Author: On Common Ground News

DECATUR, GA — The Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District recently awarded a STREAM Award to DeKalb County Watershed Management for Excellence in Education for the county’s “No , No Clog” program. Since the program began in 2018, sewer spills in the county caused by clogs from fats, oils, and grease (FOG) have declined significantly, and residents countywide have been educated about the importance of pouring, scraping, and wiping these items into a container or the trash, rather than the sink. The STREAM Award celebrates excellence in five areas:  water supply and conservation, wastewater, watershed and education;…

Seniors 55+ are eligible to receive a $100 grocery gift card, booster, and flu shots   DeKalb County Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson, in partnership with the DeKalb County Human Services Department, will provide grocery gift cards to DeKalb seniors just in time for the holidays. Davis Johnson invites seniors living in District 5 to register for the Health, Wellness, and Food Festival event, which will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 21, at the Lou Walker Senior Center, 2538 Panola Road, Stonecrest, 1– 4p.m. The purpose of this event is to address food insecurity and the health and wellness needs of…

STONECREST, GA- Shoppers who visit The Mall At Stonecrest will be able to buy fresh produce from local growers and gardeners just ahead of the upcoming holidays. Through a partnership with North America Food & Farm PBC Inc. (NAF2), a farmers market is being launched this month on the mall’s plaza between Round One Entertainment and the food court. A soft opening for the new Stonecrest Fresh Farmers Market will be held on Thursday, Dec. 23, noon to 5 p.m. The market will provide access to produce and proteins sold directly by farmers and gardeners and the market also will…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA – In observance of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, sanitation service for residential customers will be based on a normal collection schedule. There will be no change to the sanitation service schedule. The Central Transfer Station, North Transfer Station, Seminole Road Landfill and Customer Care call center will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24; Saturday, Dec. 25; Friday, Dec. 3;, and Saturday, Jan. 1, reopening on Monday, Dec. 27, and Monday, Jan. 3, respectively, during normal operating hours. For more information, contact the Sanitation Division’s Customer Care team at 404-294-2900 or sanitation@dekalbcountyga.gov, visit www.dekalbsanitation.com,…

DECATUR, GA—DeKalb County District 4 Commissioner Steve Bradshaw is sponsoring a holiday toy and food giveaway and COVID-19 vaccination event on Saturday, Dec. 18.  “In the midst of this holiday season, I am reminded that so many have gone without and for many the holidays can be extremely challenging on a number of fronts,” Commissioner Bradshaw said. “I am pleased to partner with Clarkston First Baptist Church, 100 Black Women of DeKalb, Sigma Mu Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. and Pershing Angels of Alabama A&M to host an event that will meet the needs of many.”…

The DeKalb County Human Services Department is partnering with the DeKalb County Board of Health to host COVID-19 and flu vaccination clinics in DeKalb through the end of flu season to reach minority seniors and other members of the community. Vaccines are administered by trained medical professionals. COVID-19 vaccinations are free and flu vaccinations are covered by Medicare, Medicaid and most private insurances. Those who have insurance are asked to bring their insurance information and photo ID. An administration fee may be applied for Medicare, Medicaid and most private insurance. Participants will not receive a bill from the DeKalb…

DECATUR, GA—The Department of Watershed Management will temporarily suspend the DeKalb County Water Valve and Fire Hydrant Inspection and Exercising Project. During the upcoming holiday season, in anticipation of increased holiday travel, assessment crews will work, Dec. 20-21, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Normal work hours will resume on Jan. 3, 2022.

DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, in partnership with Soldiers’ Angels and Atlanta Food Bank, is hosting an event to provide food assistance to 200 at-risk and homeless veterans and their families. The distribution will take place Friday, Dec. 17, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Atlanta VA Arcadia Clinic, 250 North Arcadia Avenue, Decatur, and will be the last of three events scheduled for 2021 to benefit veterans impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding for the meals was made available by Cochran-Johnson through a donation to the Atlanta Food Bank from her District 7 discretionary funds and is…