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By Nicole LoBiondo, AccuWeather meteorologist AccuWeather meteorologists are keeping a close eye for the possibility of tropical development along the southern Atlantic coast of the United States during the middle to late week that could stir up dangerous surf and trigger tropical downpours along the Carolina coast. While Tropical Storm Nicholas takes aim at coastal Texas this week, a feature just off the Southeast coast could be the next potential candidate for tropical development to impact the United States. This comes less than a week after Tropical Storm Mindy quickly organized and ramped up before making landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a tropical…
DEKALB COUNTY, GA—DeKalb County School District officials are working to resolve issues and concerns with school bus drivers, hoping to avoid massive absences this week such as the one that occurred in Region 1 on Friday, Sept. 10. A “high” number of school bus drivers did not show up for work on Friday in North DeKalb, prompting delays, canceled routes and chaos as parents scrambled to find alternate transportation for their children. “We’re being proactive. District officials met on Friday to address their(bus drivers) concerns regarding salary increases, pensions and the fact that some parents don’t…
DEKALB COUNTY, GA–DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson held a walk on the DeKalb Michelle Obama trail on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 to remember the victims, survivors and families of the 9/11 attacks on the nation. Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the horrific event, “a moment we will never forget,” said Johnson. On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 hijackers committed murder-suicide on four planes. The death toll totaled 2,996 and more than 6,000 injured as a result of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon and…
DEKALB COUNTY, GA– Henderson Mill Elementary School received a $5,000 donation from Burlington Stores, the national off-price retailer, through the company’s partnership with the national non-profit organization, AdoptAClassroom.org. The donation, which will be used for school supplies, was made l in celebration of Burlington’s new store now open in Tucker at 2126 Henderson Mill Road. A representative from AdoptAClassroom.org contacted school administrators and helped to secure the donation for Henderson Mill, which will provide at least $100 in new supplies for each teacher’s classroom. According to Principal Cassandra Moore, the teachers will use the funds on a…
Free online conference to offer educational webinars, networking, resources National Small Business Week kicks off on Monday, Sept.13, and the Small Business Administration(SBA) is encouraging business owners across the nation to register for the National Small Business Week Virtual Summit, Sept. 13 –15. Learn new business strategies, meet other business owners, and chat with industry experts. The SBA also recently announced a list of guest speakers including, but not limited to, entrepreneur Mark Cuban, Chef José Andrés, and White House Senior Advisor and Director of the Office of Public Engagement Cedric Richmond. “This year we’ll be spotlighting the resilience of our nation’s entrepreneurs and…
ATLANTA – The Council for Quality Growth (CQG), the Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS® (ACBR), and the Atlanta REALTORS® Association (ARA), in collaboration with Clark Atlanta University (CAU), will host the 2021 Atlanta Mayoral Forum on Sept. 14, at CAU’s Bishop Cornelius L. Henderson Student Center. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the forum will begin at 6 p.m. In-person seating for this event is limited and reserved for members of the host and supporting organizations. A live stream of the forum will be free and made available through the hosts’ websites. The 2021 mayoral candidates participating in the forum…
DEKALB COUNTY, GA–Brookhaven Parks and Recreation Department invites pooches to make a splash at its annual Doggy Dip Day. Due to the event’s popularity, there will be two available dates to register for the event. The event takes place Sept. 25 and 26, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Murphey Candler Park Pool, 2551 W. Nancy Creek Drive, Brookhaven. Participants are required to register in advance online at https://secure.rec1.com/GA/city-of-brookhaven/catalog. Only two humans per dog are allowed. Dog owners will only be allowed to wade into the pools up to their knees, and lifeguards will be present. Cost is…
DECATUR, GA—Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights invites the community to the unveiling of “The Art for the People” project, which will be held today (Sept. 12), at 2 p.m. The ceremony will take place in the historic Beacon Hill community in front of the Ebster Recreation Center, 416 W. Trinity Place in Decatur. The site is significant because the sculpture will be placed on the land where the former Beacon and Trinity schools that served the segregated Black community in Decatur once stood. The work of art, “What Sonia Said,” is a partnership between the Beacon Hill Black…