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DECATUR, GA– The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 14,  at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/84958022051.  The meeting can be joined by phone at 602-333-0032 or 1-888-270-9936 and using the conference code 482992. The meeting agenda follows: APPROVAL OF October 10 2022, MINUTES INFORMATION/OLD BUSINESS DIRECTOR’S REPORT – Mario Evans O   Airport Master Plan Update –  www.pdkmasterplan.com NOISE REPORT – Korey Barnes o   October 2022 Noise and Operations Report OTHER III.  NEW BUSINESS  PUBLIC COMMENTS  

DEKALB COUNTY, GA– DeKalb County will open four warming centers for residents to use this weekend. Warming centers will be open in the following DeKalb County locations on Saturday, Nov. 12, and Sunday, Nov. 13, beginning at 8 p.m.: Fire Station 3, 100 N. Clarendon Avenue, Avondale Estates, GA 30002 Fire Station 4, 4540 Flakes Mill Road, Ellenwood, GA 30294 Fire Station 6, 2342 Flat Shoals Road, Atlanta, GA 30316 North DeKalb Senior Center, 3393 Malone Drive, Chamblee, GA 3034 Anyone staying in the warming centers must follow the county’s COVID-19 protocols that include wearing a mask, social distancing and…

DECATUR, GA—The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections will meet for its monthly business meeting and to certify the Nov. 8General /Special Election results will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at noon.   This is an in-person meeting and will be held at the DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections office, 4380 Memorial Drive, #300, in Decatur. Public comments may be made in person or submitted by sending an email of one page or less to electionspubliccmnt@dekalbcountyga.gov, which must be received between noon and 12:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting. The body of the email must include the…

LAWRENCEVILLE–Gwinnett County Clerk of Superior Court Tiana Garner, along with county officials, will host the County’s first ever Adoption Day on Nov. 14, 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m., in the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center Auditorium, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville. The inaugural event will highlight families who will share their stories and help raise awareness about the adoption process. More than 120 adoptions have been finalized in Gwinnett County this year alone. Although the adoption process may be an emotional journey, families said it’s a journey worth celebrating, Gwinnett officials stated in a news release. Family law attorney Ina Cook…

ATLANTA— The Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series will host a runoff debate for Georgia’s U.S. Senate. Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker have been invited to participate in the Nov. 21 debate. The runoff is Dec. 6. Journalists from across the state will serve as panelists questioning the candidates. The debate will air live on Monday, Nov. 21, 7 p.m., on Georgia Public Broadcasting. The debate also will be available for viewers to watch live on GPB.org and The Atlanta Press Club Facebook page www.fb.com/TheAtlantaPressClub. The Atlanta Press Club does not determine the topics nor the questions that will…

STONECREST, GA—It’s official: Alecia Washington was elected as the city’s District 3 councilwoman on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Washington overwhelming defeated write-in candidate Karyl Clayton. Washington received 2,995 votes, while Clayton received 6 votes, according to DeKalb County’s unofficial results. Clayton waged a write-in candidacy campaign after missing the three-day qualifying period, which ended on Aug. 25,2022 with Washington declared as the sole candidate in the race. There was no stopping Washington on Tuesday as she made her third bid for the District 3 seat, receiving nearly 3,000 votes.  In November 2021, Washington garnered 33.22 percent (303 votes) and was the…

By Mark Brock DeKalb County Schools Athletics Specialist DEKALB COUNTY, GA–The Stephenson Jaguars and Columbia Eagles open the playoffs on Friday, Nov. 11, to kick off the 2022 GHSA High School Football State Playoffs for six DeKalb County entries. Stephenson (6-3) plays host to the Pace Academy Knights (8-2) at Hallford Stadium on Friday at 7:30 p.m. to open the Class 4A state playoffs in the first ever meeting between the two teams. The Jaguars are the Region 6-4A runners-up, following a 42-13 win over Southwest DeKalb last week. Miller Grove’s win over Westminster sealed a home game for…

STONECREST, GA– The City of Stonecrest will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the purchase of its City Hall on Monday, Nov. 14, at 5:30 p.m. The event will be held prior to the City Council’s Special Called Meeting. The Urban Redevelopment Agency of the City of Stonecrest, Georgia acquired the real property located at 3120 Stonecrest Boulevard, Stonecrest Georgia  from Stonecrest Center LLC. WHO:                        Mayor and City Council WHAT:          Stonecrest City Hall ribbon cutting ceremony WHEN:          Monday, November 14 at 5:30 p.m.   WHERE:       Stonecrest City Hall 3120 Stonecrest Boulevard Stonecrest, GA…

Applications will be accepted through Nov. 21, 2022.   DEKALB COUNTY, GA— DeKalb County announced that tenants and landlords have until Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, at 5 p.m. to submit new applications for financial help through the DeKalb Tenant-Landlord Assistance Coalition (TLAC) based on federal deadlines. The U.S. Treasury Department deadline to obligate the Emergency Rental Assistance 1 (ERA1) Reallocation grant funds is Dec. 29, 2022. “The TLAC program has been a tremendous success helping more than 5,000 families and landlords impacted by the pandemic and the economy,” said DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond. “However, in order to meet the…