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Judge tells Georgia governor to hold off on DeKalb school board changes

...preventing Georgia's governor from replacing DeKalb County school board members who were recommended...was in response to a request from the DeKalb County school board. The school board...was made public Sunday by WSB-TV.The DeKalb system, the state's third largest public...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-02-24/judge-tells-georgia-governor-hold-d
Gov. Deal to suspend DeKalb school board

...says he will sign an executive order to suspend six of nine DeKalb County School Board members.Deal made the announcement Monday...for reinstatement after the executive order is signed.The DeKalb school system was put on probation through the end of 2013 and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-02-25/gov-deal-suspends-dekalb
Across Georgia

...Prosecutors have filed a revised indictment against a metro Atlanta woman accused of arranging for her husband to be killed.A DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Tuesday dismissed four charges of making false statements against Andrea Sneiderman. Her attorneys...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-05-01/across-georgia
New strategy in place for parole officers

...meeting with the parole officer so they can understand what is expected, Nail said."It's increased our productivity," said DeKalb County Chief Parole Officer Patrick Holsey. Officers have been happy with the changes, which allow them to "get a better...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-05-10/new-strategy-place-parole-off
Deal signs order suspending 6 of 9 DeKalb County school board members

...signed an executive order to suspend six of nine DeKalb County school board members, as the state's...serves more than 100,000 children.Calls to a DeKalb schools spokesman were unanswered.The DeKalb school system was put on probation through...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-02-25/deal-signs-suspends-6-9-dekalb-coun
Judge won't halt removal of DeKalb school board members

...although legal questions remain.After the DeKalb County school district was placed on probation...steps toward protecting the futures of DeKalb's students and maintaining the school...correctly recognized that the students in the DeKalb school system must come first," Olens...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-03-04/judge-wont-halt-removal-dekalb-scho
Across the region

...GA. - A woman who died in a fire at a DeKalb County assisted living facility was apparently...Meadowbrook Nursing Home near Tucker. DeKalb County Fire Chief Edward O'Brien said...the facility's sprinkler system. The DeKalb County Medical Examiner identified the...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-03-26/across-region
Ex-Atlanta schools superintendent surrenders to authorities

...to surrender. Hall arrived at the Fulton County jail about 7:30 p.m., and her attorney, J. Tom Morgan ? a former DeKalb County district attorney ? said he planned to have her out before the end of the night. Other educators surrendered throughout...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-04-02/ex-atlanta-schools-superi
Dogs kill their rescuer, DeKalb cops say

...was killed by multiple dog bites sometime over the weekend, DeKalb County police told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Thursday...initially thought they may be dealing with a homicide, said DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish. But it soon became clear that...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2012-08-17/dogs-kill-their-rescuer-deka
I-20 shooting remains mystery

...Thursday evening inside a black Maybach on Interstate 20 in DeKalb County. The car had a Florida license tag and a front plate...motorist was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. DeKalb County Police spokeswoman Mekka Parish says witnesses told investigators...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2013-04-12/i-20-shooting-remains-myster