Community reacts to violent weekend in Atlanta
Gov. Brian Kemp addresses the violent weekend in Atlanta.
ATLANTA - A community activist said too many people are silent about our children and teenagers being killed by gun violence.
Georgetta Morton has started a movement to honor and remember the young people who are killed.
She was planning a rally Sunday for several of the 37 child victims who were killed on Atlanta streets in 2020 when she heard about Diamond Johnson. Atlanta police said the 15-year-old was shot and killed when two groups of people started arguing at Grant Park, then traveled over to the Waffle House on Glenwood Avenue Saturday Night.
Atlanta weekend violence: 13 injured, 2 killed in Atlanta shootings
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Officials say 13 people were injured and two were killed in shootings around Atlanta over the weekend.
ATLANTA - At least 15 people were shot within the Atlanta city limits over the weekend.
Officials say two people died in the string of violence, including a 15-year-old girl.
The violent weekend came to an end with two people shot late Sunday in northwest Atlanta.
Police tell FOX 5 that the two victims are both in their late teens and were hit after getting into an argument with people inside a black sedan.
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BROOKFIELD Township officials are reviewing options on whether to add a new pavilion and a recreational walking trail for the township park.
Road supervisor Jamie Fredenburg told the board at a recent trustees meeting about seeking available state grants for a new 30-by-50-foot open pavilion at a cost of $70,000.
He said two options are being considered for a recreational trail. One would cost $153,000 for a 3,300-foot-long, 10-foot-wide trail from the parking lot to the north end of the park property line and back through the woods.
The second option is a trail going around the perimeter of the park above playing field one, at 5,330 feet long and $245,000.
The Summit Lake Build Corps hires teens to work and teaches life skills. Author: Carl Bachtel Updated: 1:38 AM EST January 29, 2021
AKRON, Ohio They say home is where the heart is, but Akron s Summit Lake neighborhood has a heart that needs some healing. I think the broader reputation for Summit Lake is somewhat negative, Summit Lake resident Stephanie Leonardi, aka Leo, says. In an effort to change those perceptions and improve the area, she founded Summit Lake Build Corps. It used to be just watering gardens and picking up trash but over time, we found that building was something we could repeat every weekend, she said.
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) Tuesday, the City of Kalamazoo issued a Boil Water Advisory for the area of Ira Avenue due to crews repairing a water main leak.
While this advisory is in effect, area residents should either use bottled water or boil water for at least two minutes before drinking it or using it for other consumptive purposes.
No extra precautions need to be taken for hygienic purposes.
The affected areas are listed as follows:
Ira Avenue â From East Main Street (northern boundary) to Dearborn Avenue (southern boundary), both sides of the street. Does NOT include the northwest and northeast corners of Ira Avenue and Dearborn Avenue.