Jane sends along these pics and reports…

This afternoon, shortly before 3:00, a fire broke out at the Chevron station at North Decatur and Clairmont Roads.  Reports were that a car had driven away with the pump nozzle still in the gas tank.  The hose snapped, and a fire started almost immediately.  It looked like Dekalb County sent every fire truck in the area, along with EMS.  Two City of Decatur trunks responded early, but left as Dekalb County began to arrive in force.  There were no immediate reports of injury.  The fire was extinguished within ten minutes of fire department arrival.  Traffic, of course, was snarled.

Angie Macon of the Decatur Arts Alliance sends in the announcement. for this year’s Oakhurst Arts & Music Festival..

The Oakhurst Arts and Music Festival is scheduled for October 11, 2014 in Harmony Park in the awesome historic Oakhurst neighborhood.

 

Day begins with the 5K Run at 9:00 a.m. which benefits arts education through the Decatur Education Foundation and the Decatur Arts Alliance.

Stick around for the festival for a super kids’ area (10 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.), lots of music, great art—food by Oakhurst PTSA and Thankful Baptist Church and of course, all the restaurants in the area!

You don’t have to be a spectator–be a participant in the parade –which lines up at Oakhurst Elementary at 2:30 p.m. and starts at 3:00 p.m. Try out your Halloween attire early!  Dress up your kids, your dogs, yourself and join us!

Questions? Please email us at [email protected]

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Map courtesy of City of Briarcliff Initiative website

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