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DeKalb Board of Health to implement uniform COVID-19 testing hours at all locations

Coming Up December 8, 2020By On Common Ground News

DECATUR–DeKalb County Board of Health will implement uniform hours at the county’s three COVID-19 testing sites. Beginning Monday, Dec.…

Rockdale County Board of Assessors launches online homestead exemption application

Business December 8, 2020By On Common Ground News

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rockdale County Board of Assessors has launched an online homestead exemption  application,…

DeKalb NAACP launches “#DoItAgain” voter outreach campaign

Local News December 8, 2020By On Common Ground News

DECATUR—The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) DeKalb County branch is launching the Georgia NAACP’s “#DoItAgain”…

Stonecrest Development Authority To Meet Dec. 10, 2020

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Updated information: The City of Stonecrest Development Authority will meet on Dec. 10, 2020, 8:30 a.m. The meeting will…

AARP Atlanta spices up GOTV with ‘Couch Concert’ featuring Kenny Lattimore on Dec. 9

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AARP Atlanta is hosting for an evening of music and inspiration, “His Voice, Your Vote: An AARP Atlanta Couch Concert…

Public invited to ribbon cutting and open house at new Conyers City Hall

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CONYERS—Mayor Vince Evans, the Conyers City Council, staff and employees of the city of Conyers invite the public to…

DeKalb Commissioner Cochran-Johnson, Operation HOPE partner to launch DeKalb Entrepreneurship Training Program

Business December 7, 2020By On Common Ground News

$200,000 of District 7 CARES ACT funding allocated for program  DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson has allocated $200,000 in District 7…

RCPS, Kids’-Doc-On-Wheels hosts ribbon cutting ceremony

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Rockdale County Public Schools (RCPS) and Kids’-Doc-On-Wheels (KDOW) held a ribbon cutting ceremony Dec. 4 to mark the partnership to…

Section of North Decatur Road to close Dec. 8

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DECATUR–North Decatur Road, between East Rock Springs Road NE and Villa Drive NE, will be closed to through-traffic Tuesday, Dec.…

Congressman Hank Johnson, local elected officials highlight Georgia’s last day of voter registration for U.S. Senate runoffs

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L-R: Congressman Hank Johnson, State Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick, and Atlanta School Board Chairman Jason Esteves  Atlanta — Today(Dec. 7), the…

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