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EDITORIAL THE CHAMPION, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9 - 15, 2025 • PAGE A heCHAMPION WWW.THECHAMPIONNEWSPAPER.COM OUR VISION: To be the first choice for local news in DeKalb, Georgia’s most culturally diverse county. To be the unbiased, county-wide voice of DeKalb County. PUBLISHER: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER: LEGAL AD MANAGER: LEGAL AD ASSISTANT MANAGER: PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: AD SALES/MANAGING EDITOR: LOCAL NEWS EDITOR: SPORTS/LOCAL REPORTER: LIFESTYLE EDITOR: BUSINESS EDITOR: SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR: CONSULTANT: MAIN PHONE: SUBSCRIPTIONS/ADVERTISING LEGAL ADVERTISING Carolyn Jernigan Clenn Dr. Earl D. Clenn Jacquelyn Bryant January Jackson Kemesha Wadley Jay Phillips Christine Fonville Reginald Fuller Cale Horton Cay Kathy Mitchell Donna Seay Falisha Riaye (404) 373-7779 Fax: (404) 373-7721 Fax: (404) 371-1359 Publication No. 015405 The Champion is published each Thursday by ACE III Communications, Inc., 627 - H East College Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030. Phone (404) 373-7779. Peri odicals Postage Paid at U.S. Post Office, Decatur, Georgia 30030. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Champion, P. O. Box 1347, Decatur, GA 30031- 1347. Articles appearing in The Champion may not be reproduced without written approval of the publisher. All rights reserved. The opinions expressed by editors and contributing writers are not necessarily those of the publishers. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • $39.00 DeKalb County displays generosity Two separate incidents recently took the lives of two public servants in DeKalb Coun ty; on Aug. 8, DeKalb County police officer David Rose was shot and killed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a month later, on Sept. 8, DeKalb County Fire and Rescue firefighter Preston Fant was killed while battling a fire in Lithonia. While tragedies like these often bring together a community in mourning, those in DeKalb County immediately stepped into taking action to wrap their arms around the families of each man through hundreds of thousands in donations. DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cohran-Johnson said her office was inundated with calls, emails, and messages asking the same question immediately after both public servants perished while protecting the community: "how can we help?" At press time, the GoFundMe fundraiser for Fant's family had collected more than $86,000 while a GoFundMe fundraiser for Rose's family, which has been online longer, had received more than $625,000 in donations. Words of gratitude on each fundraiser left from those who work at the CDC, or along side Fant and Rose, or those that had never met the two men but call DeKalb County home, show how much these heroes meant to the community. We at The Champion are honored to be a part of DeKalb County - a place that comes together and supports those who have suffered the ultimate loss and heartache with generosity and an abundance of love. RETAIL AND COIN BOX LOCATIONS You're fresh out of training son... Are you sure you know how to do the skin color test? v"' . Kroger 2205 LaVista Road Atlanta 30329 Kroger 3541 Chamblee-Tucker Rd. Atlanta 30341 Avondale Estates 21 North Avondale Plaza Avondale Estates 30002 City Hall Brookhaven 4362 Peachtree Rd. NE Brookhaven 30319 City Hall Chamblee 3450 Broad Street Chamblee 30341 Civic Center Kroger 2875 North Decatur Rd. Decatur 30033 The Champion 627-H East College Ave. Decatur 30030 Office Kroger 4919 Flat Shoals Parkway Decatur 30034 Kroger 2385 Wesley Chapel Rd. Decatur 30035 Kroger 3479 Memorial Drive Decatur 30032 Doraville 3765 Park Ave. Doraville 30340 Courthouse Kroger 2090 Dunwoody Club Dr. Dunwoody 30350 Kroger 4498 Chamblee Dunwoody Road Dunwoody 30338 Kroger 6678 Covington Hwy. Lithonia 30058 Pine Lake 459 Pine Drive Pine Lake 30072 City Hall Kroger 1232 South Hairston Rd. Stone Mountain 30088 Stone Mountain 922 Main Street Stone Mountain 30083 City Hall Kroger 4357 Lawrenceville Hwy Tucker 30084 Kroger 3959 LaVista Road Tucker 30084 Matthew's 2299 Main Street Tucker 30084 Cafeteria Let Us Know What You Think! THE CHAMPION encourages opinions from its readers. Please write to us and express your views. Letters should be brief, typewritten and contain the writer's name, address and telephone number for verification. All letters will be considered for publication. Send Letters To: Editor, The Champion • P. O. Box 1347 Decatur, GA 30031-1347 Email: jay@dekalbchamp.com DEADLINE FOR NEWS RELEASES: Thursday, 1 week prior to publication date. Printed on 100% recycled paper c * Re o 49 ( 2. FCYC Corrections Policy The Champion Newspaper is committed to accuracy and promptly corrects errors of fact or confusing or misleading statements. We are ethically bound to correct errors — including, but not limited to misstatements, factual errors, misleading statements, and inaccurate quotations —as soon as they are verified. To request a correction, please email Jay@dekalbchamp.com or cfjglenn@gmail.com. NO FAKE NEWS HERE LOCAL. REAL. The CHAMPION THECHAMPIONNEWSPAPER.COM
