🌱 Meeting To Certify Election Results + Warming Centers This Weekend

Hi all. It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Daily. Here's all the community news you need to know right now.

But first, today's weather:

A shower in the p.m.; colder. High: 65 Low: 33.

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

1. The DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 15, to certify the Nov. 8 election results. This will be an in-person meeting at the department's office on Memorial Drive in Decatur. There will be an opportunity for public comments. Click the link for submission details. (On Common Ground News)
2. Decatur's local publication Decaturish.com is requesting readers to participate in a survey. The publication began in 2013 as a personal blog. It has grown to serve thousands of readers in the Decatur community. The readership survey will provide the publication with demographic data to improve its content. Click the link for survey details. (Decaturish.com )
3. DeKalb County will be opening four warming centers this weekend. The centers will be located at Fire Stations 3, 4, and 6, as well as the North DeKalb Senior Center. To stay at a warming center, an individual must follow the county's COVID-19 protocols. Click for more information about the warming centers. (Decaturish.com )

Today in Decatur-Avondale Estates:

• Take And Make Thanksgiving Cards At Flat Shoals Library (10:00 AM)
• Turkey Hunt At Flat Shoals Library (10:00 AM)
• Holiday Door Decor At Flat Shoals Library (2:00 PM)
• The Butterfly At The Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The City of Decatur will be hosting a Decatur Town Center Plan 2.0 meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 5:30 p.m. at the Decatur Recreation Center. Click the link for plan details. (City of Decatur GA- Government via Facebook)
• The City of Decatur GA will be cleaning up the Great Lakes community this morning at 7:00 a.m. Click for the full clean-up schedule. (City of Decatur GA- Government via Facebook)
• The City of Decatur will be holding its next City Commission Meeting on Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. (City of Decatur)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you soon for another 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.