City blotter for 2/8/12
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:03:17 -0800

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from De Kalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. At 11:01 pm, a De Kalb police officer observed a vehicle ...

De Kalb County judge seeks re-election
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:11:54 -0800

David Rains, incumbent Circuit Judge in De Kalb and Cherokee counties , will be seeking re-election in the upcoming elections. Rains has held the position unopposed since 1981. The primary elections are slated for March 13 and the general elections will ...

Tax provides decade of park development
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:40:08 -0800

Commissioner Lee May said the parks bond has really been a definite bonus for De Kalb County . It has allowed us to acquire more park space to limit the amount of development, May said. It protected some of the assets of our greenspace.

Grants awarded for mental health courts
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:53:56 -0800

By Bill Rankin Mental health courts in De Kalb and Cobb counties were among 20 statewide that received $353676 in grants, the Administrative Office of the Courts said. The De Kalb Magistrate Court's Diversion Treatment Court received a $37500 grant, ...

De Kalb residents to meet on coyote problem
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:43:56 -0800

By Joel Provano De Kalb County residents will meet Tuesday night to discuss what they say is a growing coyote problem in neighborhoods near Druid Hills and Decatur. Handout, Handout Undated photo of a coyote captured in Fulton County.

De Kalb County Wrestling Championships Start Friday
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:24:15 -0800

By Mark Brock The 2012 De Kalb County Wrestling Championships begin at 5 pm on Friday at Miller Grove High School. The tournament will consist of wrestlers from 21 schools (19 De Kalb County , St. Pius X, Marist and Decatur) and the championship rounds ...

County schools make Honor Roll
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:30:37 -0800

By andrew mitchell - Five De Kalb County public schools are being honored by state officials for improving or maintaining high academic standards. The Illinois State Board of Education and Northern Illinois University released ...

Jury selection begins in capital murder trial of De Kalb County woman
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:13:02 -0800

By Stephen Mc Lamb - bio | email Jury selection began Monday in the capital murder trial of a De Kalb County woman. Monday is the first of two days of jury selection. Karri Willoughby is charged with killing her stepfather back in 2008.

Timeline offered in search to replace Bockman
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:42:29 -0800

By jeff engelhardt - sycamore county leaders began discussions Tuesday on how to find a new county administrator in preparation for Ray Bockman's retirement. The De Kalb County Executive Committee reviewed an outline that had ...

County chapter of League of Women Voters re-forms
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:37:32 -0800

By caitlin mullen - A re-formed League of Women Voters of De Kalb County hopes to educate the voting public and increase voter registration. Lynn Fazekas, secretary-treasurer of the league, called the national organization a good ...

De Kalb County works to honor victims of April 27 tornadoes
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:17:44 -0800

by Mariann Martin Lisa Chandler talks Thursday about a memorial that will be built at the De Kalb County Schools Coliseum to honor victims killedby the April tornadoes last year. Donations for the memorial can be made to the De Kalb County Long-Term ...

Neighbors comment on courthouse expansion
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:41:29 -0800

By andrew mitchell - sycamore since construction began in April on the De Kalb County Courthouse, Sycamore resident Glenda Flower and her family have gotten used to the noise across the street. Flower lives in the 100 block of ...

One killed in wreck on Covington Highway in De Kalb
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:16:56 -0800

By Mike Morris One person was killed Monday morning in a wreck on a busy south De Kalb County thoroughfare. The crash happened before 10:30 am on Covington Highway near Wesley Chapel Road. De Kalb police Lt. Antonio Catlin said one person died in the ...

Line between megachurch and Eddie Long's estate is blurry
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:36:52 -0800

Long became pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in De Kalb County in 1987. Since then, the church has grown into a mega-church with thousands of members and was once worth nearly $100 million. Channel 2's Jodie Fleischer started looking into ...

Suspect in attempted Wal-Mart kidnapping on parole for manslaughter
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:27:07 -0800

By Alexis Stevens The man charged with trying to kidnap a 7-year-old girl Wednesday from a west Georgia Wal-Mart was on parole at the time for a voluntary manslaughter conviction in De Kalb County , according to police. Channel 2 Action News A man tries ...

De Kalb departments want more, not less, cash
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:15:21 -0800

By April Hunt The challenge for De Kalb County Commissioners to cut spending this year crystallized Tuesday, when most county departments pleaded for more money instead of saying what they could do with less. In a daylong meeting with a dozen ...

Brookhaven supporters push for vote on cityhood
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:39:23 -0800

They want to know what the effect is going to be on the rest of the county. They want to know if the county is going to have to raise taxes. De Kalb County Commissioner Jeff Rader, who sponsored a resolution asking for a comprehensive study of impact ...

Boyer to host town hall on budget
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:53:15 -0800

With one month left before the deadline for adopting the 2012 county budget, two De Kalb County commissioners have proposed $4 million in cuts to the CEO's recommended budget and changes to the way reserves are reported. At the finance committee meeting ...

Roman eager to bring fresh voice to county board
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:41:40 -0800

De KALB Despite entering a primary against two incumbents, Craig Roman is not interested in pushing an agenda or vocalizing strong opinions. That's because the De Kalb County Board District 6 hopeful is determined to vote the consensus of his ...

De Kalb County school receives final four storm shelter modules
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:43:20 -0800

Students in a tornado stricken school in De Kalb County will soon be able to stay in school no matter how severe the weather. The final four of eight modules of storm shelters arrived Tuesday morning at Plainview School in Rainsville.