Chris Billingsley, a retired Decatur High School social studies teacher, has been active in organizing Memorial Day events in Decatur. There were events throughout the weekend to mark the occasion, including placing flags on graves in ...
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Three of the city of Decatur’s pools are opening today, May 23, and other pools around DeKalb are opening up this month, too. Ebster, Glenlake and McKoy Pools will all be open to the public ...
GDOT said it is cutting down on construction-related lane closures over the Memorial Day weekend as people prepare to travel for the holiday. The suspension of lane closures on interstates and major state highways starts at ...
Retired Decatur High School social studies teacher Chris Billingsley is heading up Memorial Day observances in Decatur. Last year, Billingsley and others stood in the rain at Decatur Cemetery, paying tribute to veterans buried there. ...
The Memorial Day ceremony at Decatur Cemetery wasn’t fancy, but it was enough. Chris Billingsley, a retired Decatur High School social studies teacher, stood close to an umbrella as rain plopped on the edges of ...
Chris Billingsley, a retired Decatur High School social studies teacher, hasn’t stopped reminding us about important days in American history. He reminds us that today, May 26, Decatur will mark Memorial Day with a simple ceremony at ...
The Georgia Department of Transportation is cancelling most of its major roadwork planned for this weekend. Here is the full statement from GDOT, obtained via the Avondale Estates newsletter. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) ...