By Mark Brock DCSD Athletics Specialist MORROW, GA–Stephenson High School Jaguar junior wrestler Badesire Lubala made history for the DeKalb County School District (DCSD), winning the first wrestling gold medal for Stephenson on Feb. 12 in the GHSA State Wrestling Championships at the Morrow Center. Lubala faced off with…

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA – A Norcross man was found guilty of being a leading member of a fencing enterprise that profited from shipping stolen, domestically blacklisted electronic items overseas for profit. A Gwinnett County jury found Kong Zhen Ni, 41, guilty of violation of Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA—Rockdale County government officewill be closed on Monday, Feb. 16, in observance of the President’s Day holiday.  The Rockdale Board of Commissioners called meeting will be held on Tuesday,FEb. 17, 2 p.m., at Assembly Hall, 901 Main St., Conyers. The link to the meeting agenda can be…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA—The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) is seeking community feedback after a proposal to close 27 schools primarily in South DeKalb was made public Thursday, Feb. 12.  The district said it is also considering expanding 11 schools as part of its Student Assignment Project (SAP), a districtwide…

Four candidates have qualified for the special election to represent House District 94, which covers portions of DeKalb and Gwinnett counties.  Early voting begins on Monday, Feb. 16. Election Day is March 10. The Special Election runoff, if needed, will be held on April 7.   The District 94 seat…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA—The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) is seeking the public’s help in identifying a porch pirate who stole packages that were delivered to a home in the Indian Ridge Community in Conyers on Jan. 6, at around 3:30 p.m.  The suspect entered the porch and walked away carrying…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA—DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced the conviction by guilty plea of a former DeKalb County Police officer charged with shooting and killing a man inside the man’s Stone Mountain home.  During a hearing on Feb.11, Russell Mathis, 32, of Tucker, entered a negotiated Alford plea…

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA – An Alpharetta man pled guilty to shooting and killing a stranger at a Norcross hotel after accusing his girlfriend of flirting. Demetrius Tyree Martin, 38, pled guilty to felony murder and two counts of aggravated assault for the May 2021 shooting death of  Enrique Romero Sanchez, 45.…