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A sign denoting a polling location hangs from the door of Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center, the on-campus polling location for the consolidated election Tuesday in DeKalb. The election saw a 10% turnout for registered voters in DeKalb County. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)

DeKalb City Council election results trickle in

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor | April 4, 2023

Editor’s note: This piece will be updated to reflect the results as votes are counted. Unofficial results can be found on the DeKalb County website. DeKALB – Elections for DeKalb City Council alderman in wards 1, 3, 5 and 7 were held Tuesday. This...

City’s CodeRED warning system to launch after test

By Keisha Howerth | June 15, 2014

The city plans to launch a test call for the CodeRED alert system in coming weeks.Chad McNett, DeKalb community relations officer, said the test call was pushed from the end of May to train more dispatchers and get them comfortable with the system. The...

DeKalb goes digital

By Olivia Willoughby | April 2, 2012

The DeKalb police and fire departments have begun using Facebook as a way to reach the public, said Tracy Smith, fire department administrative sergeant. The city of DeKalb has created three different Facebook pages: the fire department, the police department...