Reagan writes in…

Once again the sights, sounds, and smells of the Decatur BBQ Blues & Bluegrass Festival will invade Harmony Park in Oakhurst Saturday, August 18th from 4pm – 10pm. This year’s event promises to be one of the best with a terrific line up of live musical acts, first class BBQ from Fox Bros and Black Tie.

This year’s musical lineup includes Roxy Watson, Mama’s Blue Dress, Heather Luttrell, DejaBlue Grass, and the Electromatics.

Harmony Park in the Oakhurst section of Decatur will play host to this 12th annual event. Along with BBQ, Music, and cold beer, there will be fun for the entire family including a kids area complete with train rides, face painting and arts and crafts.

There is a nominal festival fee of $ 10 that along with 100% of all proceeds goes to support the Decatur community through local grants and community based programming throughout the year.

AJC is reporting…

Last month, when the school board negotiated a budget with $60 million in cutbacks, Fernbank and its $4.7 million in annual expenses was spared.

On Monday… hours before the final vote on the budget, Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson said she would be recommending $3.2 million in cutbacks at Fernbank, a school facility that operates independently of the nearby Fernbank Museum of Natural History run by a nonprofit.

Glenlake Park, Decatur GA (pic submitted by Al)

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