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Downtown Decatur (photo courtesy of Jo)

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Via CSD’s Facebook page and comments coming in…

There will be no school for City Schools of Decatur students and staff tomorrow, Wednesday, January 29. All schools will be closed. Please stay safe and warm!

DeKalb County Atlanta has also announced “no school” on Wednesday.  11alive reported earlier that Emory is also closed tomorrow, but their website still doesn’t announce anything definitively.

Send in your snow photos and we’ll post them here!

Cardinal in the Snow (pic courtesy of Christine)

Ace Hardware “Frozen globe fire pit” (photo courtesy of Heather)

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Decatur’s Public Information Officer, Casie Yoder, just sent along this announcement…

State of the City postponed, other weather info

Due to the threat of inclement weather, tonight’s State of the City address, hosted by the Decatur Business Association, is cancelled. The new date will be announced once it is scheduled.

Tonight’s youth basketball practice, as well as afternoon and evening classes at the Decatur Recreation Center, are cancelled. The gym will close early today at 5 p.m. Wednesday morning classes and activities at the Recreation Center are likely to be cancelled as well. Please check the Active Living blog for the latest updates.

Snow is expected to begin falling this afternoon, and roads are expected to freeze. State routes will be the priority for road crews clearing streets, followed by major city streets. Residential streets will be the last to be cleared. City of Decatur residents are encouraged to clear the sidewalks in front of their property.

Thursday garbage and recycling pick up may be delayed, depending on road conditions. Please check back here for updates.

For any issues during the inclement weather, please contact the police non-emergency number at .

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