🌱Are Pandemic Programs Working In DeKalb +Georgia Power Raising Rates

Hi everyone! Cherryl Young/ MamaNyeMatters here with your Thursday edition of the Decatur-Avondale Estates Daily. Keep reading to find out all the local information you need to know right now, including updates on...

• Funding for pandemic programs is scheduled to end in the 2023-2024 school year
• Georgia Power will be raising the price of electricity
• Wesley Chapel Animal Hospital will be closing its doors for the last time on Jan. 3

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Remaining cloudy. High: 48 Low: 17.

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Here are the top stories today in Decatur-Avondale Estates:

1. School districts across Georgia are implementing different strategies in an attempt to decrease the learning deficit caused during the pandemic. Research states that although the decrease in learning has stopped, there hasn't been much growth either and the funding for pandemic programs is scheduled to end in the 2023-2024 school year. (Decaturish.com)
2. A DeKalb County jail detention officer finds himself on the opposing side of the law. Jason Sidberry was fired from his job, charged with violation of the law, and soon after learned he was also being arrested and charged with four counts of theft by shoplifting. Authorities stated Sidberry stole merchandise from a Walmart store in Gwinnett County. (Fox5Atlanta)
3. Wesley Chapel Animal Hospital will be closing its doors for the last time on Jan. 3, 2023, exactly 50 years from the day it first opened. The beloved R Bickley DVM made the announcement on the Wesley Chapel Hospital Facebook page. Loyal customers are pouring in with replies of good wishes and thank you's. (Facebook)
4. During the next several years Georgia Power will be raising the price of electricity. The Public Service Commission has approved a $1.8 billion plan that some are saying will increase company profits but doesn't support clean energy efforts. (Decaturish.com)

Today in Decatur-Avondale Estates:

• Take & Make Letter Writing Kit — Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library (All Day)
• Take & Make Salt Snowflake Kit — DeKalb County Public Library (All Day)
• Take & Make Letter Writing Kit — DeKalb County Public Library (All Day)
• Tasty Traditions: Cookie and Dessert Exchange (10:00 AM)
• Kwanzaa: A Cultural Celebration Bookmark (10:00 AM)
• Kwanzaa: A Cultural Celebration Trivia Challenge (10:00 AM)
• DIY Ornaments — DeKalb County Public Library (11:00 AM)
• Cricut Creations — Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library (1:00 PM)
• Cricut Creations — DeKalb County Public Library (1:00 PM)
• Family Movie — "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (1:00 PM)
• Winter Family Movies — DeKalb County Public Library (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• DEFs Resource Development Manager Leah Humphries is moving on from DEF. This is her last month with the organization. For more information on the organization, you can go to info@decatureducationfoundation.org. (The Decatur Education Foundation via Facebook)
• Avondale Estates Farmer's Market will be closed Christmas and New Year's Day. It will reopen on Jan. 8. (Avondale Estates Farmer's Market via Facebook)
• Doggie Harmony Rescue provides temporary foster homes, veterinary care, and other vital assistance for pets and their owners. (Doggie Harmony Rescue via Facebook)
• Georgia Interfaith Power & Light is asking for your help in giving this holiday season. For more information, you can visit their website. (Georgia Interfaith Power & Light via Facebook)
• The Decatur Education Foundation Teacher Innovation Grants are awarded every autumn in hopes to provide teachers with the tools necessary to provide students with a successful learning experience. (The Decatur Education Foundation via Facebook)

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— Cherryl Young/ MamaNyeMatters

About me: Cherryl Young DBA MamaNyeMatters. I was born in Providence Rhode Island and moved to Georgia 5 years ago where I wrote my first children's book, You Are the Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow. I studied Community Development @Roger Williams University. My Purpose In Life Is To Connect, Create, Inspire, Write, and Expand and I am ELATED to Be Here as a Contributing Writer @ Patch! Journey With Me...

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