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Lithonia Community Mourns Loss of Woman in Tragic Chupp Road Townhome Fire
A tragic townhome fire on Chupp Road in Lithonia took the life of a woman yesterday. The DeKalb County Fire Department responded to the blaze that erupted at around 10:20 a.m., subsequently leading to the death of 62-year-old Ga Juan Sanders and hospitalization of her brother, who managed to escape, as reported by FOX 5 Atlanta.
Coastal Areas That Saw the Largest Increase in Water Temps
Recent years have brought unusually high temperatures to the world’s waters—and with them, major impacts on marine life and coastal communities. However, since early 2023, this trend has significantly intensified, with each day for more than a year setting a new record high. The effects have created eye-popping weather and climate events. In early 2023, waters off the coast of South Florida reached more than 100 degrees—approximately the temperature of the water in a hot tub. While the pace of change is alarming, the effects of these trends are not evenly distributed geographically. Researchers calculated the average summer water temperature change from 2013 to 2023 across each coastal metropolitan and micropolitan area, then ranked locations accordingly.
Conyers Names New Chief of Operations
CONYERS — Conyers City Manager Kameron Kelley has announced the appointment of Brian Frix, former director of the city’s Department of Public Works and Transportation, as the city’s new chief of operations. Frix joined the city of Conyers in 2016 as deputy director of Public Works and...
2 metro Atlanta Starbucks locations file to unionize
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Baristas at two metro Atlanta Starbucks locations have filed for a union election. The baristas at locations in Roswell and Alpharetta have filed for elections with Starbucks Workers United, a union founded in 2021. The locations are at Holcomb Bridge & Holcomb Woods in...
Zack Short in Lineup for the Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves and their struggling offense are facing off against the San Francisco Giants and their surging offense tonight in the first game of a three game series at home. The Braves have scored a combined ten runs over the past four games, and five of those were in...
Volunteers Improve Boating Access at Lake Allatoona
The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance and 31 union volunteers, primarily tradeswomen, braved the heat on June 29 to install a new floating dock at one of the most popular boat ramps on Lake Allatoona. “It was already 80 degrees at 5 a.m., and you could cut the humidity with a knife, but the weather didn’t faze the great group of volunteers we had,” said USA Conservation Coordinator Cody Campbell. The project...
Fun, food, and fireworks happening across metro Atlanta for 4th of July
If you’re looking for fun, food, and fireworks, then metro Atlanta is the place to be this 4th of July. We’ve rounded up some can’t-miss events. Tucker Celebration of IndependenceThe City of Tucker is getting an early jump on the festivities with its July 3 event on Main Street, featuring live music, food trucks, a […] The post Fun, food, and fireworks happening across metro Atlanta for 4th of July appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
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