Philip wrote in this morning about a congregation of city and county police near the YMCA on Clairemont Road yesterday evening.

Asst. Chief Lee provides details as to what occurred…

A Decatur Police Officer was flagged down by a motorist. The motorist advised they were transporting a shooting victim to the hospital. Officers discovered a male in the vehicle who was the victim of a gunshot. The victim advised he was shot outside the Spanish Trace Apartments on Candler Road. This location is in unincorporated DeKalb County. DeKalb Police were notified and the investigation turned over to them.

This note from Superintendent Phyllis Edwards was distributed to parents and interested non-parents yesterday evening.

In related news, Emory’s H1N1 vaccine trials on children started yesterday.

Dear Parents/Guardians:

As you may know flu-like illness is circulating in our region and community. We are beginning to see students with flu like illness in all the schools. The illnesses are generally mild with symptoms lasting only a few days. Please know that we will inform you of any significant increase in numbers of absences related to flu like illness or any clustering of illness. We will not, however, inform you of each incidence of illness that shows up in a school.

We are working closely with the DeKalb County Board of Health and following the guidelines from the CDC to monitor flu conditions and make decisions about the next steps to take concerning schools. We will keep you updated with new information as it becomes available.

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Lots of rain in the area this morning.

Flash-flood warnings cover most of the metro area until 2:45p this afternoon. Decatur’s Code Red Weather Alert just issued a flood warning.

Up to 4 inches of rain is expected.

Roads are flooded. My basement is flooding more than usual.  My feet are wet.

Captain Obvious out.

I’m still on record that I love this idea, right?

The Decatur Minute has a great sketch of what the city-sponsored “Oakhurst Farm” or “Oakhurst Urban Garden” between 2nd and 3rd Avenue in Oakhurst could look like.

With the help of resident and landscape designer Lindsey Mann, the idea for the farm has been floating around city hall for a few years, but it now finally has the funding it needs to move forward.  According to the Minute, the first planning meeting for the farm will take place next Wednesday at 7p at the Solarium.

Click the sketch to the right to view a larger version over on The Decatur Minute.

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