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Advance Voting Oct. 12-29, General Election Nov. 2 DECATUR GA—DeKalb’s Board of Registration and Elections recently approved changes to four polling locations ahead of the Nov. 2 General Election. Due to various issues including ongoing construction at previous polling locations, some voters in Chamblee, Doraville and Stonecrest may be assigned a new polling location this election cycle. DeKalb Voter Registration and Election also announced that impacted voters will receive correspondence in the mail with information regarding their new polling location. Previous Polling Location New Polling Location Chamblee Civic Center 3540 Broad Street Chamblee 30341 Chamblee Public Safety/Municipal Court, 4445…

By Andrew Wells, Stonecrest  Resident There is an old parable about a man who planted a fig tree in a vineyard and appointed a keeper to tend to the tree. He went to the tree one day wanting figs but found none. He asked the keeper of his vineyard, “Why does this fig tree cumbereth (use up/provide a troublesome obstruction to) the ground?” The man made a deal with the vineyard keeper to allow the keeper to dress and fertilize the ground around the fig tree. And, after a period of time, he would come back to check…

DEKALB COUNTY GA–Two DeKalb County high schools are cancelling football games scheduled for this Friday, Sept. 10, due to positive COVIS-19 tests. The 3-0 Miller Grove Wolverines is canceling its game at Pebblebrook. The cancellation was an effort to allow Pebblebrook to find another opponent, said Mark Brock, DeKalb County School District’s Athletics specialist. Additionally, the 1-1 Clarkston Angoras will not play at Creekside Christian Academy on Friday. Creekside cancelled the game due to injuries and COVID complication within its program, Brock said. Below is the DCSD’s varsity football schedule for this weekend: Miller Grove running backs Jayden Brown…

STONECREST, GA –Stonecrest Parks and Recreation and District 3 Councilwoman Jazzmin Cobble have planned a day of family fun on Saturday, Sept. 18, 4 to 9 p.m, at Fairington Park. The headlining attraction is the Screen on the Green showing of Toy Story 4 (PG) at dusk. An Entrepreneur Expo will surround the green and feature food trucks, pop-up food carts and tables, plus local artisans, and other vendors. It’s an opportunity for the community to learn more about people charting their own course, while supporting local talent. Community members of all ages also will be treated to…

DECATUR, GA–The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. This meeting will be conducted via teleconference (Zoom). Simultaneous public access to the meeting will be available via livestream on DCTV’s UStream channel https://video.ibm.com/channel/dctv-channel-23. To make a comment, join via Zoom at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/97184078303  or by phone at 1-888-270-9936 and use conference code 171493. To access the agenda, click here. Public comments of two minutes or less may be made live via the teleconference. For those joining the meeting by telephone, please be aware that phone numbers may be displayed…

Update: DeKalb County Police released the jail booking photo of Lawrenceville resident, Brandon L. Smith, 35, the third suspect arrested for illegally drag racing on Sept. 5 at North DeKalb Mall. DeKalb County Police are cracking down on street drag racing. Authorities announced Sept. 7 the latest arrests involved three men who were drag racing in the parking lot of North DeKalb Mall around 9 p.m. on Sept. 5. Ezekiel Gladmon, 26, of Decatur;  Eduardo Martinez, 18, of Lawrenceville; and Brandon L. Smith, 35, also of Lawrenceville,…

2020 partnership with state, local organizations set record with nearly 23,000 Georgia jobs ATLANTA– For the 23rd consecutive year, Georgia Power has been named a “Top U.S. Utility for Economic Development” by Site Selection magazine. Of more than 3,300 utilities across the country, Georgia Power was one of only 20 chosen for this honor. Georgia Power partnered with state and community organizations last year on 126 projects, helping businesses with relocation or expansion plans, resulting in a record-setting 22,900 jobs created or retained – a tally more than 6,000 jobs above the 2019 count. Representing $5.2 billion in capital investment, project…

DECATUR, GA– The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 13, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/s/87357743816. The passcode is PDKAirport. The meeting can be joined by phone at 602-333-0032 or 1-888-270-9936 using the conference code 482992. The meeting agenda follows: Approval of Aug. 9, 2021 minutes Information/Old Business III. Director’s Report – Mario Evans Airport Master Plan Update – www.pdkmasterplan.com RIM Project Update Hermeus Testing Operations Noise Report – Korey Barnes June 2021 Noise and Operations Report New Business Public Comments For more information, contact Mario…

Family movie night to follow meeting DULUTH, GA—Gwinnett County government is hosting its first Community Open House to get feedback from the public on how the Gwinnett Place Mall should be revitalized.  The county purchased 39 acres of the nearly 40-year-old mall from Moonbeam Capital Investment Groups for $23 million in April. County officials say they want the community to share their vision of equity for the property. The meeting will be held on Friday, Sept. 10, 6 p.m., at the mall property, 2100 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth. A movie night will follow at sunset, along with free food…