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DeKalb commissioners to honor local trailblazers in celebration of Black History Month

Local News February 13, 2017By On Common Ground News

DeKalb County Commissioner Kathie Gannon said she plans on Tuesday (Feb. 14) to honor Elizabeth Wilson, the first African-American Mayor…

2017 Rockdale County Spelling Bee winners are crowned

Local News February 13, 2017By On Common Ground News

Pictured: 2017 Rockdale County Spelling Bee 1st place winner Aeneas Moore, a 5th grader at Barksdale Elementary, and 2nd place…

DeKalb high school students invited to PSA contest on stopping teen dating violence

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DeKalb County Solicitor General Donna Coleman-Stribling is partnering with Cinderella’s Gowns, The Men’s Wearhouse and Day League (formerly DeKalb Rape…

AKA’s “Pink Boots on the Ground” Day set Feb. 20 at State Capitol

Local News February 13, 2017By On Common Ground News

State Representatives Karen Bennett (D-Stone Mountain), Carolyn Hugley (D-Columbus) and Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia) will host members of Alpha Kappa Alpha…

Rep. Billy Mitchell to host panel discussion on domestic violence awareness

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State Rep. Billy Mitchell (D-Stone Mountain), along with Pastor Sabrina McKenzie and the Celebrities Against Domestic Violence Partnership will host…

Rockdale Medical Center upgrades Radiology Department

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Rockdale Medical Center is renovating its inpatient radiology department. The $750,000 project will focus on upgrading one of three CT-computed…

Georgia Lottery adds extra drawing times to Cash 3, Cash 4

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Now there are more chances to win playing the Georgia Lottery’s Cash 3 and Cash 4 draw games. The games…

Mary-Pat Hector prevails in Stonecrest challenge

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By Mackenzie N. Morgan Applause and cheers filled the DeKalb County Board of Elections chambers as the board unanimously…

DeKalb District Attorney Sherry Boston dismisses retrial for Burrell Ellis

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There will be no retrial in the Burrell Ellis case. DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced at a…

Black History Month around metro Atlanta

Local News February 10, 2017By On Common Ground News

Flat Rock Methodist Episcopal Church which was built in the 1860s, remodeled in 1919 and torn down in 1971.…

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    ATLANTA—Georgia’s Democratic Congressional delegation, led by Rep. Hank Johnson, Jr. (GA-04) and U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, is pressing Republicans to reverse the Trump global tariffs that are hurting the purchasing power of families nationwide.  The delegation has urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring S.J. Res. 88 to the House floor.  The bill, which passed the U.S. Senate this fall […]
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