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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 - 15, 2023
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LOCAL
MARTA opens
StationSoccer
facility at East
Lake
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LOCAL
Local parks
receive
upgrades
Arabia Mountain will be joined by 10 other DeKalb teams in the playoffs,
including region 4-5A runner up Tucker. Photos by Jay Phillips
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SPORTS
Basketball
coaches
prepare
for season
with high
expectations
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LIFESTYLE
Reasons
to head to
North Georgia
foothills ASAP
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Arabia Mountain
wins region, DeKalb
gets double-digit
playoff teams
BY JAY PHILLIPS
JAY@DEKALBCHAMP.COM
Arabia Mountain High School's football team won the region
4-5A title in a 24-23 battle with Tucker High School on Nov. 3 at
Adams Stadium.
The win guaranteed Arabia Mountain a home playoff game,
as one of the 11 playoff games set for DeKalb teams on Nov. 10
- 11. Tucker, Cedar Grove, Dunwoody, Chamblee, Stephenson,
Columbia, Redan, St. Pius X Catholic, Marist, and Decatur will
join Arabia Mountain as playoff teams from DeKalb.
Decatur, Dunwoody, Chamblee, St. Pius X Catholic, and
Redan will begin the playoffs with a road game while the
remaining teams will start at home.
DeKalb having 11 representatives in the playoffs surpasses
the nine-team mark set in both 2021 and 2022 - a step toward
accomplishing the goal that coaches set before the season at
DeKalb County School District Media Day.
"I'm hoping that everyone in this room can take DeKalb
County a little further in the playoffs ... past the first or second
round," said Decatur head coach William Felton at media day.
"Let's have a good representation and let people know we play
real football in DeKalb."
The full opening round schedule for all DeKalb playoff teams
is listed at the end of this article.
Multiple DeKalb
County restaurants
included in new
Michelin Guide
BY CHRISTINE FONVILLE
CHRISTINE@DEKALBCHAMP.COM
The metro-Atlanta
foodie scene is finally
getting recognized by one
of the most widely known
gastronomy guides in the
world.
In September, restaurants
throughout metro-
Atlanta were buzzing with
anticipation as Michelin
officials announced they
would be taking a food tour
SEE RESTAURANTS ON PAGE 6
Lis Hernandez. Photo
courtesy of Arepa Mia
DeKalb wants
'proactive' approach
to violence reduction
BY JAY PHILLIPS
JAY@DEKALBCHAMP.COM
E mory University, Emory Healthcare, and DeKalb
County Government hosted a symposium focusing
on violence prevention on Oct. 30 at Emory
University's Miller Ward Alumni House.
At the 2023 Emory Violence Prevention Symposium,
experts shared information about research, existing
programs, outcomes, and policy considerations for
violence prevention.
Guest speakers and experts included researchers
and staff from Emory, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Morehouse School of Medicine, Grady
Memorial Hospital, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta,
DeKalb County School District, and other community-
based organizations.
Several speakers and guests referenced the string of
violent crimes occurring in both Atlanta and DeKalb in
recent months - including four teens who were shot in
DeKalb on Oct. 28, just days before the event.
The event covered numerous topics, including new
ways to identify crime hotspots, different datasets,
SEE PLAYOFF ON PAGE 11
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