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DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections to meet Nov. 30

Local News November 23, 2020By On Common Ground News

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections meeting for the purpose of conducting its normal monthly business, previously scheduled for…

DeKalb County announces early voting for 5th Congressional District Special Election Runoff, drop box locations

Local News November 23, 2020By On Common Ground News

DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) announced early voting dates and times for Georgia’s 5th Congressional District special election…

Community partners unite to wish the masses a Happy Thanksgiving

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DeKalb County Board of Ethics to meet Dec. 2

Local News November 20, 2020By On Common Ground News

The DeKalb County Board of Ethics will conduct a board meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 4:30 p.m.  The meeting will…

Rockdale County BOE wins GSBA Leading Edge Award for second year

Local News November 20, 2020By On Common Ground News

The Rockdale County Board of Education (BOE) was recently selected by the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) for the Leading…

Gov. Kemp formalizes election certification, endorses voter ID for mail-in balloting

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Gov. Brian P. Kemp delivered the following remarks regarding the results of the 2020 election in Georgia on Nov. 20:…

Commissioner Cochran-Johnson partners to offer free flu shots to DeKalb’s homeless

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DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson in partnership with the DeKalb County Board of Health and the DeKalb County Department of…

DeKalb County elections manager dismissed after failing to follow protocols in ballot recount verification

Local News November 20, 2020By On Common Ground News

Sam Tillman, chairman of the DeKalb County Board of Voter Registrations A DeKalb County elections employee has been fired after…

Gov. Kemp: Georgia sees significant decrease in unemployment rate in October

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ATLANTA—Gov. Brian Kemp and the Georgia Department of Labor today announced that Georgia’s unemployment rate in October dropped 1.8%,…

DeKalb announces Thanksgiving sanitation schedule

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In observance of Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, Nov. 26, sanitation collection service for residential customers will be based on the…

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    LAWRENCEVILLE, GA – A 22-year-old Norcross man was sentenced to life in prison for killing a man assassination style. A Gwinnett County jury found Ernesto Garcia-Bailon, 22, guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony for the July 17, 2024, shooting death of 38-year-old Gerardo […]
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