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1 found dead inside Lithonia home destroyed by massive fire

Atlanta Journal 21 Jul 2021

One person was found dead early Wednesday morning after a fire razed a Lithonia home and damaged other houses near it ... DeKalb County firefighters were called to the home about 5.20 a.m., the news station reported ... The victim has not been identified ... 1 ... ....

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Atlanta Police need your help finding this missing Lithonia woman

Marietta Daily Journal 06 Apr 2021

The Atlanta Police Department is seeking the public’s aid in finding a missing woman ... .

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Lithonia man charged with defrauding federal COVID-19 food relief program

Marietta Daily Journal 18 Mar 2021

A Lithonia man has been arrested and charged with fraud regarding the federal government’s COVID-19 food relief program, the U.S. attorney’s office announced ... .

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Lithonia Man Charged With Defrauding $1.5 Million From USDA’s COVID Relief Program

CBS Sports 18 Mar 2021

ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) – Christopher A. Hayes, 35, of Lithonia, made an initial appearance on federal charges of making a false claim to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), , according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia ... .

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Lithonia man charged with defrauding the USDA’s COVID Relief Program (United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia)

Public Technologies 18 Mar 2021

). ATLANTA - Christopher A. Hayes made an initial appearance on federal charges of making a false claim to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Hayes was charged via an information filed on March 18, 2021 ... Erskine ... Hayes, 35, of Lithonia, Georgia, made an initial appearance on March 18, 2021, before U.S.

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‘Mob violence in Lithonia’: Marker memorializes lynching of Black men

Atlanta Journal 05 Mar 2021

Drivers traveling through the small DeKalb County city of Lithonia may notice a new historical marker off the side of a downtown street. One side of the plaque is titled, “Lynching in America,” while the other says, “Mob Violence in Lithonia.” ... Lithonia Mayor Shameka Reynolds told ...

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5-year-old killed in Lithonia home was shot by playmate, police say

Atlanta Journal 09 Dec 2020

A pair of young friends sat together, playing in a back room of a Lithonia house Friday afternoon. The 5-year-olds’ plaything wasn’t a toy, but a handgun. The game was seeing what would happen when one of the tiny girls pulled the trigger. From the kitchen, their babysitter heard a gunshot ring out. Then, crying ... She found Jada bleeding. It was too late.

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300 new homes planned for Lithonia, Stone Mountain area

Atlanta Journal 12 Oct 2020

DeKalb County recently rezoned almost 100 acres for residential development, setting the stage for 300 new homes. Parkland Communities Inc., a real estate development and investment firm in Atlanta, plans to create the Kingsley Creek and Summertree communities, which are in unincorporated DeKalb between Lithonia and Stone Mountain ... In Other News ....

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Lithonia Democratic lawmaker resigns from Georgia House

Atlanta Journal 16 Sep 2020

A longtime DeKalb County Democratic lawmaker turned in her resignation letter to Gov. Brian Kemp, likely triggering a special election to fill her seat. State Rep. Pam Stephenson of Lithonia submitted her resignation last Thursday, Kemp spokesman Candice Broce said ... 4 ... 10 ... .

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Lithonia man dies in fatal car crash after striking another vehicle head-on on Lawrenceville road

Gwinnett Daily Post 29 Jun 2020

Police are investigating whether speed and alcohol contributed to a head-on collision in Lawrenceville on Saturday that left one man dead and injured another ... .

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Robyn Johnson, 33, of Lithonia lost 110 pounds

Atlanta Journal 16 Jun 2020

SUCCESS STORY / Robyn Johnson, 33. From 265 pounds to 155 pounds. Former weight. 265 pounds. Current weight. 155 pounds. Pounds lost. 110 pounds. Height. 5 feet 1 inch. Age. 33 years. How long she’s kept it off. She started three years ago and reached her current weight five months ago. Personal life. “I live in the Lithonia area ... Turning point.

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