Author: On Common Ground News

The City of Brookhaven has established a website listing Brookhaven closings, cancellations and resources relating to the COVID-19 pandemic at www.BrookhavenGA.gov/covid19

Families Should Text findfood to 888-976-2232/For Spanish text “comida” to the Same Number  Atlanta Public Schools and the Atlanta Community Food Bank are partnering to provide food to families when APS is closed for Spring Break, April 6-10. Any families not served today, April 4, at the APS food distribution sites should contact the Atlanta Community Food Bank at www.acfb.orgor, for English, text (the phrase only) “findfood” to 888-976-2232 and, for Spanish, text (the word only) “comida” to the same number, 888-976-2232. Families will need to enter their ZIP code when prompted on the website or when they text, and…

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office arrested 53-year-old Decatur resident Tonia Johnson on Friday, April 3. According to warrants, Johnson made numerous phone calls to the sheriff’s office beginning on March 18, 2020, during which she threatened bodily harm to Sheriff Melody Maddox and agency staff members ,and  threatened to “blow up the jail,” where her son is in custody. Johnson was charged with two counts of harassing phone calls, both misdemeanors. Sheriff’s investigators located and arrested Johnson without incident at a business on Dogwood Drive S.W. in Conyers. She was transported to the DeKalb County Jail.

Sheriff Eric Levett released the following statement today, April 4, regarding his illness: “On April 1,2020 I released a statement notifying everyone that I had gone into a 14 day quarantine per my primary physician because I was not feeling well. During this time I also advised everyone that I had been tested for COVID-19 and that I would provide an update on my test results as soon as I received them. I received a call from the Georgia Department of Health in reference to my test results this afternoon and I was told that I have tested…

Raccoon retrieved on the 1800 block of Gainsborough Court DeKalb County Animal Control is warning the public to pay close attention to pets that they allow outdoors after retrieving a raccoon in the 1800 block of Gainsborough Courtthat later tested positive for rabies. Georgia is a rabies endemic state and the virus is present all year long. It is not unusual for the county to report several rabies cases each year. Residents should make sure pets are up to date for preventative vaccination and should eliminate outdoor feeding stations and access to garbage cans. Anyone who has been bitten or…

In an effort to provide additional resources to aid in the COVID-19 response, the DeKalb County Board of Health will temporarily close the North DeKalb Health Center, located at 3807 Clairmont Rd. NE in Chamblee, at the close of business on Friday, April 3. The North DeKalb Health Center joins the East DeKalb Health Center in temporary closure status, which began at those close of business on Friday, March 27. Like East DeKalb, staff will be shifted to other health centers and COVID-19 response functions. Beginning Monday, April 6, the following services will be offered at specific locations only, from…

Revised Date: April 3, 2020 The Rockdale County Courthouse remains open for essential court businessduring the public health emergency.  Every division of the Rockdale County Clerk of Superior and State Courts Office will be open for business Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., however, access to each service area will be restricted to scheduled appointments only. Should you need to conduct essential court businessin-person at the Courthouse, please contact the applicable telephone number below to schedule an appointment with our staff: Real Estate Division – 770-278-7864 State Court and Superior Court Civil Division – 770-278-7905 Superior…

Helping Hands Health Clinic in Rockdale County is offering certain prescription refills for essential workers who are unable to reach their own physicians. Basic medications for acute and chronic illness such as diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol and thyroid may be refilled. No mental health meds will be refilled. Intake can be done by telephone. Please call Janice Morris, chief operations officer, for more information: 678-607-0759 or visit the clinic’s web site helpinghandsga.org.

Pictured: DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson (far right) make a special delivery to Emory Hospital. DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson and the  Atlanta Beauty Supply Association, Chapel Beauty, and Mission Agape, have partnered to provide Personal Protective Equipment(PPE) for health officials who are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the partnership, Johnson donated 1,000 masks and 1,000 pair of gloves to the Emory Decatur and Emory Hillandale hospitals on March 25. In addition, on April 2, Johnson donated 1,000 masks each to Grady Health System and Oakhurst Medical Center. Johnson worked to help donate masks due to the…

Atlanta Public Schools APS has arranged for families to pick up a weekly supply of canned goods and packaged grocery items on Saturday, April 4, 9 a.m. to noon, while supplies last. There will be no food distribution during Spring Break, April 6-10. After Spring Break, the food distribution will be Mondays, 10 a.m. to noon The following locations will have groceries for families on Saturday, April 4:  Bunche Middle School – 1925 Niskey Lake Rd., SW  Cleveland Avenue Elementary School – 2672 Old Hapeville Rd., SW  Douglass High School – 225 Hamilton E Holmes Dr., NW  Phoenix Academy (formerly…