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Over the past century, Black farmers have lost more than 12 million acres of farmland, the result of systemic racism in lending and exclusion from agricultural programs, according to agricultural experts and the government’s own admission in court.

“I could not come back without any assistance, and it was devastating,” McCrary said. “You go to the bank and try to get something and you have a strike against you because you are Black. It was so obvious.”

In 1974, as a 24-year-old Fort Valley State College graduate, Donnie McCrary used a $200,000 loan from the Farmers Home Administration to buy 139 acres two miles from campus.

Credit: Kevin Dantes of Black Farmers’ Network

Credit: Kevin Dantes of Black Farmers’ Network

Though far too late for McCrary, it appears that long-awaited help is coming for Black farmers and other growers who have faced disadvantages because of race or ethnicity.

A massive stimulus relief package recently passed by Congress and signed by President Biden includes $10.4 billion steered toward agriculture. Of that, some $5 billion is slated to go to disadvantaged farmers, about a quarter of whom are Black.

“You’ve got this systemic racism that basically put these people behind and they’ve never caught up,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “This is the beginning of addressing that issue.”

Most of the money will go toward covering outstanding debt and offering training, education and technical assistance. A racial equity commission also will be formed to root out discrimination at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. And historically Black colleges and land grant universities will receive financial support for research and education.

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“There has been discrimination,” said U.S. Rep. David Scott, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. “And, while we have to be able to provide the money to pay down the debts, we also have to provide the training and support so they do not fall into this situation anymore.”

That involves teaching minority farmers how to recognize and understand the discriminatory practices that have hurt them, Scott said, “so they can make money and have the same doors open in the marketplace to sell their products as the white farmers do.”

Righting century-old wrongs

Throughout Georgia, Black farmers are hailing the legislation as groundbreaking. For many, the financial boost could mean the difference in failing or surviving.

Under the Trump administration, the billions of dollars in bailout money meant to help farmers suffering from the effects of the trade war with China primarily went to large operators, most of whom are white, according to USDA data. And Secretary Vilsack said Black farmers got only a tiny fraction — 0.1% — of Trump’s coronavirus relief for American farmers.

“Black farmers don’t want and need another loan,” said 67-year-old Alford Greenlee, who farms 52 acres in Dougherty County. “Letting farmers understand the difference between a loan and a forgiveness loan is important because most of us are struggling already.”

The legislation represents a step toward righting century-old wrongs, advocates for Black farmers say.

But not everyone is pleased.

No Republican voted for Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. And U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Athens, said the specific aid to disadvantaged farmers is racist.

“This provision should be a clear violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” Clyde railed in a speech on the House floor. “It is shameful and, in my opinion, illegal. I cannot justify conditioning relief aid based on race and ethnicity. This is not equality under the law. Federal aid dollars should be colorblind.”

Ralph Noble, dean of the College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology at Fort Valley State University stands near rows of peach trees on the university’s farmland in Fort Valley. The university works closely with the area’s Black farmers to provide information on traditional farming methods and bring them up to speed on technology and policy. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Credit: Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com

Credit: Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com

The new aid revisits previous forays by the government into compensating Black farmers for past wrongs.

A class-action lawsuit filed by North Carolinian Timothy Pigford in 1997 against then-Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman resulted in a consent decree, which was supposed to provide restitution to Black farmers who were the victims of USDA racial discrimination between 1983-1997.

Critics said the payout program was rift with fraud and that people who weren’t even farmers applied and got money. Others said the payments were insufficient and still left thousands of Black farmers in debt, undermining their ability to create generational wealth.

“This bill addresses the inequities and injustices of Pigford,” said Tracy Lloyd McCurty, executive director of the Black Belt Justice Center in Washington, D.C. “But, when we start talking about what is owed the Black farmer, we are just getting started. The debt cancellation came 30 years late.”

President Joe Biden’s new debt relief program targeted specifically to Black, Hispanic and Native American farmers shows the political weight of Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., shown in Washington, D.C., in 2021. (Bloomberg photo by Stefani Reynolds)

Credit: Stefani Reynolds

Credit: Stefani Reynolds

The seeds of the new bill came from Sen. Raphael Warnock’s Emergency for Farmers of Color Act.

“I’ve spent a lot of time in rural Georgia, and I’ve heard firsthand from people in these communities how, for too long, they’ve felt left behind and discriminated against by our federal government,” Warnock told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Warnock notes that, over the last century, the number of Black-run farms has decreased 96%. According to the USDA, only 48,697 of the country’s 3.4 million farmers are Black.

Dr. Veronica Womack, shown here at Jibb’s Vineyard in Byromville, works with African American farmers as the executive director of Georgia College & State University’s Rural Studies Institute and the founder of the Black Farmers’ Network.

Credit: Suhyoon Cho of Black Farmers’ Network

Credit: Suhyoon Cho of Black Farmers’ Network

Only 2% of all agricultural land is owned by Black people.

Veronica Womack, who works with African American farmers as the executive director of Georgia College & State University’s Rural Studies Institute and the founder of the Black Farmers’ Network, said those numbers are stunning.

According to the USDA’s 2017 Census of Agriculture, the average net cash income for Black farmers in Georgia was $8,137 in 2017, compared to $69,000 for white farmers. Most Black farms in Georgia range from 10 to 179 acres, much less than the statewide average of 235 acres. Only 63% of Black farmers in Georgia have internet access.

The numbers have been made even starker by the COVID-19 crisis, Womack said.

BY THE NUMBERS

2,870 — Black farmers In Georgia, ranks 5th highest in country

48,697 — Black farmers in the U.S., out of 3.4 million in the country

10 acres-179 acres — size of Black-owned farms in Georgia

235 — average size of all farms in Georgia

12 million — acres lost by nation’s Black farmers over past century

Source: USDA

James Ford, a former USDA employee who now consults with Black farmers, said the COVID-19 crisis has been a curse and a blessing for small farmers.

On the one hand, they’ve had to become more technologically savvy, using platforms like Zoom to access educational programs and technical assistance.

“But the negative is that agents from the USDA have not been able to visit the farms,” said Ford, the owner of Square O Consulting. “There have also been issues that all farmers have faced in marketing their beef, because the slaughterhouses were shut down. They didn’t get the market they expected.”

‘We need more of us’

In Georgia, there are 2,870 Black farmers, the fifth-highest number in the U.S. Many of them, like LeMario Brown, live in Central Georgia.

Brown, who also serves as Fort Valley’s mayor pro-tem, doesn’t look like your typical farmer. On an early Friday morning, he is wearing a flashy polo shirt and designer jeans. But he trades his Jordans for a pair of work boots as he walks his land.

He scoops up a bucket of feed, walks to a pen, then, with a combination of bucket shakes and verbal clicks, calls his cows and goats to breakfast.

LeMario Brown says, “I am in a good area. We have minimum competition when you are talking about small African American farmers. But I am trying to change that. We need more of us.” (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Credit: Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com

Credit: Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com

At 35 years old, Brown essentially has taken over his family’s small 10-acre farm, located behind his parents’ house. Aside from the two cows and eight goats, he has a couple of hogs and a coop full of egg-laying chickens, all watched over by a chocolate lab named Charcoal.

He wants to build the family farm to at least 50 goats, five head of cattle, 20 chickens and more pigs.

“I am in a good area. We have minimum competition when you are talking about small African American farmers. But I am trying to change that,” he said. “We need more of us. This bill will benefit us all.”

Because his family farm is so small, Brown doesn’t have much debt. But he and other farmers are excited about legislation and are studying ways to get access to some of the funding.

LeMario Brown shows an old pecan from his orchard in Fort Valley. Brown doesn’t have much debt, but he and other farmers are excited about legislation and are studying ways to get access to some of the funding. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Credit: Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com

Credit: Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com

‘We can’t wait for the question’

Part of figuring that out rests on the shoulders of Ralph Noble, the dean of FVSU’s College of Agriculture, and Mark Latimore Jr., who runs the cooperative extension program.

“It is very critical that we do what we need to do here to make sure our farmers are trained and positioned right for the market,” Latimore said. “We are sifting through the relief bill now, looking for information so we will be able to intelligently talk to the farmers. If it does what is outlined in the bill, it will be a major boost for African American farmers.”

Mark Latimore Jr., associate dean for the extension program for the College of Agriculture, Family Sciences, and Technology at Fort Valley State University, says, “It is very critical that we do what we need to do here to make sure our farmers are trained and positioned right for the market.” (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Credit: Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com

Credit: Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com

FVSU is one of the biggest farming operations in the area, with 1,200 of the campus’ 1,300 acres devoted to agriculture. The university works closely with the area’s Black farmers to provide information on traditional farming methods and bring them up to speed on technology and policy.

Ralph Noble gives a tour of the Dairy Goat Research Center on the FVSU campus. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Credit: Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com

Credit: Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com

“Some of the farmers won’t read that bill, so we are relied on to be the interpreters. They don’t always have the best feel of the USDA, but they trust what we say,” Noble said. “In some cases, we can’t wait for them to ask a question. We have to present it to them.”

Government aid packages could have been a game-changer for McCrary, but he’s moved on.

He has retired to Albany now, where he mentors young Black farmers. He travels back to FVSU regularly to do work for the Cooperative Extension Program.

Donnie McCrary lost his farm after a deep freeze in 1985 wiped out his crops in 1986, and he was unable to get another loan. He had been known for his collard greens, which sometimes grew heads as heavy as six pounds.

Credit: Kevin Dantes of Black Farmers’ Network

Credit: Kevin Dantes of Black Farmers’ Network

Sometimes, he drives past his old farm.

Sometimes, he stops and imagines what could have been.

“I would be a collard green specialist with several warehouses where I would be buying and selling them by the semi-load,” McCrary said. “I would be a millionaire — the collard green king. But it is hard to come up that road being Black.”

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For many, the financial boost could mean the difference in failing or surviving.”},{“_id”:”XLH5D6NH5RB6TMYKHNJ5YW6K3U”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1615931927474},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Under the Trump administration, the billions of dollars in bailout money meant to help farmers suffering from the effects of the trade war with China primarily went to large operators, most of whom are white, according to USDA data. 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2,870 — Black farmers In Georgia, ranks 5th highest in country

48,697 — Black farmers in the U.S., out of 3.4 million in the country

10 acres-179 acres — size of Black-owned farms in Georgia

235 — average size of all farms in Georgia

12 million — acres lost by nation’s Black farmers over past century

Source: USDA

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I fully expected my dad to just pass away from old age.””},{“_id”:”OFAMEER6UZA25FGLIUXOZYR5YM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616713124405},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Though he lived on a fixed income, Barner’s family said he went out his way to treat them to birthday dinners and loved spoiling his two grandsons any chance he got.”},{“_id”:”RDH5USSCCNAAXMGBNUYDKUY3EE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616713124406},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“He made sure to show up to as many games as he could for my nephew,” Mapp said. “You know those stadium seats aren’t very comfortable, but it was important for him to be out there.””},{“_id”:”V6LGPJEQFBGEBKLJW47TSBZXAQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616713124407},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Barner called his daughter as often as he could to ask about her life and would always tell her that he just wanted to hear her voice.”},{“_id”:”OZA4QNRP4ZGIXJQ7BN3TN6F63Y”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616713124408},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“We never got off the phone without saying we loved each other,” Mapp said, adding she’ll miss their conversations.”},{“_id”:”RJXTVNFMXJEVHE6GFVZG73UFUY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616713124409},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The search continues for the two suspects seen following Barner in the surveillance video. One man appeared to be wearing white and black sneakers and the other wore gray pants and a black hoodie, according to Atlanta police. They were last seen in a silver Nissan Sentra that was built between 2014 and 2017.”},{“_id”:”LXVKOJAOWFAAPDEDZDMECC36DQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616713124410},”type”:”text”,”content”:”A $2,000 reward has been offered for information leading to arrests in the case. Anyone who recognizes the suspects or knows their whereabouts is asked to contact Atlanta police. 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He was arrested after a shopper spotted him with a rifle in the men’s restroom about 1:30 p.m. and alerted the store’s employees, Atlanta police said.”},{“_id”:”IY736D35EZFQ5A5LVWESDOOFOU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616694853292},”type”:”text”,”content”:”According to an incident report, Instacart shopper Charles Russell entered the restroom and heard “clicking sounds” coming from a bathroom stall.”},{“_id”:”N5BHZ7NRHJHQRCVDHXWAVM3BUU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616703154892},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“It sounded to him like someone was loading firearms,” the officer wrote in the report. “He also told me that he saw an AR-15 style rifle leaned against the wall. 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Officers took Marley into custody as he left the bathroom and discovered six guns in his possession, authorities said.”},{“_id”:”YRNFVTVJFBG2ZBMAUCDQF7UPS4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616703154896},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“As I was walking through the left front door and entered the store, the accused was coming around the corner from the restroom from a few feet away from me,” the officer wrote, adding that Marley appeared surprised when he realized police were closing in on him with their guns drawn. “I immediately ordered the accused to put his hands up and don’t move, to which he complied.””},{“_id”:”GLQNMRULRNHBPOMTGP7MDK4EQA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616703154897},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The weapons seized included an AR-15, a 12-gauge shotgun, four handguns and several magazines. All six guns were loaded and had rounds in the chambers, authorities said. The handguns — three semi-automatic pistols and a chrome revolver — were concealed on his person, according to police. The long guns were found inside a bag.”},{“_id”:”CQB3EJJPZJG25IJHNQBRWI7RMI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616703154898},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Russell, the witness who spotted Marley in the bathroom, told Channel 2 Action News the man was wearing a white T-shirt and black pants. At the time of his arrest, however, the Atlanta man was wearing body armor, police said. 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Wednesday’s arrest came just two days after a gunman opened fire inside a Boulder, Colorado, supermarket, killing 10 people, including store employees, shoppers and a police officer.”},{“_id”:”VQMAWF57IFGUFEPU34KX5RQLOA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616703154902},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Atlanta police declined to answer questions about a possible motive Thursday or release the officers’ body camera footage, citing the ongoing investigation.”},{“_id”:”TEFFQJFKRZEI3ENKRJPNIBARQ4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616694853295},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Marley faces 11 charges, including five counts of criminal attempt to commit a felony and six counts of possessing a weapon during the commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies. He will remain held at the Fulton County Jail without bond until his next court appearance, which has yet to be scheduled, authorities said.”},{“_id”:”5ZX2CPLLAREQLIYCBR5UVV5TTY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616703154904},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Jail records show Marley was arrested by Chamblee police on a simple assault charge in January 2018. The incident was domestic related and court records indicate Marley threw a bowl of food at a relative’s head during an argument, Channel 2 reported. He was arrested again four months later on a theft by receiving stolen property charge in DeKalb County, court records show. It wasn’t immediately clear what happened with those charges, but he does not appear to have any open court cases, according to his Fulton County pretrial report.”},{“_id”:”VMKTHCE3MZBP3PPOAYXIVVPRTU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616703154905},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Several streets inside Atlantic Station were shut down Wednesday afternoon as police investigated a “suspicious package” that was found in the parking garage after Marley’s arrest. 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Why haven’t most people on Social Security received their $1400 stimulus money?
Their is no set date to advise us, the IRS website keeps saying “there is no additional information at this time”
Those on Social Security as their only source of income are in dire need. PLEASE HELP

— Bruno Hugo (@BHPIII13) March 22, 2021nn”,”_id”:”https://twitter.com/BHPIII13/status/1374052484147216393?s=20″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616697038721},”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”height”:null},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“subtype”:”twitter”,”referent”:{“referent_properties”:{“additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616697038722}},”provider”:”https://publish.twitter.com/oembed?url=”,”service”:”oembed”,”id”:”https://twitter.com/ManuelA79170548/status/1374403026128015360?s=20″,”type”:”twitter”},”_id”:”JO7V2ITNABGI7BJO7MFQ4K6LZI”,”raw_oembed”:{“author_name”:”Manuel Arias”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”twitter”,”version”:”1.0″,”url”:”https://twitter.com/ManuelA79170548/status/1374403026128015360″,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/ManuelA79170548″,”width”:550,”html”:”

Yes…as a ssdi recipient, I really need my $1400 for basic necessities
My question is if I am receiving my $1400 stimulus Wednesday March 24??

— Manuel Arias (@ManuelA79170548) March 23, 2021nn”,”_id”:”https://twitter.com/ManuelA79170548/status/1374403026128015360?s=20″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616697038722},”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”height”:null},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“_id”:”CYRRZSMOGFFZVOLUZSRTWBEEDQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616532295783},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The issue has been persistent for Social Security recipients since the first coronavirus stimulus was issued last spring. A “large number” of those payments will be mailed, so, by default, they will take longer than the direct deposit payments. Though the “Get My Payment” tool is available on the IRS.gov site, it does not always provide the latest update on the estimated arrival of stimulus payments.”},{“_id”:”CX5ZNNHTUNE4ZBENR37A5FYUFI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616532295784},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Even so, for those still awaiting their payment, here are a few things to know:”},{“list_type”:”ordered”,”_id”:”S3WSF6MPJZHQ5K6F2YJLIEE56I”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”list”,”items”:[{“_id”:”MZR5XMSN6FHFRD733HTQLH3HKU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”block_properties”:{},”content”:”Visit https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment to check on the status”},{“_id”:”FXFAGPQVNFHOXIUUOD3Z2L6HMI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”block_properties”:{},”content”:”Expect to see the following payment status messages:”}]},{“_id”:”TFTVAY2ZW5BLHAXMVPRCJMO7F4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616532295786},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Your payment has been processed and it will be sent on the date shown by direct deposit or mail. If your payment is by mail, you will receive an EIP Card (debit card) or a check. The amount of your third Economic Impact Payment is not shown.”},{“_id”:”2DAI2YWCO5BWBFD5AAWX2ZW7TU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616532295787},”type”:”text”,”content”:”You’re eligible, but a payment has not been processed and a payment date isn’t available yet.”},{“_id”:”YO3BBDGVGFDA5JH64GZEPTLX5I”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616532295788},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Payment Status Not Available: We haven’t yet determined your eligibility or you’re not eligible for a payment.”},{“_id”:”WOORY3IYURFOFJ7Z2HX7BHQZPE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616532295789},”type”:”text”,”content”:”3. Expect to get your payment via direct deposit, check or debit card”},{“_id”:”34TXOXHS7NBDZDJP75C6CWRNVI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616532295790},”type”:”text”,”content”:”
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“},{“_id”:”NMVGSIPQTVHODJWXPDNETBA7VE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616685062160},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Geoff Carmichael, a man who said he served in the Army with Tumlin, said he recalled his “positive energy” and commitment to work.”},{“subtype”:”twitter”,”referent”:{“referent_properties”:{“additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616694605059}},”provider”:”https://publish.twitter.com/oembed?url=”,”service”:”oembed”,”id”:”https://twitter.com/geoffcarmichael/status/1374791776985358337?s=20″,”type”:”twitter”},”_id”:”VVB3ZU27XZCDVADQAGWMNN7CH4″,”raw_oembed”:{“author_name”:”Geoff Carmichael”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”twitter”,”version”:”1.0″,”url”:”https://twitter.com/geoffcarmichael/status/1374791776985358337″,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/geoffcarmichael”,”width”:550,”html”:”

SGT Houston Tumlin came to me as PVT Tumlin. He showed a lot of spirit, promise, positive energy and was (hands down) one of my best Soldiers in my company. Came ready to work.

Please check on each other. Get help if you need it. We need you. https://t.co/iEXNb8cf9f pic.twitter.com/i6lTsk2rq0

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Dean abused the girl until she was 14, according to investigators, and the molestation escalated over the years.”},{“_id”:”DBATLT2QQBE5RMBK3W6Y2G2XSY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616689786351},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In 2010, the victim disclosed the abuse, and her mother contacted Cobb police. 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Dean also stated he was a former teacher and should have known better.”},{“_id”:”67UTI372KZAX7BVE5J44DDPEZA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616689786353},”type”:”text”,”content”:”At Dean’s home, investigators found toys and videos the victim had described. In September 2010, Dean was charged with numerous counts of child molestation and sexual battery, records show.”},{“_id”:”PPPJ2RZWQ5AXVNXBXWOEOHYLLY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”When the investigation revealed Dean also abused the victim in a Cartersville office, he was also charged in Bartow County.”},{“_id”:”RACDBGTDSZDDNPW7FBC73KK4MI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616689786354},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In 2012 while awaiting trial in both counties, Dean cut off his ankle monitor and fled the country, the Cobb DA’s office said. He evaded capture for seven years until U.S. marshals caught up with him in Mexico in 2019 and he was returned to the United States.”},{“_id”:”KYHJMEUIJZG65FECY2QWT7REBY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616689786355},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Later that year, Dean pleaded guilty to child molestation in Bartow. He has been serving that sentence at Jenkins Correctional Institute, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.”},{“_id”:”JE5GEF4RQRDV7AHUTAV6ETVNZQ”,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:”KY3X2DONPNCLBJU23IA4OP6RWQ”},”type”:”interstitial_link”,”url”:”https://www.ajc.com/news/crime–law/convicted-cobb-child-molester-killed-prison/v7si39VbAxG6i7QXn21TZL/”,”content”:”Convicted Cobb child molester killed in prison”},{“_id”:”STM6RMY3JFBN3EMUORW2BJZXKE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616689786357},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Since the allegations against Dean went public, three other women have said he molested them in the 1980s in California. Dean was then a church pastor, a principal, and ran a summer camp, according to the Cobb DA’s office.”},{“_id”:”4HEFKDLWG5FFBCXEST7MX2QR2M”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616689786358},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The victims addressed the court Wednesday before Dean was sentenced, with one of the California victims calling the Cobb victim “a hero” for speaking up.”},{“_id”:”7WTDY4FQYRF5VFTFRUSALUTUMA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616689786359},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Cobb Superior Court Judge Ann Harris sentenced Dean to 25 years to serve in prison without the possibility of parole, plus life on probation.”},{“_id”:”PT6M6XCH7NCF3LGVNZNJS3RND4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616689786360},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“We are thankful for the bravery of the victims who came forward to finally hold Kevin Dean accountable and to ensure he will never hurt another child again,” Senior ADA Lindsay Raynor said.”}],”display_date”:”2021-03-25T16:52:15.945Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”Ex-principal and serial molester gets additional 25-year sentence in Cobb”},”first_publish_date”:”2021-03-25T16:52:15.945Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“path”:”/news”,”parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”name”:”News”,”description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”_id”:”/news”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”BottomNav”:null,”TopNavRedesign”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”SectionMap”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”LoggedOutMenu”:null,”TopNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”ComposerNav”:”https://www.ajc.com/”},”site”:{“site_url”:”https://www.ajc.com/news/”,”section_comments_enabled”:”Yes”,”site_description”:”Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles – Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”site_title”:”Atlanta GA News | Top News Page”},”navigation”:{“nav_title”:”News”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”ajc”,”name”:”News”,”Sponsor”:{“sponsor_url_open_new_tab”:”true”,”sponsor_desktop_banner”:””,”sponsor_mobile_banner”:””,”sponsor_url”:””},”_id”:”/news”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”BottomNav”:[],”TopNavRedesign”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”SectionMap”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”LoggedOutMenu”:[]},”order”:{“default”:1001,”TopNavRedesign”:1001,”SectionMap”:1015,”TopNav”:1001,”ComposerNav”:1165}}},”_website_section_id”:”ajc./news”,”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″}],”tags”:[{“text”:”breaking-news.ajc”},{“text”:”crime-news.ajc”},{“text”:”publicsafety.ajc”},{“text”:”atlanta-now”},{“text”:”cobb county”},{“text”:”bartow county”}],”primary_section”:{“path”:”/news”,”name”:”News”}},”type”:”story”,”last_updated_date”:”2021-03-25T16:52:16.148Z”,”canonical_url”:”/news/ex-principal-and-serial-molester-gets-additional-25-year-sentence-in-cobb/WWMLD742BVA2TK5DXMLHDUSU2E/”,”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“credits”:{“affiliation”:[{“name”:”Cobb County Sheriff’s Office”,”type”:”author”}],”by”:[{“name”:”Cobb County Sheriff’s Office”,”type”:”author”,”byline”:”Cobb County Sheriff’s Office”}]},”subtitle”:”Serial molester gets additional 25 years”,”width”:1000,”caption”:”Kevin Owen Dean, 70, was sentenced to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole.”,”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/4DJ35X2VGVAYBMHKZ7UVYR7TNY.jpg”,”height”:563}},”_id”:”WWMLD742BVA2TK5DXMLHDUSU2E”},{“content_elements”:[{“_id”:”AFQ63BGBD5GGDGLPBYYQVRUOAY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1593365483154},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Police are investigating a shootout involving two vehicles outside of Cumberland Mall that left four people injured, officials said.”},{“_id”:”J6BZRJ4ZCRGYNOKVMTLW3S2NC4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616541902483},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Investigators initially said two people, including a child, were injured Tuesday night when people in two vehicles began firing at each other. 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This is a picture I obtained of the 6 guns, and ammo, found on the 22 year old suspect at the Atlantic Station Publix today. Police have said he was found with 5 but there appears to be one more handgun. Intentions of the suspect are still unknown. https://t.co/gMZBvbwWT8 pic.twitter.com/kQG9VgSfOx

— Matt Johnson (@MattWSB) March 25, 2021nn”,”_id”:”https://twitter.com/MattWSB/status/1374884641472180225″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616704807684},”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”height”:null},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“_id”:”Y45VCSY6OFEZ7MT2JXFVZEFMLM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616616567386},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“A witness observed the male and alerted store management, who then notified police,” Atlanta police spokesman Officer Anthony Grant told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.”},{“_id”:”F3H4GRMIE5DBBIHSQVNIZC4KTM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616625520715},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Officers at the scene spotted the man leaving the bathroom and quickly took him into custody. According to police, his weapons included two long guns and four pistols, all of which were concealed.”},{“_id”:”3M4ZIJRZING3BCFITERMBUDCKY”,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:”TLEDUSMQHJAVVPT5ENONKXE7JA”},”type”:”raw_html”,”content”:”“},{“_id”:”F64UVVBFHFHCJHG53F2HTPKYLM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616624723432},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Police identified the man as Rico Marley. The Atlanta man was booked into the Fulton County Jail on multiple charges of criminal attempt to commit a felony and weapons possession. Marley was scheduled for a first appearance before a judge Thursday morning.”},{“_id”:”UJEOS2BZEJFGLAR7WS6IONYOHU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616616567389},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Officers and paramedics interviewed Marley and conducted a psychiatric evaluation, authorities said. Police are still working to determine why he had so many guns inside the store.”},{“_id”:”KRGNCA6EUFFJVEVCUSPZQGGK7A”,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:”Z3UPFFVK3RGWJHAGPWNAOWTY74″},”type”:”interstitial_link”,”url”:”https://www.ajc.com/politics/atlanta-colorado-shootings-renew-push-for-gun-control-measures/F2OTV6WPZBBYTFNVB4XW46MTFI/”,”content”:”Atlanta, Colorado shootings renew push for gun control measures”},{“_id”:”MHK6OCJ5EJGYHETMYV4UP2W3U4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616618740987},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In addition to the man’s arrest, police were also investigating a suspicious package that was discovered in the parking deck, authorities said. It wasn’t clear if the incidents were related, but Atlantic Station’s management shut down several interior streets as well as the parking deck at the request of Atlanta police.”},{“subtype”:”twitter”,”referent”:{“referent_properties”:{“additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616704807692}},”provider”:”https://publish.twitter.com/oembed?url=”,”service”:”oembed”,”id”:”https://twitter.com/AtlanticStation/status/1374854419611840524″,”type”:”twitter”},”_id”:”EHUSR6COUFGZBHZ3HSMMDTYMGQ”,”raw_oembed”:{“author_name”:”Atlantic Station”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”twitter”,”version”:”1.0″,”url”:”https://twitter.com/AtlanticStation/status/1374854419611840524″,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/AtlanticStation”,”width”:550,”html”:”

At the request of the APD, we have shut down the interior shopping district streets at Atlantic Station and the parking deck to ensure the safety of the community as authorities investigate the suspicious package found onsite. (1/2)

— Atlantic Station (@AtlanticStation) March 24, 2021nn”,”_id”:”https://twitter.com/AtlanticStation/status/1374854419611840524″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616704807692},”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”height”:null},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“_id”:”RGMQZZTDZJHFJFL5EEN5DE57QA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616624723436},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Charles Russell, who delivers groceries for Instacart, said he entered the Publix restroom and saw the man with a rifle inside a stall.”},{“_id”:”VCMLCP7O3JFQZJHDAFQMF2LBVI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616624723437},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“I seen an AR-15,” Russell told Channel 2 Action News. “(That) kind of startled me with the events that recently happened in the grocery store up in Colorado.””},{“_id”:”B2DSZ3SOTJF75EZOCU5FVZMVGU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616624723438},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The man was wearing a white T-shirt and black pants, Russell said, but apparently was not wearing the body armor at the time. 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Most of those at Atlantic Station appeared unaware of the situation at the Publix as nearby restaurants served guests on patios and shops remained open.”},{“_id”:”4K7SUUYPIREZ5LHYUIJRBWKKPY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616627942275},”type”:”text”,”content”:”It was an unusual day for attorney Matthew Wilson, who received two email alerts that security was locking the doors to the Wells Fargo building where he works. 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A day in @MidtownATL… At 3p my building was locked down due to a shooting and at 530 it was locked down again for a “suspicious package.” @AtlanticStation #springfever pic.twitter.com/nGf54wwgBi

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In light of @krispykreme giving free donuts for receiving the CVD shot, here at @TheAtilisGym we are giving out free memberships to all who don’t get vaccinated. We believe in health – the real way – exercise, good diet, plenty of Vitamin D, Zinc, and an environment to destress.

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Exercise, vitamins, low stress and diet, although good for you, will not prevent you from contracting or spreading a virus. Open a science book for god’s sake!
This virus has killed about 550,000 people in the US so far.

— NursePeg 500,000 Lost-PLEASE wear a mask (@llawgep) March 24, 2021nn”,”_id”:”https://twitter.com/llawgep/status/1374845934568230916?s=20″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616626459875},”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”height”:null},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“subtype”:”twitter”,”referent”:{“referent_properties”:{“additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616626459876}},”provider”:”https://publish.twitter.com/oembed?url=”,”service”:”oembed”,”id”:”https://twitter.com/whackdummy/status/1374469750630182919?s=20″,”type”:”twitter”},”_id”:”DUFNOYXRAVEHZEGAJ4YE5FZWII”,”raw_oembed”:{“author_name”:”dulce ᵍˡass”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”twitter”,”version”:”1.0″,”url”:”https://twitter.com/whackdummy/status/1374469750630182919″,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/whackdummy”,”width”:550,”html”:”

VITAMIN D CANNOT GET RID OF COVID. THIS IS AN EXTREMLY IRRESPONSIBLE THING YOU’RE DOING.

— dulce ᵍˡass (@whackdummy) March 23, 2021nn”,”_id”:”https://twitter.com/whackdummy/status/1374469750630182919?s=20″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616626459876},”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”height”:null},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“subtype”:”twitter”,”referent”:{“referent_properties”:{“additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616626459877}},”provider”:”https://publish.twitter.com/oembed?url=”,”service”:”oembed”,”id”:”https://twitter.com/whitepatrick/status/1374841087932645381?s=20″,”type”:”twitter”},”_id”:”AZPAFJVJRREABDAZOQTFHWLUSI”,”raw_oembed”:{“author_name”:”P. D. White”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”twitter”,”version”:”1.0″,”url”:”https://twitter.com/whitepatrick/status/1374841087932645381″,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/whitepatrick”,”width”:550,”html”:”

Because the vaccine only works to beat a disease if a majority of the population takes it.

By telling people not to get vaccinated, he is actively helping a disease that has killed nearly 600,000 Americans in just over a year.

— P. D. White (@whitepatrick) March 24, 2021nn”,”_id”:”https://twitter.com/whitepatrick/status/1374841087932645381?s=20″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616626459877},”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”height”:null},”type”:”oembed_response”},{“subtype”:”twitter”,”referent”:{“referent_properties”:{“additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:1616626459878}},”provider”:”https://publish.twitter.com/oembed?url=”,”service”:”oembed”,”id”:”https://twitter.com/freestatewestoz/status/1374619210828054533?s=20″,”type”:”twitter”},”_id”:”BMT6NTLLLVAFRNL6JGGA3X4YAM”,”raw_oembed”:{“author_name”:”Rick Hollis”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”twitter”,”version”:”1.0″,”url”:”https://twitter.com/freestatewestoz/status/1374619210828054533″,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/freestatewestoz”,”width”:550,”html”:”

Feel free to go to an ICU where COVID patients are being kept alive. Failing that, feel free to get coughed on by someone who is COVID positive.

Plenty of people who had a high level of fitness have suffered greatly or even died from this thing.

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This is what I like to see! Too many sheep are still believing that our government wants what’s best for our health 🤣 look at the fda approved foods then come back to me

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COVID-19 vaccination rates for Georgia counties

nBy Emily Merwin DiRico and John Perry
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Note to readers: The data on this page may be incomplete or not available due to a problem with the Georgia DPH data online. DPH temporarily took its COVID-19 vaccine dashboard offline, blaming ongoing system and data issues, the AJC reported on March 25.

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The maps below show current rates* of coronavirus vaccinations administered at sites in each Georgia county. People often travel across county lines to get vaccinated, so the rates shown are informative but not absolute. For example, Miller County in southwest Georgia has a tiny population, but it has a hospital, a care center and a health department that received thousands of vaccine doses and probably administered many to residents of neighboring counties. The vaccines administered in Georgia so far include Pfizer’s and Moderna’s. This page will update daily.

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Update: Normal operations resuming, at Arts Center.

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It can also involve learning how to raise a ladder in order to make a rescue at a great height or simple duties such as knot-tying.”},{“_id”:”EMA2LNURXRD27IQJQLQE6G7LBE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616534430900},”type”:”text”,”content”:”And that’s just getting started.”},{“_id”:”YN5YKYAEGZCHRJPAYFIXLEPRV4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616012881315},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“For any call there’s a lot of things you need to know how to do,” Brown said of the job. “It actually could take years — maybe 10 or 12 years — to become an effective firefighter.””},{“_id”:”MEWTPSFT3BC7PNGHEMPLPA4PYE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616012881322},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Those drawn to the profession often refer to it as a calling. DeKalb Batallion Chief Maurice Gates, who became a firefighter in 1994, said he first dreamed of donning the uniform when he was a small boy.”},{“_id”:”LFROHPGKKNBHVKBNCWKI3VFVJE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616530830864},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“I still have a Christmas picture of when I was a child, with a fire hat on and a fire truck,” he said.”},{“_id”:”BFZ2JXGSI5EOJOPXQBSCUJATJ4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616534430904},”type”:”text”,”content”:”He probably never dreamed of the equipment he uses today: heat-sensing cameras, oxygen masks, flame-proof gloves. Those items can quickly become a firefighter’s eyes, lungs and hands in a smoke-filled home.”},{“_id”:”DUE7ANH2OZFELGB4T3CQT2H7ZI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616669454471},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Expect the unexpected”},{“_id”:”JLX4JI6XBNAK3O2JJ625K2R4BY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616614640026},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Firefighters in Georgia are also trained as paramedics, and the majority of their dispatches are actually medical calls. 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The damaged wall was directly above the girl’s crib and the tree’s limbs blocked the door.”},{“_id”:”6EWDUZMK35CITA34AMEQ2W4HYE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616012881319},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“They used a hacksaw — I don’t know, some type of electronic tool — to cut my door open and went in and got my baby,” Ashlee Johnson said following her daughter’s rescue.”},{“_id”:”E26D2PMQIRFMZLIMRKU3RSC4XI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616012881320},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“I’m thankful to the DeKalb County fire department for getting her and giving me my baby.””},{“content_elements”:[{“additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”_id”:”E2FYU6KWXNABZE2EAY7GBRRX3I”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”“They’re seeing people when they are facing the worst. 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Since the start of the year, hundreds of metro residents, in homes and apartments, have been left without a place to live because of fires.”},{“_id”:”L2QQ6HYDTNALBCEM6XS4NM6MGA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616618176424},”type”:”text”,”content”:”For firefighters, it’s all part of a long day’s work.”},{“_id”:”RFZKUVF7OBAOLBYYDQCJBDGZAA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1616012881323},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“They’re seeing people when they are facing the worst,” Fullum said of his crews. “A fire is probably the worst thing a person will experience beyond death, because you are losing everything. 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Hairston Blvd. NW on Friday morning, Jan. 17, 2020 where they found heavy fire throughout the structure. Battalion Chief Shawn Manns said crews took a Òdefensive positionÓ until getting a knockdown on the fire, and then teams were sent in for primary and secondary searches which were negative. Manns said the bulk of the fire was in the attic. There were not any initial reports of persons being in the unoccupied residence, but Manns said they are mindful of that with every dispatch. The cause of the fire is under investigation With the weather turning colder, and even colder beginning Sunday night, Chief Mann recommended to the public to ÒPlease be careful with candles, space heaters and fireplaces. Make sure you use fireplace screens so embers donÕt escape. Put out candles before going to bed. And remember our ÒClose Door Campaign.Ó Before you go to sleep, close your bedroom door. 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Fire officials said it appears the small blaze began inside a closet. “We had a basket of clothes and laundry burning inside the closet,” Terrell said, adding that the fifth floor of the high-rise sustained water damage from the apartment’s sprinkler system. No injuries were reported, but seven residents have been displaced. Your donation helps The Atlanta Journal-Constitution provide essential public health journalism during the COVID-19 pandemic. We press on together. Donate today. While fires at senior living complexes aren’t common, Terrell said the biggest challenge is evacuating residents who are unable to get out on their own. The building is nine stories tall and houses hundreds of residents, most of whom are older or disabled. “The rest of the residents were allowed to shelter in place because we only had smoke in the hallway where we had the fire,” he said. Volunteers from the American Red Cross are on their way to the scene to assist the residents who were displaced. In addition, a company was called in to remove the water and repair damaged units. “They’re going to have to wait until all the water is cleaned up before they can return to their apartments,” Terrell said. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/P7V4YLOF6V53S2I3VYZWZBJACE.jpg”},{“caption”:”March 2, 2021 Gwinnett County: A Gwinnett County day care and two gas stations were evacuated Tuesday morning, March 2, 2021 after a gasoline tanker crashed in an intersection, spilling fuel onto the road. A hazmat team is working to contain the fuel leak, which happened on Braselton Highway at Hamilton Mill Road near I-85 about 5:30 a.m., according to Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services spokesman Capt. Tommy Rutledge. The Discovery Point Daycare and the nearby QuikTrip and BP stations were evacuated while crews tend to the situation. The tanker overturned in the intersection and leaked fuel onto the road, Rutledge said. The vehicle was carrying about 8,500 gallons of fuel and about 3,000 of it spilled, he said. “There were two points of impact, what we will call ‘leak points’ on the tractor-trailer,” Rutledge said. “There was one at the actual top of the dome itself, and then there’s a second point of impact at the rear of the carriage unit.” Some of the fuel went into a nearby storm drain, but authorities have not determined how much. “Firefighters have a 500-foot hot zone perimeter established and are working to identify the amount of product that has entered the nearby storm drain,” Rutledge said. Equipment was put down to absorb the fuel to prevent more of it from spilling into the storm drain, officials said. However, some of it spilled into a nearby pond. “Visible fuel is on top of the pond, with the fuel being lighter than water itself,” Rutledge said. The area’s sewage system is not impacted, he said. The driver was evaluated by paramedics at the scene of the crash and is expected to be OK. No other injuries have been reported, and no other vehicles were involved. Crews are working to determine how to siphon off the remaining 5,000 gallons of gasoline in the fuel truck. Hamilton Mill Road at Braselton Highway is shut down in all directions due to the incident, and police are diverting traffic in the area. (John Spink / John.S”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/QNVWF6N367JSGCEUS2VDCH5FZU.jpg”},{“caption”:”March 5, 2021 Brookhaven: A Brookhaven apartment building was already empty Friday morning, March 5, 2021 when a massive fire broke out, sending smoke and flames shooting through the roof. Hours earlier, authorities evacuated the same building at the MAA Brookhaven complex off Caldwell Road when a smaller fire started on the ground floor just before midnight. The fire Friday morning was more destructive but did not result in any injuries, according to DeKalb County fire spokesman Capt. Dion Bentley. Investigators are looking into the possibility the two fires are related. “It could be a lot of reasons or causes, but it’s too early for us to give any details as to why we responded back,” Dion said. The second fire was reported just before 7 a.m. Kalyn Kolaski said she woke up for work and heard a distraught woman talking on the phone outside her door. She later realized she was calling 911. Kolaski’s apartment is 20 feet from the building that burned, she said. She was not evacuated Thursday night, but she said Friday’s blaze threatened her home. “I started hearing all these fire trucks,” she said. “That’s when I went and ran outside and that’s when I saw — it was huge. I just kept standing outside and it just kept spreading, and the roof collapses.” Bentley said the fire had broken through the roof when the first fire crews arrived. The building, which contained 24 units, was significantly damaged, he said. He was not sure if any pets were left behind. “Thankfully they got it under control, because I can’t imagine losing everything,” Kolaski said. “So many people just lost everything they owned.” The displaced residents were expected to receive help from the American Red Cross. It was unknown how many lost their homes Friday. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/4YTTVDMQFJXTNQXCICAAK4TYPU.jpg”},{“caption”:”March 9, 2021 Atlanta: There were traffic backups on the southside of Atlanta at Lakewood Avenue and McDonough Blvd. which were closed most of the morning and afternoon Tuesday, March 9, 2021 as Atlanta firefighters battled a large salvage yard fire. Battalion Chief Greg Gray said arriving crews found a large fire coming from the rubble of the all metal recycling center on arrival just before 10:30 am. “Our biggest concern was exposure issues and the 10-15 mph wind,” he said. Fire crews set up a defensive operation concentrating master streams into the rubble to contain the fire. The Norfolk Southern Railroad was shut down for a short while until it was determined safe to resume operations. No one was hurt and the cause of the fire is under investigation. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/5GANL7EG2TFOFYGHGDGW2AIMWM.jpg”},{“caption”:”March 5, 2021 Brookhaven: A Brookhaven apartment building was already empty Friday morning, March 5, 2021 when a massive fire broke out, sending smoke and flames shooting through the roof. Hours earlier, authorities evacuated the same building at the MAA Brookhaven complex off Caldwell Road when a smaller fire started on the ground floor just before midnight. The fire Friday morning was more destructive but did not result in any injuries, according to DeKalb County fire spokesman Capt. Dion Bentley. Investigators are looking into the possibility the two fires are related. “It could be a lot of reasons or causes, but it’s too early for us to give any details as to why we responded back,” Dion said. The second fire was reported just before 7 a.m. Kalyn Kolaski said she woke up for work and heard a distraught woman talking on the phone outside her door. She later realized she was calling 911. Kolaski’s apartment is 20 feet from the building that burned, she said. She was not evacuated Thursday night, but she said Friday’s blaze threatened her home. “I started hearing all these fire trucks,” she said. “That’s when I went and ran outside and that’s when I saw — it was huge. I just kept standing outside and it just kept spreading, and the roof collapses.” Bentley said the fire had broken through the roof when the first fire crews arrived. The building, which contained 24 units, was significantly damaged, he said. He was not sure if any pets were left behind. “Thankfully they got it under control, because I can’t imagine losing everything,” Kolaski said. “So many people just lost everything they owned.” The displaced residents were expected to receive help from the American Red Cross. It was unknown how many lost their homes Friday. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/TFWULJOFAZF5CWYBIFHDCOMQZI.jpg”},{“caption”:”December 15, 2020 Atlanta: A vacant apartment building went up in flames Tuesday morning, Dec. 15, 2020 in northwest Atlanta. Fire was raging at the two-story structure at the corner of Hollywood Road and Brooks Avenue when Atlanta fire crews arrived, according to Battalion Chief Shawn Manns. The building was believed to be unoccupied, and Manns said crews had to focus their efforts on containing the flames. “We just placed lines around the building and a ladder pipe and set up for a defensive operation,” Manns told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from the scene. “We had fire throughout, so at this time we’re just trying to get a good knockdown on it, and we should be able to get a primary (search) a little bit later in the day.” Firefighters likely won’t make their way into the building until the fire is out and they have the benefit of daylight, he said. Manns said cold weather like on Tuesday morning can sometimes hamper firefighting efforts. Temperatures dipped down into the 30s before the sun came up. “The main thing is just trying to stay dry and warm,” he said. “It’s cold, but I’ve seen a lot colder. This is not too, too bad.” The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Manns said there have not been any other fires at abandoned structures in the area that would suggest a pattern. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/KGUUUY5QL3OPXBZTMP2B44ZPKY.jpg”},{“caption”:”Neighborhood resident, Jasmine Rozier, left, delivers Dunkin donuts to firefighters after a fast-moving fire broke out about 1 a.m at the landmark Krispy Kreme on Ponce de Leon Avenue early Wednesday morning, Feb. 10, 2021. (John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/MDMT3VV7QCRDBRTNL2ZFOCPYBI.jpg”},{“caption”:”January 15, 2021 DeKalb County: Steam rises from the head of DeKalb County firefighter, Shawrice Bassett after she exited the burning structure after DeKalb County firefighters were called to a vacant building fire just after 7:30 a.m. on Friday morning, Jan. 15, 2021 located next door to the Century Lake office Park on Century Boulevard in Chamblee. DeKalb County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief, Kenneth McKinney said fire crew went defensive until all the exits could be cleared because of a VPS (vacant property security) system installed by the landlord. ÒClairmont Road was closed to get the water supply across the street,Ó McKinney said. Deborah Legan who works for MTNT that operates the Century Lake Office Park said, ÒFor a year to year and a half weÕve had homeless people camping out there. They set up residence and ran long electrical lines to our office park for their heaters and grills. A week ago the landlord there set up barricades. Two or three days later they returned and began having food delivered. I guess they mustÕve caught something on fire. No one was hurt. The fire is under investigation. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/DPM7PHOQRXDP4ZBQANX7RRM3UE.jpg”},{“caption”:”March 5, 2021 Brookhaven: A Brookhaven apartment building was already empty Friday morning, March 5, 2021 when a massive fire broke out, sending smoke and flames shooting through the roof. Hours earlier, authorities evacuated the same building at the MAA Brookhaven complex off Caldwell Road when a smaller fire started on the ground floor just before midnight. The fire Friday morning was more destructive but did not result in any injuries, according to DeKalb County fire spokesman Capt. Dion Bentley. Investigators are looking into the possibility the two fires are related. “It could be a lot of reasons or causes, but it’s too early for us to give any details as to why we responded back,” Dion said. The second fire was reported just before 7 a.m. Kalyn Kolaski said she woke up for work and heard a distraught woman talking on the phone outside her door. She later realized she was calling 911. Kolaski’s apartment is 20 feet from the building that burned, she said. She was not evacuated Thursday night, but she said Friday’s blaze threatened her home. “I started hearing all these fire trucks,” she said. “That’s when I went and ran outside and that’s when I saw — it was huge. I just kept standing outside and it just kept spreading, and the roof collapses.” Bentley said the fire had broken through the roof when the first fire crews arrived. The building, which contained 24 units, was significantly damaged, he said. He was not sure if any pets were left behind. “Thankfully they got it under control, because I can’t imagine losing everything,” Kolaski said. “So many people just lost everything they owned.” The displaced residents were expected to receive help from the American Red Cross. It was unknown how many lost their homes Friday. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/6SKWRGXFJD2DXDGVA4XYC57L4U.jpg”},{“caption”:”February 25, 2021 Atlanta: MARTA service was delayed for about an hour Thursday morning as Atlanta firefighters removed a man from underneath a train, officials said. The delays began shortly after 10 a.m. when the man was discovered on the eastbound track at the Georgia World Congress Center/CNN Center station, the agency said in a tweet. It’s unclear why the man was on the track or how long he had been there. Atlanta firefighters were called to the station and pulled him out from underneath the train about 10:30 a.m., spokesman Sgt. Cortez Stafford said. It didn’t appear he was struck by the train, but authorities said he may have been intoxicated when he found his way onto the tracks. The man was treated on the platform before being placed on a stretcher and loaded into a waiting ambulance outside. Train service resumed just before 11 a.m. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/SS5KC7FJW7X2B6LR5EEPNAWEVY.jpg”},{“caption”:”March 2, 2021 Gwinnett County: A woman died Tuesday morning, March 2, 2021 after a fire broke out at her Gwinnett County home and trapped her inside. The woman’s caretaker and a man who lived at the home both survived the blaze at the home on Whitney Park Drive in Duluth, officials said. Firefighters were sent to the house just before 1 a.m., according to Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services spokesman Capt. Tommy Rutledge. While en route, crews learned that a woman was still inside the structure and couldn’t get out. Smoke and heavy flames were swirling out of the home when they arrived, Rutledge said. “The two-story home (was) engulfed in flames on the back side,” Rutledge said. “There was heavy fire showing from the back.” The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but officials said it started on the home’s covered back porch and spread to the roof. The man and the caretaker were both outside of the house, but the woman was trapped inside a bedroom in the back of the home.rFirefighters entered the house and climbed up a stairwell, Rutledge said. They were immediately met with intense flames, scorching heat and dense smoke. “They were able to use a hose line to push back the flames enough to get into that back bedroom to do a primary search,” Rutledge said. After battling the flames, firefighters found the woman and pulled her from the bedroom, he said. She was taken to a hospital but died of her injuries. Her name was not released. The caretaker was evaluated by paramedics at the scene. No other injuries were reported. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/YQLZ3P2XXH3MFEN5E3L66N7QYI.jpg”},{“caption”:”February 26, 2021 Atlanta: Two adults and their pets were fortunate to escape a fire from their Southeast Atlanta home on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 after a neighbor broke a window to wake them up. Atlanta firefighters were dispatched to the 600 block of Blake Avenue at 6 am and arrived to find heavy fire on the front side of the home. Atlanta Fire Rescue spokesman Sgt. Cortez Stafford said firefighters were concerned initially finding two cars parked in the driveway of the home thinking occupants may still be inside but were informed by neighbors they had gotten out. Firefighters then spoke with the owners of the home who said they were both asleep at the time of the fire. “It’s great that you have neighbors who were up and who saw the fire and took the time out to check on their neighbors and were able to actually throw a rock through one of the windows to get them outside where they saw the fire,” Stafford said. Firefighters heard no smoke detector alarms going off when entering the home according to Stafford. No one was hurt and the home suffered extensive damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/Y7LGD4IADP62FHVIKTARSQHAWQ.jpg”},{“caption”:”January 26, 2021 Cobb County: Marietta Firefighters helped some residents out of their burned apartments with their belongings. Authorities in Cobb County are working to help 50 people who were displaced by a massive fire at a Marietta apartment complex on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021.. Firefighters were called to a burning building at the Park on Windy Hill Apartments shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday, according to Marietta Fire Department Chief Tim Milligan. When the first crews arrived at the complex on Windy Hill Road, they saw fire rising from the building’s roof. A total of 13 crews from both the Marietta and Cobb fire departments worked to bring the blaze under control, Cobb fire spokesman Stephen Bennett said. Crews managed to tamp out the flames, but 24 units were impacted by the fire, Bennett said. No injuries were reported. Investigators are still working to determine how the fire started, Milligan said. Volunteers from the American Red Cross are working to aid the affected families, according to spokeswoman Ruby Ramirez. “Along with emotional support, volunteers are prepared to help with immediate emergency needs for essentials, such as temporary lodging, food, clothing, personal items, and health-related needs,” she said. “Caseworkers will work with the families impacted in the days ahead to help them get back on their feet and begin the recovery process.” (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/AOC62XLAIEUWYFWNGMNL374UBU.jpg”},{“caption”:”An Atlanta firefighter battles a blaze on Blake Avenue.”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/NU5OC3UZ2FBVJKYXSGUIQH2LGQ.JPG”},{“caption”:”Firefighters work blaze on Blake”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/XNEASILWNFHADMRMODLUE2BQR4.JPG”},{“caption”:”February 19, 2021 Atlanta: A crane teetering outside a 31-story office tower in Midtown is in danger of falling and could take up to two days to secure, fire officials said on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Several nearby businesses and apartment buildings were evacuated Friday morning as Atlanta fire crews worked to stabilize the leaning crane outside the high-rise building. No injuries were reported in the construction mishap, which occurred shortly after 9 a.m. at West Peachtree and 13th streets, Atlanta fire spokesman Sgt. Cortez Stafford said. Several streets in the area have been blocked off, but more roads could be closed if authorities decide to expand the evacuation zone surrounding the crane, officials said. “Upon speaking with the construction workers and construction managers at the site, we were informed that in the process of taking down the tower crane, there was a mechanical failure with one of the hydraulic cylinders,” Stafford said. “That (caused) the top of the crane to start to lean.” Stafford said the crane is still in danger of falling and damaging surrounding buildings. “Therefore, we’re taking all the precautions and evacuating a number of buildings surrounding the crane, the construction site and in the adjacent area,” Stafford said, adding that the crane operator was able to get out safely. So far, fire crews have evacuated three apartment buildings and two parking decks. They also encouraged several surrounding restaurants not to open for lunch until the situation is under control. Additional cranes and an engineer have been called in to help dismantle the machinery outside the office building, but that could take up to 48 hours, officials said. Construction on the office tower at 1105 West Peachtree is nearly complete, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported last month. The 410-foot building is set to include 675,000 square feet of office space with two confirmed major tenants, Google and the law firm Smith, Gambrell & Russell. De”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/G5BYXJISBXFAWAFPUCMTE7HNWU.jpg”},{“caption”:”February 18, 2021 Chamblee: A family was forced to flee their Chamblee home after it went up in flames Thursday morning, Feb.18, 2021 officials said. Two adults were taken to a hospital with injuries, and a baby DeKalb County fire crews initially feared was trapped inside the Shallowford Road home made it out safely. Not all of the family’s six pets have been accounted for, according to DeKalb fire spokesman Capt. Dion Bentley. Crews are still at the scene working to make the structure safe enough to search. Shallowford Road was shut down near Chamblee Tucker Road while firefighting efforts were underway. The road was reopened about 10:30 a.m. Fire crews and officers from the Chamblee police department were sent to the home about 7 a.m., Bentley told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from the scene. “Once they arrived on scene, Chamblee PD was already on scene and informed us that we did have a victim outside with burns,” he said. Authorities called for medical personnel to treat the burned woman and took her to a hospital, Bentley said. A man was also taken to the hospital, but the extent of his injuries is not clear. Authorities worked to determine if anyone else was in the house. They were able to confirm initial reports of a baby trapped by the blaze were incorrect. “The child was outside the building, thank God,” Bentley said. “As a firefighter, when you hear ‘a child inside,’ all of our hearts sink.” Crews then turned their attention to the blaze. About half of the house was in flames, and crews worried that the home next to it would also catch on fire. “We focused on hand lines to protect the home that was not on fire,” Bentley said. “Then we started to commence our attack on the fire.” At least one of the family’s pets escaped the burning house before fire crews arrived, he said. Crews have not been able to enter the home to conduct a thorough search due to the dangerous conditions. “Visibility was real poor because of the weathe”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/6EDFW2RY3BDT5QMTDGVC4WLIKM.jpg”},{“caption”:”A fast-moving fire broke out about 1 a.m at the landmark Krispy Kreme on Ponce de Leon Avenue early Wednesday morning, Feb. 10, 2021. (John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/HETSXFRTKI3SK6X5KKTM25DXPU.jpg”},{“caption”:”February 17, 2020 Atlanta: With reports of entrapment, Atlanta firefighters arrived just before 6 a.m. to a home in the 300 block of Sunset Avenue NW where they found a large volume of heavy fire coming from the roof and the rear of the home Monday morning, Feb. 17, 2020 Atlanta fire spokesman Sgt. Cortez Stafford said. Firefighters following up on a report of someone missing found the homeowner in the rear of the home with minor smoke inhalation. He refused treatment at the scene. There were 5 family members who escaped the burning homer before firefighters arrived. At one point during firefighting operations, the family dog reentered the burning structure where firefighters had to coax the dog back out and into a safe area. Family member, 11-year old Isabella Foster said, ���My family grew up in this house. It���s been in my family for generations, since my great grandmother. It���s very devastating for this to happen to this house. I���m sickened.��� Stafford said the house, ���appears to be a total loss.��� The fire is under investigation. 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The building was believed to be unoccupied, and Manns said crews had to focus their efforts on containing the flames. “We just placed lines around the building and a ladder pipe and set up for a defensive operation,” Manns told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from the scene. “We had fire throughout, so at this time we’re just trying to get a good knockdown on it, and we should be able to get a primary (search) a little bit later in the day.” Firefighters likely won’t make their way into the building until the fire is out and they have the benefit of daylight, he said. Manns said cold weather like on Tuesday morning can sometimes hamper firefighting efforts. Temperatures dipped down into the 30s before the sun came up. “The main thing is just trying to stay dry and warm,” he said. “It’s cold, but I’ve seen a lot colder. This is not too, too bad.” The cause of the fire is still under investigation. 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Sesame Workshop Is Talking More Explicitly About Race—and Welcoming Two Black Muppets https://t.co/H4FERmIbJ0

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