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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…

By virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Security Deed from Yolanda F. Dennis to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Direct Mortgage, Corp., dated January 09, 2015 and recorded on January 30, 2015 in Deed Book 24764, Page 133, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of De Kalb County, Georgia, said Security Deed having been given to secure a Note of even date, in the original principal amount of One Hundred Sixty Thousand One Hundred Forty-Six and 00/100 dollars ($160,146.00) with interest thereon as provided therein, as last transferred to Vanderbilt…

Dear Editor, I respect the freedoms guaranteed by the 2nd amendment to the United States Constitution.  Even so, we must bear in mind that it is illegal to possess a firearm under the age of 18 according to Georgia code 16-11-132.  This community has recently suffered the ramifications of guns in the hands of minors.  Let’s recall just a few of the local headlines from the summer of 2019. July 14th- A 15-year-old male, living in Covington, allegedly shot and killed his 42-year-old aunt in her Monroe County home. August 23rd- A 12-year-old male was allegedly shot by…

Eureon Deontae Phillips, Antisa Denise Columbus The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit has arrested two suspects in connection with a murder in which the victim was also set afire. Sheriff’s investigators charged Eureon Deontae Phillips, 29, of Snellville and Antisa Denise Columbus, 35, of Atlanta with felony murder, arson in the first degree, destruction of evidence and concealing the death of another. Phillips is also charged with terroristic Ttreats. According to warrants, Columbus and Phillips allegedly caused the death of Tiffany Valkoun on Sept. 13, 2019 by shooting her in the head at a Riverlake Way residence in…

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, in conjunction with the U.S. Marshal’s Office, have arrested Quintavius Dion Jackson, 26, of Atlanta in connection with the shooting death of a man on Oct. 15 at a gas station on Gresham Road in Atlanta. Jackson was located and taken into custody at a residence in Decatur on Friday, Oct. 25, and charged with the murder and armed robbery of Sulaiman Jalloh.  Jackson being held at the DeKalb County Jail.

DeKalb Superior Court Judge LaTisha Dear Jackson, Air Force veteran Anthony Hill, former DeKalb County police officer Robert Olsen By Valerie J. Morgan Community activists are calling for the maximum 35-year sentence of former DeKalb County police officer Robert Olsen in the death of Air Force veteran Anthony Hill. DeKalb Superior Court Judge LaTisha Dear Jackson, who presided over the high profile trial, is scheduled to sentence Olsen on Nov. 1 at 9 a.m. Olsen was acquitted on Oct. 14 of felony murder but convicted on aggravated assault, making false statements, and violation of the oath of office. Olsen, 57,…

Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary has been sporting pink this month in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Lary says he wants survivors to know that he stands with them in helping to educate the public on the importance of health checkups, fitness and finding a cure for the disease. Lary’s personal victory over prostate cancer has shown him the importance of being on the frontlines in the battle against cancer. He said he “powered” his way through treatment because he had a great support team—his wife, Debbie, sons Jason, Jr. and James—and other family members and close friends. On Common…