Various events are happening this week in and around DeKalb County, including a Mightmare album release show, a Diwali celebration at Oakhurst Elementary School in Decatur, and Avondale Ale Days. Several local government meetings are also scheduled for this week.
Oakhurst Elementary School will be getting a new principal. Tanisha Frazier, the principal at the school, announced her resignation to Oakhurst parents on July 8.
The planters along West Howard Avenue have a long run as a traffic-calming solution and as a source of complaints and jokes. The 197 multicolored planters were always meant to reduce the lanes temporarily from four to two on the street but have lasted longer than expected.