Email: jonathan.cribbs@patch.com
Phone: 678-490-6497
Hometown: Owings, Md.
Birthday: Aug. 2
Bio: I moved to the Atlanta metro area in 2008 and freelanced for several publications before The Champion Newspaper in Decatur hired me to cover the news in DeKalb County in 2009. I joined Patch in October 2010.
I live in the North Druid Hills community and have worked for daily and weekly newspapers in Maryland, Virginia and the Carolinas. I graduated from the University of Maryland in 2005 with a degree in English Language and Literature, a wonderful field of study that will challenge and engage you even as it lays the groundwork for your future unemployment. (But you'll know how to chart our nation's secular transformation from the works of Charles Brockden Brown to Seinfeld. FYI: Moby Dick is a turning point.)
I grew up in southern Maryland near the Chesapeake Bay. I'm a huge ice hockey fan and played the sport through middle and high school. I also love movies and own a somewhat sad collection of more than 500 movies.
As a journalist, I've covered everything from large national stories (the Washington, D.C., snipers in 2003) to the smallest story you can think of, including pizza day at Lady's Island Elementary School in Beaufort, S.C.
Gary Castillo, 32, a Garda armored car driver, was shot three times while leaving Kroger in Toco Hill Shopping Center yesterday. He died of his injuries.
Gary Castillo, 32, a Garda armored car driver, was shot three times while leaving Kroger in Toco Hill Shopping Center yesterday. He died of his injuries.
A armed robber shot and killed an armored car driver in front of Kroger in Toco Hill Shopping Center shortly after noon Tuesday.
The elementary school held a family day that included a run and sports activities for students and their families on Saturday. Patch got a bunch of photos too.
The top five stories from the previous week in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area.
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Many Medlock Elementary School parents said this week they were unsure if they would allow their children to be sent to a new school.
Want to know what's going on in the neighborhood this weekend? Patch let's you know.
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While Medlock may be closing, the board reduced some of the attendance zone changes that angered parents at several locals schools.
With a few changes, DeKalb's school board adopts the interim superintendent's closure and redistricting proposal.
The top five stories from the previous week in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area.
The school's girls basketball team recently won the Atlanta Private Athletic Conference title.
The annual FOCUS event was held Saturday at the Thalia N. Carlos Hellenic Community Center.
School officials believe a student trying to sound like an adult called the school from an untraceable phone and threatened violence earlier today.
As parents at a few local schools seek to limit proposed redistricting changes, they said board members and school system officials are less receptive.
Want to know what's going on in the neighborhood this weekend? Patch let's you know.
A selection of crimes in our area reported to DeKalb County police.
Police believe a burglar might have chilled out with a box of chocolates before robbing a Trailmark Drive home last Tuesday.
A selection of crimes in our area reported to DeKalb County police.
