🌱 Medication Take Back Days + Petition Seeks To Help Homeless

Morning, friends! It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Decatur-Avondale Estates Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in town today.

But first, today's weather:

Turning sunny; not as warm. High: 66 Low: 47.

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

1. On Oct. 28 and Oct. 29, the Atlanta VA Healthcare System will be holding Medication Take Back Days. This event allows veterans and non-veterans alike to safely dispose of old, unused, or expired medications. These include both over-the-counter drugs and prescription medication. You can drop off your unwanted prescriptions at the Atlantic VA Clinic in Decatur or visit the link for more clinic locations throughout the area. (Veterans Affairs)
2. A Decatur man embroiled in the Georgia pill-production conspiracy has been sentenced to federal prison. 35-year-old Albert Bynoe was sentenced to 92 months in prison after pleading guilty to multiple crimes including conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Bynoe was arrested in 2021 after agents searched his Decatur residence and rented storage unit. They found methamphetamines, cash, drug paraphernalia, pill molds, a pill press machine, and firearms. (All On Georgia)
3. On Tuesday, Oct. 25, the House of the Unhoused DeKalb Alliance presented a petition with more than 2,000 signatures to the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners requesting that the county improve services for homeless locals. The Alliance wants the Board to open enough warming centers throughout the county to provide support for all the unhoused people in the area. They also want the county to offer adequate food, shelter, and protection for the homeless of DeKalb. There are currently only three warming centers in the county, all with limited space and resources. (Decaturish.com )

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Today in and around Decatur-Avondale Estates:

• Curated Book Bundles At Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library (All Day)
• Pumpkin Pack To Go At Embry Hills Library (All Day)
• A Spooky Soiree, Circa 1922 At DeKalb History Center Museum (5:30 PM)
• Genre Book Discussion At Decatur Library (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Avondale Estates Farmer's Market is this Sunday, and it has some of your favorite fall treats ready to go! Grab some delicious cider donuts before they disappear. (Avondale Estates Farmer's Market via Facebook)
• McCain Library is looking for seed donations! If you have any extra pass them along so they can finally bloom! (McCain Library, Agnes Scott College via Facebook)
• The Winnona Park PTA is offering five amazing experiences for their Parents' Night Out. Consider bidding on some of these great experiences for your children! (Winnona Park PTA via Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.