East Point neighbors help motorists

A little before 1 p.m. Wednesday, nearby Ga Rt 166 was still a mess, nearly 24 hours after flurries began.

Auction to help charter school in TriCities

• Updated at bottom of page:

UPDATE:
East Point snow/ice removal priorities:

• Washington Road


• Irene Kidd Parkway


• Cleveland Avenue.


• Bobby Brown Parkway


• Norman Berry Drive


• Headland Drive


• Dodson Drive


• Delowe Drive


• Semmes Street


• Ben Hill Road (North)


• North Commerce Drive


• Bridges/Overpasses


• Residential Streets

from Councilman Lance Rhodes

Winter storm watch for Tuesday reaches to Atlanta area

[caption id="attachment_6863" align="aligncenter" width="614"] Snowstorm, 2011 ( Photo credit: @jasonriedy)[/caption]

 

Weather folks at the National Weather Service issued this winter storm warning, which includes snow and sleet:

Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1101 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014

GAZ025-027-031>039-041>062-066>076-078>084-089>096-102>107-280015-
/O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0002.140128T1500Z-140129T1800Z/
JACKSON-MADISON-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-
OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-
DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-
COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-
WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-
WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-
TWIGGS-WILKINSON-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-
HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...
ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...
CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...
MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...LUMPKIN...
AMERICUS...CORDELE
1101 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HARALSON TO NORTH
  FULTON TO MADISON COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1/2 INCH TO 2 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS MID MORNING
  TUESDAY AND LAST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. ICE
  ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND
  CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WINTER STORM. BE SURE TO BUY
NON PERISHABLE FOODS. MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IF YOU PLAN ON
TRAVELING DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL...DO
SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN...DO NOT WAIT
FOR THE WARNING!

New East Point businesses and city park spotlighted

There's a city park with white oaks approaching 300 years old.

Read the downtown East Point newsletter to learn about the history of community activists who saved the Connally Nature Park.

Also, learn more about the new businesses locating downtown:

• Computers Plus, Inc., 1707 Washington Road, 404-768-1338, Sales & Repair


• State Farm Agency-Traci McCrory, 1526 East Forrest Ave., Suite 250, 678-539-8623


• Joshua’s Closet, 1676 Thompson Ave., 404-600-6523, Community Outreach Organization


• Atlanta Paintball, 2485 Main St., www.atlanta-paintball.com, 404-855-1311


• Jasmine NiKol Beauty Boutique, 2781 Main Street., 404-801-HAIR

East Point Newsletter January 2014

East Point city council contact information

Here is information to keep nearby when you need to contact your elected city leaders, on everything from city policy and potholes to city fees. (Tip of the hat to Councilman Lance Rhodes for sharing this information.)

 

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Opportunities in East Point to give back and serve

The country this weekend remembers Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Can there be a better way to honor him then serving the community?

Here are two opportunities, that came via  the Jefferson Park Neighbors Assoc:

• The South Fulton Business Coalition, teamed with Councilpersons Karen Rene and Alexander Gothard are sponsoring a cleanup of the East Point exits on Langford Parkway.  Interested parties are encouraged to attend on Saturday January 18th from 8:30 AM until 1:00 PM. Cleanup work will be done on the Delowe Drive entrance and exit ramps and the Stanton Road entrance and exit ramps and vacant lots near the gas stations.   The concentration will be on litter removal, illegal signage removal and clearing walkways of debris. Organizers ask that participants dress warmly with outdoor work clothes and bring a pair of gloves.  For more information contact director@southfultonbusiness.com .

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• Reverend Steven Fujimoto is sponsoring another Hinokishin day on Sunday January 19th, As you may recall, Hinokishin is a Japanese word that translates loosely to "giving back."  In this case it means picking up litter on the Jefferson Park streets.  The initiative commences as 1 PM from the Fujimoto's house on Jefferson between Blount and Sylvan Terrace (not sure the exact address...)to Tri Cities high school.  Reverend Steven asks that I tell neighbors about the event, and he asks if folks have the time and strength available, come out to participate in a wonderful outing that benefits our community.  Six visiting members of the New York Tenrikyo Mission will also be participating in the cleanup event.

Please click here to view a map for directions.

Arctic air dropping the temperature

credit: National Weather Service

You can also see the cold air from the Wind Map.