Chamblee says it needs Century Center’s tax base to support 11,000 newly-annexed residents. The center’s owner wants to be annexed into Brookhaven, so the area remains in legal limbo.
From left: State Rep. Mike Jacobs, R-Brookhaven, Chamblee Mayor Eric Clarkson, DeKalb County Board of Education Member Karen Carter, DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Michael Thurmond, Chamblee Charter High School Principal Rochelle Lowery, and DeKalb County Board of Education Member Marshall Orson cut a ribbon to mark the opening of the new school building for Chamblee Charter High School Jan. 22
Chamblee Charter High School senior Jessica Cruz adds to the "Graffitit Wall" in the cafeteria of the soon-to-be demolished, old Chamblee High building.