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DEKALB COUNTY, GA–As families across DeKalb County prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, the DeKalb County chapters of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) and local organizations are joining forces to provide holiday meals to 1,000 families on Saturday, Nov. 15, at the DeKalb County School District’s headquarters. The groups’ collaborative effort…
ATLANTA – Based on new federal directives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture following the Nov. 12 final passage and signing of the federal government funding package, the Georgia Department of Human Services will issue full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November. SNAP recipients whose distribution dates have already…
STONECREST, GA–For the fifth consecutive year, 1-800TruckWreck, powered by Witherite Law Group, is teaming up with V-103 The People’s Station: The Big Tigger Morning Show and New Birth Missionary Baptist Church to distribute free turkeys to 4,000 Atlanta-area families ahead of Thanksgiving. The annual turkey giveaway will take place Thursday, Nov. 20, from 6 a.m. to…
CONYERS, GA – State Representatives Rhonda Taylor (D-Conyers) and Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), and State Sen. Emmanuel Jones (D-Decatur), will host a pre-legislative listening session on Saturday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., at the Conyers-Rockdale Library, 864 Green St. S.W. “These listening sessions are where democracy starts,” said…
DECATUR, GA– The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Southeast Fugitive Task Force has arrested Stone Mountain, Georgia resident Raphael Sims, who is charged with fatally shooting his cousin. According to the arrest warrant, Sims, 38, shot his cousin, Geremy Sims, 25, of…
