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Archaeologists validate deacon s claims that county paved over Black cemetery
Archaeologists validate deacon s claims that DeKalb County paved over Black cemetery.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - The Kinnemore family of DeKalb County cherishes their gravesite that sits off Wilson Road not far from Lawrenceville Highway. It sits above a far more expansive piece of property now identified by archaeologists as an African-American cemetery paved over by the county and private developers in the late-1960s. I think it was intentional, said Deacon Fred Kinnemore, who believes county officials and developers flagrantly disrespected members of the predominantly Black St. Paul Baptist Church, whose ancestors were buried on the property.
UpdatedTue, Feb 23, 2021 at 1:01 pm ET
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DeKalb County paved a road over 26 possible graves associated with St. Paul Baptist Church. On Friday, at least one grave was discovered. (Shutterstock)
DEKALB COUNTY, GA For 50 years, Fred Kinnemore told DeKalb County he believes his ancestors were buried under the pavement along Wilson Road and the county needed to investigate. Now Kinnemore, deacon at St. Paul Baptist Church, has proof.
After WSB-TV first led an investigation into Kinnemore s claims in 2018, a team hired by DeKalb County conducted a study into the suspected area located near St. Paul Baptist Church Cemetery using ground-penetrating radar technology starting in 2019. It showed 26 geophysical anomalies consistent with possible graves.
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Drew Durham, executive director of the Moultrie Colquitt County Humane Society, holds Tatum in this photo from Fall 2020.
Kimberly Mitchell/Special to The Observer Humane Society cuts euthanasia rate
By Jack R. Jordan | jack.jordan@gaflnews.com Feb 17, 2021
Feb 17, 2021
Drew Durham, executive director of the Moultrie Colquitt County Humane Society, holds Tatum in this photo from Fall 2020. Kimberly Mitchell/Special to The Observer
MOULTRIE, Ga. â In 2020, the Moultrie Colquitt County Humane Society (MCCHS) has euthanized 365 fewer animals than the year before. Â
Under Executive Director Drew Durham, the MCCHS has been working since March of 2020 to enact a âno space relatedâ euthansia program.
5 given Life Saver Awards for role in pulling man from Becker County lake after his canoe capsized
Becker County Sheriff s Office Deputy Adam Douglas, Becker County Sheriff s Office Communications Officer Lynn Schulberg, Detroit Lakes Fire Chief Ryan Swanson, Jeff Friesen and Christine Hoffart were honored with Life Saver Awards at the Becker County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 16. The awards were in recognition for saving the life of a capsized canoeist on Tamarac Lake, near Rochert, in August 2020.
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Becker County Commissioners, members of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander honor Becker County Sheriff s Office Deputy Adam Douglas, Becker County Sheriff s Office Communications Officer Lynn Schulberg, Detroit Lakes Fire Chief Ryan Swanson, Jeff Friesen and Christine Hoffart (not pictured) for saving the life of a capsized canoeist on Tamarac Lake, near Rochert, Minn.