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The service for Ann Brown will be held on  Monday, April 12, 2021, 1 p.m., at  Christ The Lord Church of Atlanta, 3760 Glenwood Road Decatur, GA 30032, Pastor Earl Caruthers  officiating. Ms. Brown will be laid to rest at Kennedy Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 2500 River Rd. Ellenwood, GA. A repass will be held at Christ The Lord Church of Atlanta. Donald Trimble Mortuary,1876 Second Ave. Decatur  is handling the funeral arrangements. 404-370-1994.

Heavily-trafficked roadways in South DeKalb to be targeted   DECATUR, GA –This weekend, DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson will launch her annual litter initiative in which volunteers will clean up several stretches of heavily-trafficked roadways. The DeKalb County District 7 Corridor Cleanup Initiative will kick off Saturday, April 10, 9 a.m., and will focus on cleaning up Panola Road, between Covington Highway and Thompson Mill Road. Volunteers are asked to meet at 2695 Panola Road, Stonecrest. “During the first year of my term in office, I launched a litter cleanup project with local civic organizations,” said Cochran-Johnson. “Seeing…

The city of Stonecrest is undergoing sweeping changes in its administration reassigning key positions including acting city manager, deputy city manager, city clerk, communications director, planning director and finance director, just to name a few. Although Jacobs Engineering (formerly CH2MHill Engineers), which maintains the contract to hire most of the city’s employees, has not formally announced the new appointments, employees who had previously held those positions no longer can be reached by city e-mail accounts or city cell phones. Some staff members also apparently have shared to members of the public that they are no longer serving…

Celebrate wellness and learn how to create a healthier lifestyle for you and your family by attending the National Coalition of 100 Black Women – Stone Mountain Lithonia Virtual Health Fair on Saturday, April 17,  10 a.m. – 2pm. Themed “Re-Set & Recharge: Mind, Body and Soul”, the free health fair will feature information, events and prizes for adults and children.  After a year of sheltering in place, virtual learning and social distancing, participants can log in and participate in activities that will also help them learn about healthy living through nutrition, exercise, mental well-being, physical well-being and the Coronavirus…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA—A 31-year-old man was killed in a head-on collision by a driver traveling in the wrong direction on I-285 near Flat Shoals Parkway, the DeKalb County Police Department (DKPD) said today (April 8). The impact triggered a chain reaction, causing the man to crash into a third car, but authorities said the victim in the third car is expected to be all right. The deceased victim was identified as Kevin Fitzpatrick of Newnan. An adult female who is believed to have caused the accident was transported to a local hospital. She is listed in critical condition,…

This serves as notice of a Special Called Meeting of the City Council on April 12th, 2021 at 5:30pm. The agenda, agenda packet and notice is attached.

ATLANTA—On April 12, two westbound lanes on DeKalb Industrial Way at Lawrenceville Highway will be closed from Monday at 9 p.m. to Wednesday, April 14 at 9 p.m., while crews work to decommission an old water line which was recently replaced with a new larger line. Crews will also pave the road. This section of DeKalb Industrial Way will reopen at 9 p.m., Wednesday, April 14.

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, with other local law enforcement agencies, has arrested the second suspect in the Easter Sunday murder and armed robbery of a 19-year-old and 17-year old at a Brookhaven apartment complex. Bre’ On Harold Corbin, 17, was arrested on Tuesday, April 6, during a traffic stop near his residence in Lawrenceville. Corbin is charged with the April 4 murder in the shooting death and armed robbery of Domingo Paco-Camacho, 19, and armed robbery against Kevin Daniel Pano-Galvez, 17, both of Brookhaven. The first suspect, Jervano Johnson, 19, of Norcross, was arrested Sunday night…

Family and friends will celebrate the life of Ann Brown on Monday, April 12, 1 p.m., at Donald Trimble Mortuary Chapel, 1876 Second Ave., Decatur, GA. The homegoing service will be held in person with a limit of 50 people attending, but will be lived streamed by Donald Trimble Mortuary for the community at-large. Brown, who was fondly nicknamed the “Mayor of Belvedere because of her unwavering dedication to the community where she lived,” passed away on Saturday, April 3 after illness. She had suffered a brain aneurism a year ago and began having medical difficulty…

THE STONECREST CITY COUNCIL WILL HAVE A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING ON APRIL 7, 2021, AT 7 P.M. THE VIRTUAL MEETING WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA THE STONECREST YouTube PAGE.