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DeKalb County's probe into school bullying is coming under fire. Some are saying the investigation hasn't been transparent enough and now lacks credibility.

Sue Heslup is a long-time resident of DeKalb and the mother of two former students.

"There was a lot of information that was never shared, a lot of information withheld, a lot of parents in the dark...That's what I think people are upset about."

She says her main issue is that the county has yet to produce a written report on the suicide of 11-year-old, Jaheem Herrera.

Thursday, Georgia's fallen soldiers from years past and of recent memory were honored inside the State Capitol for the Memorial Day weekend.

Chaplain Blair Davis read names of service members killed last year in combat.

DAVIS: "Corporal Johnathan Ayers. Snellville, Georgia.

Last July, Corporal Ayers, a machine gun expert, manned an outpost in Afghanistan when he was killed by insurgents. It still pains Johnathan's father, Bill Ayers.

You won’t find any macramé wall hangings at the Indie Craft Experience. Well, maybe you will, but chances are the person who made them find them as amusing as you do.

The Indie Craft Experience isn’t your grandmother’s kind of craft fair. The crafts at ICE might have a hipper edge or an ironic playfulness that one doesn’t usually associate with traditional crafts. They might incorporate vintage fabrics, goofy graphics, or re-purposed material into designs that feature skulls, superheroes, or robots; it’s punk rock played with needle and thread.

The soapbox derby is a time-honored American tradition that, in many circles, is a relic from a past era. Despite the nostalgic appeal of 2x4s, wood glue, recycled bike wheels, and steering ropes, how many kids today want to labor over constructing a gravity-powered wooden car when they can have the instant gratification of a video game, virtually racing in a digital roadster?