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Tree takes out power lines in Lithonia

New Walmart opens next week in Tucker

A Walmart Neighborhood Market, a 24-hour store about the quarter of the size of the company’s supercenters, opens next week in Tucker.The store will focus on groceries, including fresh produce, and pharmacy services.The market opens June 26 on Norcross Tucker Road, between Pleasantdale and Chamblee Tucker roads. It creates about ...

Olympian to address DeKalb youth

Gold Medalist Gabrielle “Gabby” Douglas will serve as featured speaker at an upcoming breakfast honoring DeKalb County’s youth.Douglas, who won the gold in gymnastics in the 2012 Olympics, is the keynote at the 2013 Youth Empowerment Breakfast. The program focuses on children and families and development programs in the county.The ...

Avondale hearing Wednesday on tax hike

Avondale Estates, which is proposing a 17 percent increase in its tax rate, will hold hearings on the proposal Wednesday.The city wants to raise its tax rate by 1.75 mills, to 12.165. The increase is about $97 more a year on a home worth $200,000.Public hearings will be held at ...

N. Illinois tattoo artist competes for $100K prize

A northern Illinois tattoo artist is one of 16 contestants on a reality TV show competing for a $100,000 prize. Chris May owns Proton Tattoo in DeKalb and will compete on the Spike network's "Ink Master" show. Hosted by musician Dave Navarro, the third season of the competition will begin ...