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THURSDAY, MARCH 7 - 13, 2024
www.THECHAMPIONNEWSPAPER.com VOL. 34 • NO. 36
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The official legal organ of DeKalb County, Ga.
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LOCAL
Chamblee
officials
want Embry
Hills/Mercer
annexation
on November
ballots
PAGE 3
LOCAL
Discover DeKalb
wins award for
beer trail
PAGE 7
2024 Atlanta Science Festival
peppered with DeKalb events
BY KATHY MITCHELL
FREELANCE REPORTER
Returning this month along with
spring flowers is Atlanta Science
Festival (ASF) with more than 100
"engaging events for curious kids and
adults" across the metro Atlanta area.
Described on its website as an "annual
celebration of world-class learning and
STEM [science, technology, engineering
and mathematics] career opportunities
in metro Atlanta," ASF this year is
scheduled for March 9 through 23.
Now in its 11 th year, the annual
Atlanta Science Festival is produced
each year under the auspices
of Science Atlanta, a nonprofit
organization, which according to its
website, "envisions Atlanta as a science
Participants at a previous Atlanta Science
Festival explore the wonders of science. Photo
provided
city, where people celebrate a shared
appreciation for the ways science
and technology are fundamental
to the health and prosperity of our
SPORTS
Chapel Hill
sweeps DCSD/
APS challenge
PAGE 11
Experts explore
impact of Al on
Black and Brown
communities
PAGE 13
SEE SCIENCE ON PAGE 6
DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox, joined by Lead Chaplain Quincy L. Carswell II, administers
the chaplain’s oath to community faith leaders serving as volunteer chaplains at the DeKalb
County Jail. Submitted photo
Chapel opens at DeKalb County jail
BY CHRISTINE FONVILLE
CHRISTINE@DEKALBCHAMP.COM
The first onsite interfaith,
interdenominational center for
inmates, staff, and chaplains is now
open at the DeKalb County Jail in
Decatur.
Sheriff Melody Maddox made the
announcement of the opening of the
chapel on Feb. 28.
"Located inside the DeKalb County
Jail, the chapel is a dedicated venue
for use by the agency's Chaplaincy
Program, which serves the spiritual
needs of the jail's inmates and agency
staff members," stated officials.
The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office
Chapel Hill
wins state
championship
BY MARK BROCK
H .R. Sports Academy Georgia
Middle School Basketball
Girl's Championship was
an all-DeKalb affair as the Chapel
Hill Lady Panthers defeated the
Champion Lady Chargers 47-25 on
Feb. 22.
Champion (17-2) jumped out
to an 11-7 lead by the end of the
first quarter. Foul trouble then
came into play in the second
period as two starting guards for
the Chargers had to go to the
bench.
Chapel Hill's pressure took over
and forced turnovers as the Lady
Panthers went on a 15-3 run in the
second quarter to take control of
the game. Chapel Hill led 22-14 at
the half.
The Panthers put together a
15-5 run in the third period to take
a 37-19 lead after three quarters
of play.
Mauri Barnes was the game's
leading scorer with 11 points
to earn her second postseason
MVP award. She was followed by
Chapel Hill teammates Avantey
Gilreath with nine points, and
seven points each from Kennedi
Thomas and Janise McCoy.
Lailah Cox led the Chargers
with eight points and Kamaya
Rivers-Childs added six points.
In the semifinals, Champion
rallied and defeated Clayton
County's Eddie White Middle
School 48-43 in overtime to
advance to the championship
game.
Coach Wesley Zellers' Chapel
Hill squad trailed by two points
with 5.9 seconds to play in
regulation and called timeout.
Childs got the ball, drove the
baseline, and lofted a floater for
the basket to tie and was fouled
with 1.6 seconds remaining.
SEE CHAPEL ON PAGE 7
SEE BASKETBALL ON PAGE 11
THECHAMPIONNEWSPAPER.COM
