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DEKALB COUNTY, GA–As a result of the pending inclement weather, DeKalb County offices, senior centers, libraries, recreation centers, the Sanitation Division’s customer service desk and the Planning Department’s One Stop Shop will be closed Friday, Jan. 10. Public safety and other county employees who are required to maintain critical operations during the inclement weather event should check with their supervisors for instructions. County employees who are not required to deal with the emergency conditions in person will work remotely. For updated information about road closures and other pertinent information during the event, go to www.dekalbcountyga.gov. County residents are encouraged to sign…

ATLANTA- The American Association of Retired PersonsGeorgia (AARP) invites local, eligible, non-profit organizations and governments to apply for the 2025 AARP Community Challenge grant program. The deadline to apply is March 5, 5 p.m. EST.  AARP Community Challenge grants fund quick-action projects that help communities become more livable by improving public places, transportation, housing, digital connections, and more. Now in its ninth year, the program is part of AARP’s nationwide Livable Communitiesinitiative, which supports the efforts of cities, towns, neighborhoods, and rural areas to become great places to live for all residents, especially those age 50 and older.  The Community Challenge is open to eligible 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and…

DECATUR, GA–The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 13, 6 p.m., at 2000 Airport Rd., Room 227, Atlanta.  The public also can attend the meeting virtually at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/84958022051 or via phone by calling 602-333-0032 and using the conference code 482992. The meeting agenda is as follows: APPROVAL OF December 2024 MINUTES  INFORMATION/OLD BUSINESS DIRECTOR’S REPORT – Hunter Hines LED Airfield Project Rules and Regulations Lease Agreement with Epps Air Service, LLC DBA Aero Center EPPS Atlanta, LLC for tract 5C NOISE REPORT – Korey Barnes December 2024/Annual 2024 Noise and Operations Report OTHER III.  NEW BUSINESS PUBLIC COMMENTS

DEKALB COUNTY, GA – DeKalb County Public Library Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.  The meeting will be held at Darro C. Willey–Administrative Center, 3560 Kensington Rd., Decatur. The meeting also  will be livestreamed. To receive a link to the livestream, contact weissingera@dekalblibrary.org no later than Monday, Jan. 13 at noon.   For more details and the agenda, click here.

ATLANTA – Gov. Brian P. Kemp is urging Georgia families “to stay weather aware” and he has instructed relevant state and local agencies to prepare for the freezing wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow expected to move across Georgia by Friday. Kemp announced that he has notified Georgia’s Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS), Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), and all relevant state agencies to monitor the winter weather forecast and prepare for the storm system expected to enter the state later this week. “As with any weather system that might impact…

ROCKDALE COUNTY – A Rockdale man was arrested after barricading himself inside his home and firing at a deputy, the Rockdale Sheriff’s Office said.  The suspect, identified as Lorenzo Banks, was charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and taken into custody.  The incident occurred on Jan. 7, around 11 p.m. when a deputy was dispatched to a call reporting an alarm and shots fired in the 1500 block of Locomotive Road.  As the deputy approached the house, the suspect began firing shots at the deputy, who returned fire.  The suspect barricaded himself inside the house, prompting the…

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA– A 23-year-old man was arrested minutes after committing a $5,000 theft involving the sale of a vehicle, Gwinnett County Police said. The suspect, Kobe Isaia Romain-Grant, of Suwanee, was charged with felony theft by taking after analysts from the Police Department’s Real-Time Crime Center used FLOCK and DOT cameras to track him as he fled the scene. The Jan. 6 incident began at 1625 Pleasant Hill Road in unincorporated Duluth. The victim told police that he was attempting to purchase a white Dodge Charger from a male he met on Facebook Marketplace. The suspect took $5,000…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA–Due to forecasted cold weather, DeKalb County has opened four warming centers for residents 24 hours a day. County officials announced the four centers that have been open since 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 6, will be open around the clock until further notice: Frontline Response International, 2585 Gresham Rd. Tobie Grant Recreation Center, 593 Parkdale Drive Mason Mill Recreation Center, 1340 McConnell Drive (see pickup schedule below for transportation to Frontline) Exchange Recreation Center, 2771 Columbia Drive (see pickup schedule below for transportation to Frontline) DeKalb County’s overnight only warming center is available to residents at the…

ATLANTA, GA – With a winter weather system expected to hit the northern half of Georgia early Friday morning, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is coordinating brine operations and staffing plans in an effort to respond to the pending threat of icy conditions and snow accumulation. As part of its winter weather response plan, Georgia DOT treats roadways, bridges and overpasses prior to a winter storm’s arrival with brine, a mixture of salt and water that is used as a preventative treatment to limit the bonding of ice to the pavement. Brine operations started today, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m.…