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  53. <title>City of Stonecrest NOTICE &#8211; City Council Meeting, December 11, 2023</title>
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  72. <title>DeKalb County, Emory Hillandale Hospital unveils $11M in improvements, expansion</title>
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  94. <title>Lithonia man gets 25 years in brutal attack of girlfriend along busy Wesley Chapel Road intersection in South DeKalb</title>
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  116. <title>Rockdale County Board of Education honored with GSBA Leading Edge Award for 5th Year</title>
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  128. <p>The post <a href="https://ocgnews.com/rockdale-county-board-of-education-honored-with-gsba-leading-edge-award-for-5th-year/">Rockdale County Board of Education honored with GSBA Leading Edge Award for 5th Year</a> first appeared on <a href="https://ocgnews.com">On Common Ground News - 24/7 local news</a>.</p>
  129. <p>The post <a href="https://ocgnews.com/rockdale-county-board-of-education-honored-with-gsba-leading-edge-award-for-5th-year/">Rockdale County Board of Education honored with GSBA Leading Edge Award for 5th Year</a> appeared first on <a href="https://ocgnews.com">On Common Ground News - 24/7 local news</a>.</p>
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  138. <title>Transforming Faith Church to host first NYE’s worship celebration, special guest award-winning gospel artist Charles Jenkins</title>
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  149. <p>The post <a href="https://ocgnews.com/transforming-faith-church-to-host-first-nyes-worship-celebration-special-guest-award-winning-gospel-artist-charles-jenkins/">Transforming Faith Church to host first NYE’s worship celebration, special guest award-winning gospel artist Charles Jenkins</a> first appeared on <a href="https://ocgnews.com">On Common Ground News - 24/7 local news</a>.</p>
  150. <p>The post <a href="https://ocgnews.com/transforming-faith-church-to-host-first-nyes-worship-celebration-special-guest-award-winning-gospel-artist-charles-jenkins/">Transforming Faith Church to host first NYE’s worship celebration, special guest award-winning gospel artist Charles Jenkins</a> appeared first on <a href="https://ocgnews.com">On Common Ground News - 24/7 local news</a>.</p>
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  159. <title>City of Stonecrest NOTICE &#8211; City Council Work Session, December 11, 2023</title>
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  178. <title>More cold weather expected, DeKalb County extends opening warming centers through Dec. 7</title>
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  183. <pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 01:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
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  189. <p>The post <a href="https://ocgnews.com/more-cold-weather-expected-dekalb-county-extends-opening-warming-centers-through-dec-7/">More cold weather expected, DeKalb County extends opening warming centers through Dec. 7</a> first appeared on <a href="https://ocgnews.com">On Common Ground News - 24/7 local news</a>.</p>
  190. <p>The post <a href="https://ocgnews.com/more-cold-weather-expected-dekalb-county-extends-opening-warming-centers-through-dec-7/">More cold weather expected, DeKalb County extends opening warming centers through Dec. 7</a> appeared first on <a href="https://ocgnews.com">On Common Ground News - 24/7 local news</a>.</p>
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  199. <title>Joyce M. Pelzer sentenced to life in DeKalb County cold case murder of former girlfriend</title>
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  211. <p>The post <a href="https://ocgnews.com/joyce-m-pelzer-sentenced-to-life-in-dekalb-county-cold-case-murder-of-former-girlfriend/">Joyce M. Pelzer sentenced to life in DeKalb County cold case murder of former girlfriend</a> first appeared on <a href="https://ocgnews.com">On Common Ground News - 24/7 local news</a>.</p>
  212. <p>The post <a href="https://ocgnews.com/joyce-m-pelzer-sentenced-to-life-in-dekalb-county-cold-case-murder-of-former-girlfriend/">Joyce M. Pelzer sentenced to life in DeKalb County cold case murder of former girlfriend</a> appeared first on <a href="https://ocgnews.com">On Common Ground News - 24/7 local news</a>.</p>
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  221. <title>DeKalb Cooperative Extension Announces Family and Consumer Sciences Classes</title>
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  223. <comments>https://ocgnews.com/dekalb-cooperative-extension-announces-family-and-consumer-sciences-classes/?noamp=mobile#respond</comments>
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  226. <pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 01:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
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  232. <description><![CDATA[<p>DEKALB COUNTY, GA– DeKalb County Cooperative Extension will host helpful Family and Consumer Sciences virtual classes for free in December and January. Radon webinars will be held on Dec. 14, 12:00 p.m., and Jan. 24, 2024 at 6 p.m. Radon occurs naturally when uranium breaks down to form radon. It can build up to dangerous [...]</p>
  233. <p>The post <a href="https://ocgnews.com/dekalb-cooperative-extension-announces-family-and-consumer-sciences-classes/">DeKalb Cooperative Extension Announces Family and Consumer Sciences Classes</a> first appeared on <a href="https://ocgnews.com">On Common Ground News - 24/7 local news</a>.</p>
  234. <p>The post <a href="https://ocgnews.com/dekalb-cooperative-extension-announces-family-and-consumer-sciences-classes/">DeKalb Cooperative Extension Announces Family and Consumer Sciences Classes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://ocgnews.com">On Common Ground News - 24/7 local news</a>.</p>
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