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The OCG Weekend Report is your source for weekend weather, events, features and breaking news in DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties.
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CONYERS— A portion of Church Street will be closed to through-traffic while drainage improvements are constructed along the northern side of the street.
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STOCKBRIDGE—It could have been a scene out of Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Reunion: A pistol-packing grandma boards a school bus to confront the bullies who have been picking on a young girl who has been placed in her care.
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DeKalb County police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect who robbed the Wachovia/Wells Fargo bank, 4798 Redan Road in Stone Mountain on Tuesday.
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Shirley Sherrod, the former USDA official who was initially condemned by the NAACP and others after an edited video clip gave the false impression that she had discriminated against a white farmer, will join the civil rights organization’s president in ...
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‘We do not intend to lose our accreditation.’ –Ramona Tyson, interim superintendent
The DeKalb County School System is working to meet the Sept. 11 deadline the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) has set for the district to respo...
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U.S. Postal officials are offering rewards in the wake of two robberies in the last two months at Post Offices in the metro Atlanta area.
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Two rescue a blind woman after she fell onto the track of an oncoming MARTA train
DECATUR—A lot can happen in a split second. Just ask Samuel White, who went from MARTA customer to mid-day hero in one train stop.
Ayana Dunlap-Bell and Samuel...
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DeKalb County School Board member Zepora Roberts says she’s being harassed with racial slurs and threats since she told a Channel 46 CBS Atlanta news reporter that she would “slug” her, if the reporter persisted in following her to make her re...
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Rockdale County Schools will receive $700,000 in funding, thanks to Congressman Hank Johnson.
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If you’re traveling Eastbound on I-20 in South DeKalb this weekend, expect delays.
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Veteran journalist and former State Sen. Steen “Newslady” Miles is the keynote speaker for the SCLC’s 52nd Annual Conference kickoff breakfast Saturday, Aug. 14, 8:30 a.m., at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, 2600 Sheppard Lane, Decatur (in the old...
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State Rep. Georganna Sinkfield made a comeback and knocked Sen. Gail Buckner out of the Aug. 10 Democratic Secretary of State runoff.
State Rep. Georganna Sinkfield
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Congressman Nathan Deal nudged past former Secretary of State Karen Handel, ending a nasty battle to become the nominee in the Republican gubernatorial runoff.
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CONYERS — Rockdale County Commission Chairman Richard Oden and Rockdale County are being sued for racial discrimination and retaliation by the county’s former interim director of media relations, Holly Lafontaine.
Rockdale County Commiss...
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You can check out the latest news and happenings about Gwinnett through its internet program, “Eye on Gwinnett,” at: tvgwinettcounty.com
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Gwinnett County District 3 Commissioner Mike Beaudreau’s next monthly meeting will be held on Saturday, Aug. 14 at the Bay Creek Pavilion at 175 Ozora Road in Loganville.
Commissioner Mike Beaudreau
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Parents who have teens learning to drive are encouraged to sign up for a free education program to help their drivers.
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The Decatur-DeKalb Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women (NCBW) will celebrate the strength and triumphs of 10 women during their Sixth Annual Pink & Black Affair, which will be held in downtown Decatur.
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The principal of Stone Mill Elementary School in DeKalb County is recovering after being attacked on the first day of school by a teen who robbed her as she arrived at work.
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