Unanimous yes to 560-acre DeKalb data center
After a crowded public hearing that lasted 2.5 hours where dozens of residents spoke Monday night, the DeKalb City Council unanimously approved a massive 560-acre data center. The votes came less than a month after the project first became known to the public.
Probation, no prison time for man who pleads guilty in DeKalb car dealership stabbing
A DeKalb man who was shot by police during a confrontation after he wielded a knife inside a car dealership won’t spend any time in prison, though he pleaded guilty this week to attempted armed robbery, court records show.
DeKalb man charged with sexual abuse of minor in Walmart bathroom
A DeKalb man was jailed and denied release this week after being accused of sexually abusing a minor in a Walmart bathroom in December 2024, according to court records. Police said he had a history of approaching minors at the DeKalb Walmart.
DeKalb mourns loss of track, football coach Tim Holt: ‘Brotherhood is taking this one pretty hard.’
"He was a DeKalb guy."
Tim Holt coached generations, inspired colleagues, and built bonds that lasted decades. DeKalb lost a legend, but his influence endures
Rooted for Good raising $6M for new headquarters in DeKalb
Rooted for Good – a nonprofit working to address hunger and expand access to healthy, sustainably grown foods – is about 30% of the way toward funding a new $6 million headquarters on DeKalb’s northwest side.