against the change. The DeKalb County School Board...

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City of Decatur considering several annexations

In the Midway Woods neighborhood, west of Columbia Drive and on the outskirts of the city of Decatur, an annexation proposal at least four years in the making is pitting neighbor against neighbor. At...

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2013 county departmental budget requests up $44 million

The numbers are in: DeKalb County department heads want $44 million more in 2013 than they received this year. The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners got an early look at the county’s 2013 budget...

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North central DeKalb residents considering creating own city

Three months after residents in the Brookhaven area voted to create their own city, some residents in north central DeKalb are wondering whether they should go the same route. Residents in the Druid...

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DeKalb County's Police Chief Retires

DeKalb County is looking for a new police chief. DeKalb County Police Chief William O’Brien will retire at the end of November, Burke Brennan, the county’s chief communications officer, confirmed Oct....

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DeKalb names interim police chief

  One of the four assistant police chiefs of the DeKalb County Police Department has been named its interim head. Lisa A. Gassner, assistant chief over the support services division of the police...

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Brookhaven elections yield few winners

Residents of the new city of Brookhaven may have to wait a little longer to find out who will be leading their city. By press time Nov. 6, the race for mayor of Brookhaven and several city council...

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Georgia voters pass charter school amendment

Voters around Georgia decided that they want the state government to have a hand in setting up local charter schools. Amendment 1, which asked voters whether they wanted to allow the state the...

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