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Newspaper Page TextInside Temporary deal DeKalb agrees to provide some services to city COMMUNITY 2 Concerns linger As the city develops its first budget, worries resurface COMMUNITY 3 Jester writes Former DeKalb school official shares thoughts COAAMENTARY 8 Joyful voices Clergy plan simple sermons of Easter celebration FAITH 21 Standouts Students excel in sports, athletics and drama EDUCATION 24, 25 Scan here to get Reporter Newspapers in your inbox or sign up @ ReporterNewspapers.net Brookhaven Reporter www. Reporter Newspapers, net MARCH 22 - APRIL 4,2013 • VOL. 5 - NO. 6 I see him! PHIL M0SIER B.J. Kelly gives his daughter Lyla, 2, a bird’s eye view as they watch Lands Kelly, 4, being introduced during opening day ceremonies of spring baseball at Murphey Candler Park on March 8 in Brookhaven. More photos on page 23. ‘Critical’ year ahead for DeKalb schools’ board appointees BY JOE EARLE joeearle® reporternewspapers. net John Coleman sees the next year as “critical” for DeKalb County’s schools. Coleman is one of six people appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal on March 13 to hold seats on the DeKalb school board, replacing board members Deal suspended after the South ern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accrediting agency put the district’s accreditation on probation and crit icized its board for meddling in school affairs and misman aging finances. “The next year is critical for accreditation,” said Coleman, 31, a Brookhaven resident with a Master of Business Adminis tration degree from Harvard University. “Then, I think we need to address long-term issues.” SEE DEKALB, PAGE 26 Leaders introduced to concerns at Cross Keys forum BY MELISSA WEINMAN melissaweinman® reporternewspapers. net At a civic forum at Cross Keys High School, officials from the city of Brookhaven assured residents they are working to improve living conditions and infrastructure around Bu ford Highway. During the March 19 forum, hosted by the Cross Keys Foundation, Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis, City Coun cilman Joe Gebbia, City Manager Marie Garrett and DeKalb Board of Education Representative Marshall Orson took questions from residents about the school system and the new city. One woman asked if people who live in apartment build- SEE LOCAL, PAGE 7 A HEARING AID THAT CAN DO ALL THISP FREE demonstration and hearing screening! I Audiological Consultants of Atlanta “Since 1983” You Could Be Hearing From Us.