gardening in DeKalb County, Georgia

After Wood was crowned Ms. Senior Georgia in 2013, she began speaking to groups to promote aging gracefully. ... Get ready for the planting season by helping prepare the historic Chesser-Williams House gardens at the Gwinnett Green Fest at 1 p.m. April 29 at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage ...

Beginning this spring, explore Georgia-grown products at dozens of stops along Trails 37, 41-341, 1 and 280 throughout the state. Options ... Hairston Park, 889 S. Hairston Road, Stone Mountain, DeKalb County. ... Choose from a large selection of plants, tools and decorative items for your garden or favorite gardener.

Georgia has institutionalized Felder for 42 years, acting alternately as parent and prosecutor, guardian and jailer. At 44, a ward of the state ... When social workers visited the family's home in DeKalb County, they deemed it “an abusive environment,” according to court records. Just 2 years old, Lucretia ...

She attended Tift College in Forsyth, Ga., and Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tn. Throughout high school and college, Evelynne actively played ... (Catoosa County Board of Education), 7th grade English and Social Science in Decatur, Georgia (DeKalb County Board of Education), and later she ...

"We've discovered that gardening is something many of the refugee families we serve have in common with their new neighbors here in Georgia. ... The Center serves over 56,000 individuals annually, primarily from Clarkston and greater DeKalb County, Ga., many of whom have immigrated to the United ...

We thought it would be a wonderful idea to create an event that focused on gardening, as well as food and art, three mainstays of the Clarkston ... The center serves over 56,000 individuals annually, primarily from Clarkston and greater DeKalb County, many of whom have immigrated to the United States or ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. ... A popular chain restaurant in DeKalb County has failed a health inspection, in part because of food temperature violations. ... A spokesperson for Olive Garden said the team at the Lithonia restaurant has been retrained since getting a health inspection score of 66 on Wednesday.

An Olive Garden restaurant near the Mall at Stonecrest has failed its latest health inspection, county records show. The Italian restaurant earned a 66/U on the inspection, which was conducted on March 14. Violations included improperly stored ... READ | Water main break disrupts service in DeKalb County ...

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 .... 9:18 a.m.: The DeKalb campus and the Starnes Athletic Training Center at Georgia Piedmont Technical College will open at noon.

Carlock used items donated through a grant from the Captain Planet Foundation to start the project, which was originally one six-foot by six-foot pollinator garden with native Georgia plants, but expanded over the summer with five planter beds for herbs and vegetables to allow every student to spend at ...

Due to bad road conditions, the DeKalb County Sanitation Division has suspended all collections for Thursday. Collection for residential and commercial customers, transfer station operations, landfill operations and administrative services will resume on Friday, the county said. Customers whose regularly ...

DECATUR, GA — DeKalb County emergency officials were warning residents to stay off of the roads Wednesday morning, as snow and ice from an ... Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal issued a state of emergency late Tuesday for 83 counties, spanning much of north and central Georgia, urging Georgians to stay ...

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UPDATE: At 2 p.m., officials from DeKalb County School District tweeted the following: "All after-school activities and athletics are canceled today. ... may kick up and could break car windshields — follow at least 100 feet behind Department vehicles," tweeted the Georgia Department of Transportation.

DeKalb County assistant fire chief Jeff Crump saw flames tearing through the Avondale Forest Apartments early Wednesday and immediately heard ... such as food, clothing, lodging, replacement medications and other essentials,” American Red Cross of Georgia spokeswoman Divina Mims-Puckett said.

28, according to DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond. “Chief Lumpkin has built a stellar leadership record in law enforcement in Georgia and across the country,” Thurmond said in a statement. “He will enhance DeKalb's public safety departments which will help make the county safer and improve ...

DECATUR, GA — If you're wondering when all those empty boxes and crumbled up balls of wrapping paper are going to get picked up in DeKalb County, here's your answer. DeKalb has released its sanitation pickup schedule for garbage, recycling and yard trimmings for Christmas week. It goes as follows ...

Chief of Police James Conroy stands before commissioners during DeKalb County Commission meeting last week. Commissioners asked county police to ... The AJC's Tia Mitchell keeps you updated on the latest happenings in DeKalb County government and politics. You'll find more on myAJC.com, ...

Also as a volunteer I have worked for greenspace funding for Woodlands Garden as well as historical restoration with the Mary Gay House. In my work over the years as a citizen activist in Decatur and DeKalb County I have gained experience in the areas of planning, development, and zoning, areas that ...