Jack Krost writes in…

Can you resolve this Oakhurst mystery?

What is buried under Oakview Road in Decatur’s Oakhurst neighborhood?

A) A time capsule, placed there by prominent local woman Georgia Adams in 1910

B) A Confederate soldier

C) The pistol used to kill Commodore Stephen Decatur in a duel

D) The remnants of a trolley line

If you don’t know the answer, it’s time to brush up on your Oakhurst history! And another Oakhurst walking tour is coming up, just in time.

We’ll meet in front of the One Step at a Time running shoe store, at 650-B East Lake Boulevard in Oakhurst Village, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 11. In case of rain, it will be the same time and place on the following Sunday, October 18.

There have been a lot of interesting events in the Oakhurst area over the years, including some that happened during the Civil War. If you haven’t been on a tour in the past, here’s your chance. And if you have, you’re welcome to come again. Neighborhood resident Jack Krost conducts them every year with friend and neighbor Charles Cope. They’re free. Just send Jack an RSVP at jkrost [at] aol.com to let us know you’re interested.

An anonymous and frustrated reader writes in…

I’d like to remain anonymous to keep from angering my neighbors, but I am going nuts over the amount of airplane noise I hear daily south of the railroad tracks in the City of Decatur.

My neighbors say they barely notice, but I just don’t believe them. I even wonder if it is a conspiracy to keep the public from knowing there’s a problem, and thus lowering our property values.

I am certain I wouldn’t have purchased a home here had I known about the noise. Before buying, I did my homework and even parked on the street for an hour or so on separate occasions. I must be the unluckiest person in the world because there was no noise on any of those days.

Can you find out if there any relief we can collectively seek (assuming I can get my neighbors to admit the problem)?

As luck would have it, Robert wrote in last night speculating that a recent flight path change was causing the increased decibel levels from above and forwarded a similar complaint thread from the Oakhurst Message Board, which gave the number to call to report issues with plane noise.

THE ATLANTA DEPT OF AVIATION: 770-43-NOISE OR 770-436-6473

But don’t get your hopes up on hearing those crickets anytime soon. Here’s the experience of another local writing on the message board…

I have noticed this (East Lake) and I called the Airport. They told me if I wanted peace and quiet, I should move to Colorado or Montana. Yeah – I’m serious.