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An adult and a juvenile suspect are both in custody in connection with the murder of a Stone Mountain man. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, with the DeKalb County Police Department and Doraville Police K-9 Unit, today arrested Delon Rashaud Johnson, 22, of Atlanta and a 16-year-old juvenile in Lithonia. Both suspects were charged with murder and aggravated assault in the shooting death of Kejuan McCullen on May 9 on Glen Cove Drive in Stone Mountain. According to warrants, the suspects were attending a party when a fight occurred during which Johnson allegedly shot  McCullen in the head,…

Meeting Cancelled CITY OF STONECRESTPLANNING COMMISSION, PUBLIC HEARING:TUESDAY, JUNE 2ND2019 AT 6:00 P.M. STONECREST CITY HALL, 3120 STONECREST BLVD, SUITE 155 STONECREST, GA  30038   CITY OF STONECREST MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, PUBLIC HEARING:MONDAY, JUNE 22ND  2019 AT 7:00P.M. STONECREST CITY HALL, 3120 STONECREST BLVD, SUITE 155 STONECREST, GA 30038 Meetings will be held via zoom website. Instruction to view meeting can be found on the www.stonecrestga.gov. All public comments must be sent to the planning assistant llowe@stonecrestga.gov. All comments must be submitted prior to meeting. The following petition(s)/amendment(s) withinthe City of Stonecrestisscheduled for Public Hearings…

https://youtu.be/BY3uLicoC5g Photos and video by Glenn L. Morgan Lines of vehicles snaked from the I-20 Turner Hill Road exit to the City of Stonecrest’s mask giveaway today(May 15). The city gave away thousands of protective masks during a two-hour drive-through to celebrate its third birthday. The vehicles formed two lanes, where Mayor Jason Lary was joined by council members, city staff members and other volunteers in passing out the masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in Southeast DeKalb County, where a surge of confirmed cases in Georgia has been reported. The event was held at the…

An apartment had notified 23 families that they would be evicted today (May 15), but DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson and New Life Church stepped in to help keep them in place amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Via Fox 5 Atlanta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbV7Xx9TsyU&feature=youtu.be

CITY OF STONECREST MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, PUBLIC HEARING:Tuesday, MAY 26TH  2020 AT 7:00P.M. VIRTUAL ZOOM MEETING STONECREST, GA 30038 The following petition(s)/amendment(s) withinthe City of Stonecrestisscheduled for Public Hearings as stated above: Public comments can be submit to City Clerk Megan Reid at mreid@stonecrestga.gov LAND USE PETITION:                      RZ-20-001 PETITIONER:                                    Blue Ridge Atlantic Development LOCATION:                                        6086-6100 Hillandale Drive CURRENT ZONING:                           MR-1 (Med Density Residential) District PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT:           Requesting to rezone subject property from MR-1 (Med Density Residential) to MR-2 (Med Density Residential) and Future Land Use Character to Urban Neighborhood for the…

Kids play area to remain closed Zoo Atlanta will reopen to the public on Saturday, May 16, with COVID-19 protocols and procedures in place. Officials said today(May 15) guests must order tickets online and entrance will be restricted to control capacity. Purchases within the Zoo will be paperless with no cash transactions allowed. “We are pleased to welcome our Members and guests back to the outdoor experiences and connections to wildlife that can only be found at Zoo Atlanta. As important as this is to us, it was essential that we not reopen the Zoo until we could do…

The application process for DeKalb’s Virtual Career Academy (DVCA) is closed, and 7,208 youth have applied for the 850 spots, officials announced today (May 15). “We have experienced unprecedented response to our summer youth employment program, which has been adapted to provide youth with an opportunity to safely learn and earn this summer,” said DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond. The program, which runs from June 1 to July 31, will provide career development, education enrichment and summer income for 850 youth, ages 14 to 24, who will be paid $9 per hour for up to 20 hours per week while learning…

The Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources has reopened its Customer Care walk-in facility located at 684 Winder Highway in Lawrenceville. To protect visitors and employees, several safety precautions have been implemented to preserve social distancing protocols. The lobby is limited to nine guests at any given time. The entrance is staffed with a Customer Care representative to assist in maintaining social distancing requirements. Pathways have been designated as one-way to reduce contact between visitors. Signage in both English and Spanish has also been strategically placed inside and outside the lobby to facilitate with entry…

Pictured: Derrick Boazman ATLANTA—On Saturday May 16, 7:30 a.m., JustGeorgia will lead a Justice Caravan from Atlanta to Brunswick to protest the murder of Ahmaud Arbery from Victory Outreach Church, 2175 Metropolitan Parkway SW, Atlanta. The group will join with citizens of Brunswick, Savannah, and the surrounding areas for a rally at 2 p.m. at the Glynn County Courthouse, 701 H Street Brunswick. Organizers say the focus of the “We are NOT Satisfied” rally is to demand the resignation of District Attorneys Jackie Johnson and George Barnhill for the mishandling of the prosecution of the individuals responsible for Ahmaud Arbery’s death. “An arrest of the…

In keeping with Georgia’s Open Meetings Act, this notification is to advise that members of the DeKalb Board of Education will participate in a Virtual Called Meeting, MONDAY, MAY 18, 2020, 11 A.M.  The called meeting will adjourn to an executive session for the purpose of discussing permitted matters regarding personnel.  The virtual meeting can be viewed at the following link on DeKalb Schools TV (DSTV) by going to: www.dekalbschoolsga.org/communications/dstv, or Comcast channel 24 for Comcast subscribers in DeKalb County.