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The DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the two people who died in the single-engine plane crash into some townhomes near Chamblee on Oct. 30. Leslie Csanyi, Jr., 59, and Scott Robert Lowrie, 60, both residents of North Carolina, were aboard the plane when it took off around 10:30 a.m. from the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, authorities said. The small plane, identified as a Piper PA-28, crashed shortly after leaving Runway 21, the FAA said. DeKalb County government officials and the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport issued a statement extending its sincere condolences to the families and friends of Csanyi and Lowrie. At On…

Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary announced at the Oct. 28 City Council meeting that the city is buying the former Sam’s Club near The Mall at Stonecrest. Lary, flanked by City Council members George Turner, Rob Turner, Jimmy Clanton and Jazzmin Cobble, unveiled a rendering of the building that will become the new Stonecrest City Center, home of the future City Hall. The Stonecrest Sam’s Club has been vacant since it abruptly closed on Jan. 11, 2018. Store officials said the shutdown was part of a restructuring in which 63 Sam’s Clubs across the nation were closed. The council approved the…

The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners invites the public to join them at the Veterans Day Program on Nov. 11. The program will be held at 11 a.m., at the Walk of Heroes Veterans War Memorial at Black Shoals Park, which is located at 3001 Black Shoals Road, NE, Conyers. “Rockdale County is proud to pay tribute to those women and men who served in the military on National Veterans Day,” said Rockdale County Chairman Oz Nesbitt, Sr.  “We want to honor our veterans for their sacrifices and commitment to our country.” During the program, Rockdale Board of Commissioners will…

Conyers Police Department is seeking two female suspects wanted for shoplifting several items from the Ross department store, 2203 Highway 20 S.E., in Conyers. The women were captured on video surveillance shoplifting on Oct. 17. Any information leading to the arrest of the suspects may result in a cash reward of up to $2,000.  Tipsters will remain anonymous and are asked to contact Crime Stoppers with any information: Call 404.577.TIPS (8477) or visit www.CrimeStoppersAtlanta.org BOLO CS 19-102730

L-R: Christopher Sellers and Demonta Lamar Anderson The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit is asking for assistance from the public in locating twol murder suspects. Investigators are looking for Demonta Lamar Anderson, 24, who may be armed and dangerous.  Anderson may be connected with a murder that occurred on Oct. 20 at an apartment complex on Flat Shoals Road in Decatur. The DeKalb Sheriff’s Office is also asking for assistance from the public in locating Christopher Sellers, 41, who may be connected to a murder on April 20 on Glenfair Road in Decatur. Anyone who has…

DeKalb County Commissioner Steve Bradshaw will deliver the keynote address at the DeKalb NAACP Chapter’s Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Breakfast on Nov. 8, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at the VFW lodge, 5362 Covington Highway, Decatur. “I am thrilled to have been considered and asked to provide this year’s keynote address at the DeKalb Chapter’s NAACP Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Breakfast,” Bradshaw said. “The men and women of the United States military and their families are very special to me.” After receiving his bachelor’s degree in 1986 from Armstrong State College, Bradshaw entered the U.S. Army as a second…

Join the staff at the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 12 p.m., at the DeKalb History Center (second floor), 101 East Court Square, Decatur for a Lunch & Learn. The ongoing preservation efforts at the Lyon Farm, one of DeKalb County’s oldest homesteads, will be discussed. Arabia Alliance Executive Director Mera Cardenas and Director of Interpretation Sarah Lisle will discuss the historic farmhouse, which recently underwent major restoration and stabilization work. Cardenas and Lisle will highlight what has changed at the site over the past year and what the plans are for the future of the Lyon Farm.…

The City of Stonecrest has announced that Lithonia Industrial Blvd (between Rogers Lake Road and South Stone Mountain-Lithonia Road) will be closed Nov. 4-5 (Monday at 4 a.m.  until Tuesday at 4 a.m.) due to filming in the area.

Rockdale County Board of Commissioners Chairman . will host “Coffee with the Chairman” on Friday, Nov. 15, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., at Starbucks Coffee House, 1515 Hwy 138 SE, Conyers. Citizens are invited to meet with the chairman and discuss issues and concerns. The event is free and open to the public.

Update Part of I-85 shutdown after plane crashes into DeKalb townhome building 12:22 p.m. DECATUR, GA–One lane of I-85 Frontage Road, near Peachtree Circle Northeast, has been closed after a plane crashed into a DeKalb townhome building near Chamblee this morning. DeKalb Fire Rescue has confirmed one death. DeKalb County Police Department are directing traffic and advising drivers to avoid the area until further notice. 11:56 a.m. DeKalb County’s Public Safety Unified Command personnel are on the scene of a plane crash on Peachwood Circle. The Unified Command personnel consists of DeKalb County Fire Rescue, DeKalb County Police and…