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in Decatur
Saturday, July 26th, 2025
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Good morning, Decatur. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 26th of July.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Decatur officials are auctioning 143 roadside planters today from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Decatur Public Works—damaged units were sold on eBay and new ones start at $50 as a $1.9 million barrier will replace them later this summer. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ A 15-year-old Arabia Mountain High football player, Mikah King, died after practice on July 22 when he suffered a medical condition—grief counselors were available on campus as the community mourned his loss. WSB-TV
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ DeKalb County police found a man shot in his car at an apartment complex on Watling Lane on Thursday afternoon—officials say the incident is being investigated as a murder. WSB-TV
- ➤ A man was shot outside the DeKalb County fire station at 1712 Columbia Drive on Friday afternoon and is now in critical condition while investigators look into what may have been a fight elsewhere—no other injuries were reported. Atlanta News First
- ➤ DeKalb County police arrested a 61-year-old—Tangela Taylor—after a stabbing early Friday on Casa Linda Drive when an argument led her to stab another woman; the injured victim was taken to a nearby hospital and was awake. FOX 5 Atlanta
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted July 22 to invest $8 million in 60 transitional housing units for families at Park 500 in Stone Mountain — the county will complete renovations by December and offer wrap-around services such as case management and job support. The Champion
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