Decatur-Avondale Estates Daily: What You Need To Know Today (Jun 9)

Hello all. I'm back with your new copy of the Decatur-Avondale Estates Daily. Let's get this day started off right, with a quick review of the most important things happening in town.

First, today's weather:

A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 85 Low: 62.

Here are the top stories today in Decatur-Avondale Estates:

1. Who's Hiring In The Decatur-Avondale Estates Area? See New Local Jobs (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)
2. Decatur-Avondale Estates Area Real Estate Roundup (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)
3. ? Principal Lewis Blamed For Teacher Shortage + Early Voting Runoff (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)
4. 5 Decatur-Avondale Estates Area Open Houses To Check Out (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)
5. ? Reduced School Enrollment Impacts Hiring + Dollar General Shooting (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)
6. Decatur-Avondale Estates Area?s Top-Rated Home Professionals Are Here To Shorten Your To-Do List (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)
7. DeKalb?s Paper Shredding Recycling Event Returns After 2-Year Hiatus (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)
8. DeKalb County Primary Election: Unofficial Results (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)
9. Decatur Schools Upping Security After Texas School Shooting (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)
10. Juneteenth In DeKalb County: Flat Rock, Bruce Street, Lenox Cupcakes (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)
11. Decatur Food Inspections: Dot Bowl, Dunkin Donuts (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)
12. Memorial Day 2022: What's Open, Closed In Decatur (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)
13. Decatur-Avondale Estates Area Pets Who Need A Home: Britta, Reese & More (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)
14. Look Through 5 New Properties On The Market In The Decatur-Avondale Estates Area (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)
15. Southland crime: Oak Lawn police arrest man with 700 cigarette packs with no state tax stamps, and more (Chicago Tribune)
16. Blue Ridge Wildlife Center Patient of the Week: Eastern Hognose Snake (Royal Examiner)
17. DeKalb police looking for 84-year-old missing man (WSB Atlanta)
18. Reddish wins Photo of the Year at GPA - The Post-Searchlight (Post Searchlight)
19. QC Kinetix (Decatur) is a Decatur Regenerative Medicine that offers Natural Pain Treatments (Digital Journal)
20. Cedar-apple rust is easy to spot but somewhat harder to control ( The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
21. Savannah GA things to do: Comedian Yoshee So performs at The Wormhole (Savannah Morning News)
22. EBay Sellers Face 1099-K Tax Headache Under New IRS Rule (Bloomberg)
23. 'We had big dreams:' Locksmith, father of 4 found dead inside burning work van in DeKalb (WSB Atlanta)
24. The pandemic crushed teachers. After Uvalde, they wonder 'what's more?' (Forbes India)
25. Will the 2022 Governor's Race Give Us a Debate on Rural Georgia? - Flagpole (Flagpole Magazine)
26. After Uvalde, Teachers Wonder ‘What More?’ (The New York Times)
27. Quotation of the Day: A Year That Put Teachers at the Breaking Point. (The New York Times)
28. Williams, Mary Linville ( The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
29. Randolph, Olenzia ( The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
30. NECBL Baseball: Blue Sox primed for big summer in the Valley (GazetteNET)

Today in Decatur-Avondale Estates:

From my notebook:

• City of Decatur GA- Government: "Decatur Business Association (DBA) is hosting a city-wide dance party on Saturday, June 11 from 7 - 9 p.m. See below for details!" (City of Decatur GA- Government via Facebook)
• Welcoming America: "The City of Philadelphia kicked off #ImmigrantHeritageMonth by announcing that they are working on joining 15 other communities in becoming #CertifiedWelcoming. “It gives us a road map. What’s the next phase of things we should be tackli..." (Welcoming America via Facebook)
• The Decatur Education Foundation: "Mark your calendars: We're going to be celebrating our 20th anniversary with a BIG event happening on August 27th. More details to come soon with ticket information, but in the meantime, book a sitter and pencil us in for Saturday, Augus..." (The Decatur Education Foundation via Facebook)
• Georgia Center for the Book at DCPL: "The 2022 Joshilyn Jackson Reads Summer Reading Series kicks off this Thursday, June 9th, at 7 p.m. ET! The first event features thriller debut authors Samantha Jayne Allen (Pay Dirt Road) and Grace D. Li (Portrait of a Thief). Register f..." (Georgia Center for the Book at DCPL via Facebook)
• McCain Library, Agnes Scott College: "Happy Pride Month! Check out the list below for recommended LGBTQIA+ reads in McCain Library. Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo ..." (McCain Library, Agnes Scott College via Facebook)
• Public Education Specialist Paula Tate, DeKalb County Police Department: "FREE Paper Shredding Event--- - June 11th--. Paper Shredding Event--June 11th---. Participation is FREE and open to DeKalb County Residents. Location: Sanitation Division's Central Transfer Station, 3720 Leroy Scott Dr. Time: ..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Pointe Bleue: "Congratulations to my second heartbeat! - I am absolutely proud of her. Top 10% of class 2022, AP scholar, Principal List, 11 cords, 3 medals and everyone she graduated on top 1 year advance! She will continue her education 11 hrs away ..." (Nextdoor)
• Public Education Specialist Dan-nae Webber, DeKalb County Police Department: "SECOND SUBJECT ARRESTED! - On June 5th, DKPD arrested the second subject wanted in the May 8th shooting at Brannon Hills Condominium, where 6 people were shot, 3 of whom died on the scene. One suspect was taken into custody on May 9,..." (Nextdoor)
• Public Education Specialist Dan-nae Webber, DeKalb County Police Department: "Affordable Housing. - Are you a faith-based organization interested in developing affordable housing? Please join us on Thursday, June 16, 2022, to learn about affordable housing and how your organization can successfully develop accomm..." (Nextdoor)
• Public Education Specialist Dan-nae Webber, DeKalb County Police Department: "Father-Daughter Dance, June 11th, 2022! - DeKalb Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs to Host Father-Daughter Dance. The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will host its sixth annual Father-Daughter Danc..." (Nextdoor)
• Stonecrest City, The City of Stonecrest: "Community Survey - If you’ve completed our ARPA survey, Thank You!!!!! Haven’t taken the survey? No worries! There’s still time to complete it. Click here: https://www.stonecrestga.gov/arpa-community-survey. . . . . . #survey #..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Columbia Valley: "Hello 30032 Neighborhood Family! - My husband Frankie and I are new to the neighborhood We've just moved in on Troutdale Dr. I wanted to post offering my babysitting services to neighbors :) I'm a grown woman with no children of my ow..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, West Tilson: "BOLO: This man just pretended to knock on my door and then stole the freshly delivered Amazon box off the stoop. - Corner of 2nd and Tilson." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, North Druid Valley: "For the first time in many, many years, we now have dental insurance (!!! - ) through the Humana network & we're looking for a dentist we can trust! Can anyone recommend someone who won't rip us off for thousands when all we really nee..." (Nextdoor)

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You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Contributing Writer

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