Lithonia News

Ahmed and Nimat Robinson went in search of home sweet home. And they found it. The Robinsons were among hundreds who, over five days ending Sunday, bought at auction 300 metro Atlanta homes lost to foreclosure.

Be Someone , founded by chess champion Orrin Hudson, will conduct a chess camp July 14-18 to empower young people to take charge of their lives and make every move count.

Lithonia has appointed an interim judge to serve its municipal court. The small DeKalb County city has been without a municipal judge since May 1, when Judge John A. Roberts resigned.

St. Edward's Episcopal Church, 737 Moon Road in Lawrenceville, will hold its inaugural exhibition, "Adventures Near and Far," in its newly decorated gallery.

The seven people charged with killing Alan D. Smith of Conway in April that shut down two college campuses, will face a judge for a bond hearing Thursday.

He cut to the chase quickly. It wasn't his idea, Chris Honein told me, to spend part of his summer re-roofing a house for the needy.

Keynote speakers for NLC's National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials constituency group's Annual Summer Conference include educator and author Dr.

The DeKalb County police department is inviting the public to a "block party" Saturday near Lithonia.

To those moaning over a likely tax increase in Atlanta we offer two words: East Point.

Former state Rep. Ron Sailor pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges of defrauding the church he pastored of $250,000 while cooperating with federal investigators in a public corruption probe.

GEORGIA FOCUS: Obama, Veterans For Peace, NAACP, Groups and Events With Bob Barr in the race for President as a Libertarian, Georgia could actually be in play for Obama.

Dee Dawkins-Haigler will move on in her effort to fill the vacated Georgia House District 93 seat.

Thursday's hot weather combined with an Ellenwood house fire sent three DeKalb County firefighters to the hospital with heat exhaustion.

Story updated at 10:40 PM on Friday, June 6, 2008 A Madison County jury deliberated for less than an hour Wednesday before convicting a Lithonia man of shooting and wounding a clerk last year during an ...

Taxes probably will rise in DeKalb County despite a budget that was reined in this year to avoid pinching taxpayers during a tough economy.

Try Dubrovnik instead of Paris; head to Lisbon rather than Rome. Opt for picnics over restaurants; family-run three-star inns in favor of five-star hotel chains.

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware has given the go-ahead for home furnishings retailer Linens 'n Things to begin liquidation sales at 120 stores nationwide, including 20 in Georgia.

Troy Bradley Dowden, 80 Newnan Lakes Blvd #1227 in Newnan, was arrested on May 19 for an assault/battery offense.

When the gavel bangs to open Lithonia's City Council workshop today, it will be the first meeting since a DeKalb Superior Court judge ruled on the issue of mayoral authority.

Property owners in Lithonia can offer their opinions tonight on a property tax rollback.