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DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS SECTION A: VOL 29* NO. 18 The Official Legal Organ ofDeKalb County, GA. Serving East Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, Doraville, Dunwoody, Lithonia, Pine Lake, Tucker, Stonecrest and Stone Mountain. THURSDAY, OCT. 31 - NOV. 6,2019 WWW.THECHAMPIONNEWSPAPER.com ‘Like putting a Band-Aid on cancer’ Start the season of giving by giving to the less fortunate The Champion and other community partners are collecting new and gently used outerwear such as coats, hats and gloves to be given on Thanksgiving Day to those in our community who need it the most. In addition to outerwear, we will gladly accept non- perishable food items and hygiene products. DeKalb addresses repeat sewer spill issues BY HORACE HOLLOMAN horace@dekalbchamp.com For years, during periods of heavy rain, a sewer spill was inevitable in Michael Breedlove’s DeKalb County neighborhood near Melanie Court in Decatur. Workers would visit the sewer spill site and temporarily fix the problem, he said. “It was like clockwork. When we saw a heavy rain there would be a sewer SEE SEWER ON PAGE 6 County crews demolished a home at Melanie Court in Decatur to replace pipes at a repeat sewer spill location. Collection boxes will be placed at: The Champion Newspaper 114 New Street, Suite E Decatur, GA 30030 Clerk of Superior Court of DeKalb County DeKalb County Courthouse 556 N. McDonough St. Decatur, GA 30030 DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office 4415 Memorial Drive Decatur, GA 30032 (Sheriff Admin side of the Jail) Drop off hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday Sauers Group, Inc 1585 Roadhaven Dr. Stone Mountain, GA 30083 Collection efforts will continue until Nov. 22 Competitors C. David Moody and Brentney J were crowned the 2019 Dancing with the DeKalb Stars champions. From left, Executive Director of Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center David Manuel, DeKalb County Solicitor General Donna Coleman- Stribling and Coleman-Stribling’s father, Thomas Coleman. Stars shine bright at dancing event BY HORACE HOLLOMAN horace@dekalbchamp.com DeKalb County officials, legislators and residents came to view the third annual Dancing with the DeKalb Stars event Oct. 26 at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts and Community Center in SEE DANCING ON PAGE 6 QUICK FINDER Opinion 5 Education 10-11 Business 13 Sports 14-15 CARDENAS DEPARTING ARABIA MOUNTAIN HERITAGE AREA ALLIANCE PAGE 3 OFFICIALS SHOW PRIDE DURING PARADE PAGE 8 '641 1 6 00 01 o DEKALBCHAMPNEWS O DEKALBCHAMPNEWS (^DEKALBCHAMPNEWS
