The shooting happened outside a DeKalb County liquor store at about 11:30 p.m. Monday, according to police.
For National Poetry Month, the slam will feature DeKalb County kids from ages 5-17 performing.
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The project, at the site of the old Avondale MARTA station parking lot, will have apartments, shops and restaurants.
Other top stories this past week from DeKalb County Patch sites included a smoke bomb being thrown into a DeKalb County McDonalds.
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Housekeepers found the two bodies Friday morning in a room at the Super Inn off I-20, say media reports.
18 passengers were on the bus and several were transported to the hospital for treatment. The driver is charged with DUI.
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Reports say the customer paid for their food at the drive-through, tossed the smoke grenade into the window and sped off.
Sharika Bowman was a mother of five and her youngest child was just one month old, according to police.
Other top stories this past week from DeKalb County Patch sites include the FBI seeking armed robbers who hit 18 spots, many in DeKalb.
The 15-year-old student was arrested Friday morning after reportedly making "disturbing comments and threats" at the high school.
Ten of the robberies happened in DeKalb County and five of them in Decatur and Avondale Estates.
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Approved musicians and other performers are now allowed to set up in areas around Decatur Square and in Oakhurst.
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A 14-year-old girl was one of the victims killed in the Sunday morning attack, police say.
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Other top stories this past week from DeKalb County Patch sites included news that locally owned Sarah Donuts is opening in Decatur.
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The local doughnut chain's first store inside the perimeter will open the first week of April in north Decatur.
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The county CEO announced a new phase in his effort to clear up expensive and incorrect water billing in the county.
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Other top stories this past week from DeKalb County Patch sites include an 84-year-old woman arrested in a Decatur pedestrian's death.
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The break happened early Friday morning on a 6-inch pipe on Rockbridge Road in Stone Mountain.
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