Author: On Common Ground News

ATLANTA—State Sen. Elena Parent (D-Atlanta) and State Representative-elect Saira Draper (D-Decatur) will host a hybrid town hall meeting  on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. The in-person location has not been finalized. An updated advisory will be sent out once the location is confirmed. In order to attend the town hall via Zoom, register using: bit.ly/1-4_TownHall Questions may be submitted in advance at: bit.ly/23_TownHall Sen. Elena Parent serves as chairwoman for the Senate Democratic Caucus. She represents the 42nd Senate District, which includes portions of DeKalb County. She may be reached at her office at 404-456.5109 or by email at elena.parent@senate.ga.gov.  

ATLANTA – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King encourages Georgia residents to be safe when celebrating with fireworks this New Year’s Eve. Between 2006 and 2021, firework related injuries increased by 25%. In 2021, an estimated 11,500 people were injured in incidents involving fireworks and at least 9 were killed. While a majority of firework related incidents occur during Fourth of July Celebrations, a significant amount occurs during the New Year’s holiday. In recognition of the risk of fireworks, Commissioner King asks Georgians to follow the below tips for keeping yourself and others safe while celebrating the holidays. Purchase fireworks from…

DECATUR, GA – DeKalb County Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. The meeting will be held in person at DeKalb County Public Library Darro C. Willey-Administrative Center, 3560 Kensington Road, Decatur, GA  30032. A live broadcast of the meeting will be streamed over the internet. To receive a link to the livestream, contact weissingera@dekalblibrary.org no later than Monday, Jan. 9 at noon. For more details and the agenda, click here.

DEKALB COUNTY, GA—DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) crews have completed water main repairs at the following locations: Greenwood Place, Decatur Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Miller Road Electric Ave, Decatur West Hampton Circle, Tucker Hardee Ave, Chamblee Rowland Road, Stone Mountain I-85 and Shallowford Tucker Industrial Road and Florence Street, Tucker Wildcat Road Rainbow Road Rollingwood Drive Forkner Drive, Decatur 4894 Twin Branches 1322 Briarwood Road 7061 Dean Court 3876 Lawrenceville Highway 3891 McElroy Road Crews are onsite and working to repair water main breaks at the following locations: East Ponce de Leon, Scottdale Hammond Drive, Dunwoody For more…

ATLANTA – MARTA will run more frequent train service through downtown Atlanta on New Year’s Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31, for the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl parade and game, and Peach Drop celebration. Beginning at noon, trains will run every 7½ minutes on the Red/Gold Line between Lindbergh Center Station and Airport Station and on the Blue/Green Line between Ashby Station and King Memorial Station. At 5 p.m., service frequency will increase to 6 minutes. From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., MARTA will run a shuttle train between Five Points Station and Mercedes-Benz Stadium/State Farm Arena/GWCC Station to move people to the…

DECATUR, GA— DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) crews have completed water main repairs at Greenwood Place and Electric Avenue. Crews are onsite and working to repair water main breaks at the following locations: Rowland Road, I-85 and Shallowford Tucker Industrial Road and Florence Street Wildcat Road Rainbow Road While these repairs are ongoing, customers may experience low to no water pressure. To serve customers affected by these water main breaks, DeKalb County has opened four sites to distribute water. Residents can pick up water at the following locations while supplies last: County Line-Ellenwood Library 4331 River Road Ellenwood,…