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Fernbank exhibit provides a cool look at how ice affects the Earth - The Champion Newspaper | 404-373-7779 | Georgia
19+ hour, 53+ min ago (376+ words) Southerners may think of ice primarily as a substance for cooling summer beverages, but frozen water plays a much larger role in life on Earth as recounted in an exhibit currently at Fernbank Museum of Natural History." "Travel through Earth's…...
Good time, great cause! - The Champion Newspaper | 404-373-7779 | Georgia
19+ hour ago (553+ words) Good time, great cause! The Champion Newspaper Hopefully, most of you reading this just had a blessed or restful Good Friday and Easter celebration, a traditional Seder Supper as part of a weeklong Passover commemoration or a recent Eid al-Fitr…...
Illegal tire-dumper arrests roll in - The Champion Newspaper | 404-373-7779 | Georgia
1+ day, 43+ min ago (395+ words) De Kalb County officials, including CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson and Chief of Police Gregory Padrick, recently gathered in front of Temple of Faith Apostolic Church in Decatur to give updates about an issue described by the CEO as "one of the…...
More than meals'restaurant owners incorporate spiritual values into eatery - The Champion Newspaper | 404-373-7779 | Georgia
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (371+ words) The community has given us so much support over the years. It is so important that we continue to express our gratitude and appreciation in tangible ways," said Leslie E. Royal as she hosted what she said was the first of…...
S. A. V. E Act not worth saving - The Champion Newspaper | 404-373-7779 | Georgia
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (636+ words) S. A. V. E Act not worth saving'The Champion Newspaper Early in my career I spent nearly five years in the Georgia Secretary of State's Office, working for then Secretary of State Max Cleland. The office has many roles and responsibilities, but I…...
Longest-running literary tradition returns to Decatur - The Champion Newspaper | 404-373-7779 | Georgia
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (407+ words) We call it a "festival" because we have designed it to be festive. This is not a dry academic conference," said Alan Grostephan, Agnes Scott College faculty member and organizer of this year"s event. We want the readers in…...
Abundance of outdoor music events set for spring - The Champion Newspaper | 404-373-7779 | Georgia
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (434+ words) Music lovers of almost all genres and formats can find something that hits their sweet spot throughout De Kalb County in a variety of venues. With temperatures warming'sometimes to more summerlike than springtime'these outdoor musical events are ideal in celebration…...
Law enforcement makes multiple arrests for crimes involving gun violence - The Champion Newspaper | 404-373-7779 | Georgia
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (405+ words) A suspect wanted for a drive-by shooting; a man connected to an armed robbery; and a teenager accused of shooting at De Kalb County School District resource officers during a football game have all been apprehended by law enforcement. On…...
Youth internship program grows - The Champion Newspaper | 404-373-7779 | Georgia
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (260+ words) De Kalb Summer Youth Employment Program (DSYEP) will accept an additional 100 interns in 2026, with loosened application criteria, as county officials plan to give out 450 internships this summer." De Kalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, in partnership with the De Kalb County…...
Jury duty scam warning issued by officials - The Champion Newspaper | 404-373-7779 | Georgia
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (295+ words) Officials with De Kalb County Superior Court and local law enforcement are asking the public to be aware of a scam being reported throughout the area in which callers try to steal from victims by making false claims about jury…...