Carol Niemi, Author at Reporter Newspapers

Worth Knowing: In a leap of faith, a new church is born

Posted by Carol Niemi | Sep 1, 2019

In the last 20 years, attendance at American houses of worship has dropped 20 percent, according to Gallup. Last year, the percentage of Americans reporting church or synagogue membership reached...

Worth Knowing: Hospital’s volunteer corps celebrates a half-century ‘paying it forward’

Posted by Carol Niemi | Aug 8, 2019

Ten years ago, after a successful career as a corporate executive, Dunwoody resident Chris Cox retired and soon found herself in a bed at Northside Hospital recovering from breast cancer...

Worth Knowing: With seven siblings and one piano, Dunwoody’s Rogers Family is a YouTube hit

Posted by Carol Niemi | Jun 22, 2019

They say the family that plays together stays together. For Dunwoody’s Rogers Family — boasting seven siblings, including a set of triplets and a set of twins – it takes...

Worth Knowing: At 92, a jeweler is a gem of the community

Posted by Carol Niemi | Jun 3, 2019

Helen Sher, the 92-year-old owner of Camelot Jewelers, tucked in a corner of a nondescript little shopping center on the east end of Dunwoody, is one of these people who...