Brent sends in this photo from around 2:15p this afternoon of police and fire activity around the intersection of Commerce and Clairemont this afternoon after a multi-car crash.

Careful out there folks!

From the Junktique website…

Mark your calendars for Junktique’s 3rd annual fundraising event on Saturday, November 12th, from noon to 5pm at the Solarium in the Oakhurst Village. Junktique, hosted by the Oakhurst PTA, is part artist bazaar, rummage sale, cook-off and dance party. This unique community arts event benefits Oakhurst Elementary School’s teachers’ grants. Junktique: Wings, Swing and Hops promises to be a fun-filled afternoon for the entire family!

At Junktique you’ll find…

• A treasure trove of fabulous finds from Oakhurst attics, local antique and consignment shops, as well as hand me downs from our very own students.
• Community Artisan Boutique featuring, exquisite locally-made crafts
• A sizzling, spicy, hot wing cook-off
• Swing dancing demonstrations and lessons
• An all new kid “carnival” area
• And much, much more!

All proceeds will benefit Oakhurst Elementary teacher grants. These vital grants assist teachers in enhancing their teaching approaches and classroom experiences.

There are few things I love better than a good tidbit.  Here’s one from the Emory Report that Cathy pointed out…

20. End of the Line

Emory, Georgia, used to be the official name of the train station located at the present-day campus eatery Dooley’s Den at the Depot. Until 1969, when passenger service from the depot ceased, one could travel from the small station to bustling New York City without switching trains. The station was the setting for a story by Flannery O’ Connor.

Great 1945 photo of the station over on the Emory Report webpage if you’re train/Emory/B&W photo-crazy.

“Beaver Moon, WePo & Fairview” Decatur, GA (pic submitted by Carl)

Marty writes in FFAF…

A total of 3762 City of Decatur voters turned out at the polls on Tuesday. That’s about 28% of active voters. This is a little higher than usual for a Decatur municipal election. But if you drill down the numbers a little it gets more interesting.

Of the voters who turned out, 3748 (99.6%) voted on the Sunday Sales referendum.

However, only 2931 of the 3762 (78% of voters) voted on the E-SPLOST question and only 3058 of the 3748 (81.5%) voted in the uncontested Commissioner At Large race (including write-ins).

Thus, we can estimate that about 700 Decatur voters (nearly 1 in 5 who showed up at the polls on Tuesday) showed up only to vote for the Sunday Sales referendum.