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Brookhaven Week in Review

The community's top news from March 14-20

Welcome to Brookhaven Patch's Week In Review! In case you missed any news, we've compiled Brookhaven's most popular stories of the week of March 14-20.

Brookhaven's Whiz Kid

It takes a dedicated athlete to win back-to-back state championships in Cross Country in 2010 and 2011, but Leonel Ayala, a senior at Cross Keys High School, did just that - and then some.

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New Proposal Could Downsize School Board

A bill introduced Friday in the General Assembly would give DeKalb voters the option of choosing a five-, seven- or nine-member school board.

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New Survey calls for Community Input on Brookhaven Annexation or Cityhood

Rep. Mike Jacobs will host community meetings this month to discuss the topic.

The conversation about Brookhaven becoming its own community or embracing an annexation with another town will now be recorded in a new local online survey created by the Ashford Alliance Community Association.

DeKalb Grows Slower than Other  Metro Atlanta Counties

While DeKalb County remains one of Georgia’s most populous counties, with 691,893 residents, its population grew at a much smaller rate than its metro Atlanta counterparts, according to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Love and Lacrosse:

Marist coaching duo Scott and Kelly Mandy share a passion for the game and each other.


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