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Dunwoody residents honor Charlie Kirk on his birthday By HAYDEN SUMLIN | hayden@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — A grassroots effort, spurred by a trio of Dunwoody residents, saw around 100 people turn out at Brook Run Park Oct. 14 for an evening “Honoring Charlie Kirk and Celebrating Civil Discourse.” The date of the memorial fell on what would have been Kirk’s 32nd birthday. During his “American Comeback Tour” at Utah Valley University Sept. 10, Kirk was assassinated by a lone gunman on camera in front of the entire world. Kirk co-founded the conservative student organization Turning Point USA in 2012 and served as its executive director, forming a close relationship with President Donald Trump and Republican Party leaders. Kirk is considered one of the most prominent conservative activists of his generation. His wife Erica accepted his posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House earlier in the day.
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Right photo, from left, state Attorney General Chris Carr, former U.S. Rep. and U.S. Attorney Bob Barr and political commentator Bill Crane share their thoughts Oct. 14 during the “Honoring Charlie Kirk and Celebrating Civil Discourse” memorial at the Brook Run Park Amphitheater.
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From left, DeKalb County School District Superintendent Devon Horton stands with DeKalb County Board of Education members Allyson Gevertz (District 4,) Whitney McGinniss (District 2,) Board Chair Diijon DaCosta (District 6,) Board Vice Chair Dierdre Pierce (District 3,) Dr. Tiffany Tate-Hogan (District 5,) Awet Eyasu (District 7) and Andrew Ziffer (District 1) following an Oath of Oath Ceremony for newly elected and re-elected school board members at the DeKalb County School District Administrative and Instructional Complex auditorium in Stone Mountain on Tuesday, Jan.7.
DeKalb Schools at crossroads By JIM BASS | jim@appenmedia.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County Schools is at another crossroads following a chaotic month that saw the board part ways with its sixth superintendent since 2013. On Oct. 9, DeKalb County School District Superintendent Devon Horton was indicted on criminal charges related to his time as superintendent of Evanston-Skokie School District 65 in Illinois. He’s accused of participating in a kickback scheme involving no-bid contracts awarded to business associates. The DeKalb School Board placed him on paid leave within hours of the indictment becoming public and named Norman Sauce acting superintendent.
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Devon Horton speaks at DeKalb School of the Arts about Druid Hills High modernization project that could see the school relocated on Oct. 7.
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