🌱 Moving Equipment Company Shooting + Food Stamp Application Backlog

Hello all. It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Decatur-Avondale Estates Daily — here to tell you everything that's fit to print about what's happening in town.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and chilly. High: 47 Low: 27.

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

1. The DeKalb County Police Department reports that an employee and boss got into a shootout at a Tucker-area business on Tuesday. The shootout was the result of a dispute regarding money. Moran Hasut, the boss, and Cameron Randle were located by officers with gunshot wounds at the moving equipment company on Montreal Court. Hasut will not be charged, since he was not the one that shot first. The shooting is still under investigation. (Fox 5 Atlanta)
2. Decatur's Orlando Akaiba Hall, 20 years old, has been charged with suspicion of one count of aggravated assault for an incident that occurred on Sunday. On Tuesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported that it will be investigating the incident, which occurred near Wilkins Road and Wilkins Station Drive. Hall is being held at the DeKalb County Jail. (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)
3. A DeKalb County food stamp office encountered a long line on Tuesday. Dozens of county residents were lined up outside in the rain for hours due to a Georgia Food Stamp Program backlog delay. There has been a significant increase in SNAP applications and renewals due to inflation. High call volume has also led to the department's phone lines going straight to voicemail. (Fox 5 Atlanta)

Today in Decatur-Avondale Estates:

• American Red Cross At The Hairston Crossing Library (10:00 AM)
• How To Write A Dynamic Business Plan With The DeKalb Chamber Of Commerce (Virtual) (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Are you growing increasingly frustrated with online home listings and are seeking an alternative? Consider this list of five upcoming in-person open houses occurring in the Decatur-Avondale Estates area this weekend. Click for the full list that includes times, dates, property dimensions, prices, and photos. (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)
• Avondale Estates' City Hall will be closed on Nov. 24 and Nov. 25 for Thanksgiving. Please plan accordingly. (City of Avondale Estates)
• Decatur's Better Together Advisory Board Meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 6:30 p.m. (City of Decatur)

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— 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.