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Newspaper Page TextCHAMPION ist Place General Excellence Award Winner GEORGIA PRESS ASSOCIATION ‘BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST’ 2007, 2009-2017 SECTION A: VOL. 27 NO. 23 The Official Legal Organ ofDeKalb County, GA. Serving East Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, Doraville, Dumvoody, Lithonia, Pine Lake, Tucker, Stonecrest and Stone Mountain. THURSDAY, DEC. 7-13,2017 THECHAMPIONNEWSPAPER.COM DEKALBCHAMPNEWS LIFESTYLE FEATURE STORY: Addison Drive takes decking the halls seriously 6B FOR THE LATEST UPDATES VISIT US AT MMMM THECHAMPIONNEWSPAPER.COM THURMOND TO UTS BLIGHT REDUCTION EFFORTS PAGE 2A CITIES CELEBRATE THE START OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON PAGE 8A QUICK FINDER Classified 14A Education 12A Opinion 7A Business 13A Sports 15A 641 1 6 Mother of accused killer: 'THAT'S NOT HOW I RAISED HIM' Kicked son out of home prior to killing BY HORACE HOLLOMAN horace@dekalbchamp.com For nearly two hours, the alleged killer of 22 year-old postal worker TyrikaTerrell barricaded himself inside a residence in Decatur, attempting to avoid arrest. Decatur native QuantezTyre, 22, was arrested Dec. 1 by DeKalb County Sheriff's office S.W.A.T. and Fugitive Unit along with the U.S. Marshal's Office. Tyre, the estranged boyfriend of SEE KILLER ON PAGE 5 SHARE THE LOVE DeKalb residents pitch in for 19th annual event BY HORACE HOLLOMAN horace@dekalbchamp.com DeKalb County resident Jami Brown knows the feeling of not having gifts to open during the holidays. As a former foster child, Brown said it's important for her to give to the less fortunate. Brown participated in Commissioner Larry Johnson's 19th annual Tree of Love event. During the event, participants pick names of children from a tree and provide the child with a gift. Some of the children chosen come from foster care or low- income families. "I used to be a foster child, so I know what it's like to want things and not get it," Brown said. "I have five children of my own and any way I can help out I want to help out." On Dec. 2, Johnson held a "share the love day" at Walmarton Memorial Drive in Decatur. Volunteers helped assign participants with children in the program. "Watching [other] children get items and we [foster kids] get the second-hand stuff, it can be a little traumatizing. Ever since that experience, every little thing that I can do, I'll do it," Brown said. Johnson said he partners with the Department of Family and Children Services and DeKalb County Board of Health's Mothers Offering Resources and Education program. "Giving never gets old. Everyone's family is different. There are issues surrounding poverty and giving will never go out of style. We want to do what we can to make someone's life easier," Johnson said. "This is just something we're doing to highlight these SEE LOVE ON PAGE 5

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The champion newspaper. (Decatur, GA) 19??-current, December 07, 2017, Image 1