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FOX 5 Atlanta
March 17, 2018
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - The family of DeKalb County Police Officer Marty Williams was feeling grateful Friday after a fundraiser organized by his fellow officers at the South DeKalb Police Precinct generated thousands of dollars in donations and literally a room full of clothing, shoes, toiletries and otherÃâà...
Atlanta Journal Constitution
March 17, 2018
A prominent highway in DeKalb County had a different type of traffic problem Saturday morning. Horses were seen running along U.S. 78 East, and Triple Team Traffic tweeted that the highway was shut down past Montreal Road due to the incident. DeKalb Co: Hwy 78/eb shut down past exit 2 Montreal RdÃâà...
FOX 5 Atlanta
March 17, 2018
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Remember the mess of a water main break along Buford Highway in DeKalb County earlier this month? The break caused low water pressure countywide and triggered a boil water advisory. Dozens of people worked to fix it and they managed to repair the pipe ahead of schedule.
Atlanta Journal Constitution
March 16, 2018
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Champion
March 15, 2018
After a series of microbiological tests, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division authorized the advisory to be lifted. “Thanks to the quick response and hard work of DeKalb County crews, residents and businesses can now return to using county water without taking precautions,” said DeKalb CountyÃâà...
FOX 5 Atlanta
March 15, 2018
DeKalb County Police: Man shoots, kills home invader ... Updated: Mar 15 2018 05:08PM EDT. DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A suspected home invader was shot and killed in DeKalb County early Thursday morning. App users: View full article. Police were called out to the Covington Glen apartment complexÃâà...
FOX 5 Atlanta
March 12, 2018
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Two people have been transported to a local hospital after police say they were shot at an apartment building in DeKalb County on Saturday. Officials say the shooting happened around 12:17 p.m. at the Oaks at Stonecrest Apartments on Evans Mill Road in Lithonia, Georgia.
Patch.com
March 12, 2018
Other top stories this past week from DeKalb County Patch sites include a look at Georgia's 100 best places to live. Decatur fared well. By Doug Gross ... Delivers: DeKalb County News. DECATUR, GA — Here are some of the past week's top news posts from Decatur and other DeKalb County Patch sites.
WSB Atlanta
March 9, 2018
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Police said a man was shot and killed Friday morning in DeKalb County. The shooting happened on Sapphire Court near Decatur. [DOWNLOAD: WSB-TV's news app for breaking news alerts]. Authorities said a man was found dead at the scene. DeKalb police said they are talkingÃâà...
FOX 5 Atlanta
March 9, 2018
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Authorities in DeKalb County said an argument preceded the fatal shooting of a Decatur man Friday during the lunch hour. Only two people were in the home located on Sapphire Court at the time. Police are not releasing any names, but the dead man's family identified him asÃâà...
WSB Atlanta
March 9, 2018
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County officials completed repairs to a massive water main break Friday morning. DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond told Channel 2 Action News that the repairs were completed 24 hours ahead of the original schedule. Late Friday afternoon, Channel 2's Aaron DiamantÃâà...
FOX 5 Atlanta
March 8, 2018
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - The DeKalb County Watershed Management has a lot more to deal in addition to Wednesday's massive water main break. Tuesday, Director Scott Towler submitted his letter of resignation to the county. That letter was accepted by the county's chief operations officer. The director'sÃâà...
Atlanta Journal Constitution
March 8, 2018
The Chick-fil-A in Doraville, just feet away from the site of a water main break that crippled DeKalb County, was open on Thursday. But customers could only ... The county also hoped that by Saturday the Georgia Environmental Protection Division would decide whether the boil water notice could be lifted.
WSB Atlanta
March 4, 2018
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Police are investigating two car accidents that shut down the interstate on Sunday morning. One man died and another person is in critical condition after being ejected from a car. TRENDING STORIES: Family: 2-year-old dies after mirror falls on her inside shoe store Ãâ÷ Loved onesÃâà...
WSB Atlanta
February 21, 2018
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County ... other children. "They came home and learned that the child had been murdered,” Shiera Campbell with the DeKalb County Police Department said. ... DeKalb County Police on the scene where they say a 5 year old boy was murdered by his father. Other childrenÃâà...
Today.com
December 31, 1999
Dozens of restaurants, business and schools have been forced to close after a major water main broke in DeKalb County, Georgia. But of course Waffle ... Fourteen locations of the Georgia-based chain were affected by the break, Waffle House spokesman Pat Warner told TODAY Food. Residents in theÃâà...
Atlanta Journal Constitution
December 31, 1999
7:15 p.m.: Crews are working around the clock to repair the water main break that could leave DeKalb County residents under a boil water advisory for days, Department of Watershed Management Interim .... County officials are waiting on Georgia Department of Transportation workers to test the road.