Author: On Common Ground News

DEKALB COUNTY, GA—DeKalb County voters are encouraged to familiarize themselves with their voting options as the Nov. 30 General/Special Municipal Election runoff approaches. Here are 10 important reminders: All registered voters in DeKalb will not be eligible to cast ballots in the runoff elections. Only registered voters in the City of Atlanta, the City of Stonecrest Council District Post 1, and the City of Tucker Council District 2 Post 1 will be eligible to vote. Voters can visit www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do to verify eligibility. Before heading to the polls on Election Day, voters are encouraged to verify their precinct location at…

DECATUR, GA.—The DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections meeting for the purpose of conducting its normal monthly business will be held on Monday, Dec. 6, at noon. The meeting will be conducted via teleconference (Zoom). Simultaneous public access to the meeting will be available via livestream on DCTV’s UStream channel at https://video.ibm.com/channel/dctv-channel-23. To make a public comment, join via Zoom: https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/97184078303 or dial in via phone toll free at 888-270-9936 and use conference code: 171493. Public comments of two minutes or less may be made live via the teleconference. For those joining the meeting by telephone, please…

ATLANTA – State Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia) will host a tour event to highlight and showcase Black-owned farms and farm-to-table bistros around the metro Atlanta area on Saturday, April 30, 2022, 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. The event is already sold out. However, those who are interested in future tour events are encouraged to check Facebook page for announcements about future tour events, Kendrick said in a news release issued today (Nov. 29). Kendrick said she was inspired to do the black-owned farms tour   after posting on social media that she wanted to raise awareness about Georgia’s black farmers.  “This…

DECATUR, GA—The DeKalb County Public Library Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting on Monday, Dec. 6, at 4:30 p.m. This meeting will be conducted via teleconference (Zoom). To listen in on the meeting, please request the call-in number and PIN from weissingera@dekalblibrary.org no later than noon on the date of the meeting. For more details on the agenda and about listening in, click here or visit www.dekalblibrary.org.

ATLANTA – The DeKalb County Legislative Delegation has appointed Candice Walker to serve as a member of the DeKalb County Board of Ethics, State Rep. Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates announced today (Nov. 29). Walker, who previously served as an alternate board member, was appointed on Nov. 19.  She will now serve a three-year term as a replacement for Eric Maurer, who changed jobs. “I am excited for Candice Walker to bring her experience and professional wisdom to the DeKalb County Board of Ethics,” said Rep. Drenner. “Candice has spent her career serving the public, and she is a beloved…

Bryan Lee Grantham Update:  Bryan Lee Grantham has been captured. Rockdqle County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Grantham without incident or injury at a local residence around  4:25 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 27, Sheriff Eric Levett announced shortly after issuing an alert to the public that  Granthan had escaped during an early morning work detail at the Rockdale County Jail. ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA –Authorities are searching the public to be alert after an inmate escaped before daybreak today (Nov. 27) from the Rockdale County Jail. The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office said Bryan Lee Grantham, 35,…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA—The DeKalb County Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating an elderly woman who has been missing since Nov. 23. Peggy Vorhaben, 71, was last seen near North Goddard Road in Lithonia. Vorhaben is 5’2, 139 pounds. She was wearing black pants, a shirt, sneakers and blue fleece sweater. Anyone who sees Vorhaben  should call 911 or contact the DeKalb Police Department at 770-724-7710.

Crews to inspect 75,000 water valves and fire hydrants countywide   DECATUR, GA—The Department of Watershed Management has initiated a project to assess the condition and proper operation of water valves and fire hydrants countywide. The DeKalb County Water Valve and Fire Hydrant Inspection and Exercising Project will include the inspection and exercising of approximately 55,000 water valves and 20,000 fire hydrants to assess the condition and functionality of the DeKalb County water distribution system. WACHS Water Services, working on behalf of DeKalb County, is the authorized contractor for the DeKalb County Water Valve and Fire Hydrant Inspection and Exercising…