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Georgia Attorney General Carr warns senior citizens to protect themselves from common scams

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ATLANTA – In recognition of Older Americans Month, Attorney General Chris Carr is encouraging older consumers to protect themselves from…

Georgia Power crews respond to severe storms moving across the state

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Approximately 8,000 customers impacted by outages, fallen trees, downed power lines   ATLANTA –As waves of severe weather continue to…

Georgia coalition of African-American pastors continue boycott of The Home Depot

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DECATUR—A coalition of African-American faith leaders joined AME Bishop Reginald Jackson today (May 3) to hold a prayer…

Lakeside, Tucker to send total of 22 athletes to 6A State Sectional

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By Mark Brock Athletics Specialist DCSD   A combined 22 athletes and four relay teams from the DeKalb County School…

Explore Georgia launches marketing campaign, travel guide to support tourism recovery

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Gov. Kemp approves $1 million in grant funding to bolster tourism across variety of digital + print media ATLANTA— Explore Georgia,…

City of Stonecrest Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, May 18, 2021

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Rep. Hank Johnson announces his 4th District 2021 art competition winners

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Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced the winners of his 2021 Congressional Arts Competition and awarded four college scholarships worth a…

The Mall at Stonecrest enhances security with two new robots, Stoney and Pebbles

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STONECREST, GA—Stoney and Pebbles may sound like family members of The Flintstones, the animated 1960s comical sitcom about a Stone…

DeKalb County Public Library to begin making book browsing appointments

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Starting Monday, May 3, DeKalb County Public Library will offer one-hour book browsing appointments. Prior to entry, each patron must…

DeKalb County Jail inmates receive COVID-19 vaccines

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“Educational sessions by Wellpath, our inmate health services provider, have helped inmates make informed decisions about taking advantage of this…

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    ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA—The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners(BOC) got an earful from community members this week about a proposal for a lithium-ion battery storage system near the massive DC Blox data center campus that is under construction at the intersection of Rockbridge and Farmer roads. BOC Chairwoman JaNice Van Ness and Commissioners Tuwanya Smith and […]
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