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Quentric Williams sentenced in drive-in theater shooting

Submitted by Don Buckindail, Manager of Digital Content
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013, 5:53pm

DECATUR, Ga. -- A man convicted in a fatal 2012 shooting at an Atlanta drive-in movie theater has been sentenced to life in prison plus 15 years.

Quentric Williams was found guilty this month in the death of Mitt Lenix. Williams was convicted of 8 of 10 counts including malice murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Prosecutors say 32-year-old Williams shot Lenix at the Starlight Drive-in Theater when Lenix was having car trouble and approached him for help. Williams has said he thought the man was about to pull a gun on him.

Williams fled the scene after the shooting and later crashed. Authorities say Williams left his unconscious girlfriend behind in the damaged truck.

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PHOTOS | Missing Georgians

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013, 2:36pm
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DeKalb Schools' graduation schedule available online

Submitted by Holly Pennebaker, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013, 1:33pm
DeKalb Schools' graduation schedule available online

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- As graduation approaches for DeKalb County students, the school district has posted the graduation schedule for all schools online. 

The first ceremony this spring is for Margaret Harris, to be held on Friday at 10:00 a.m. 

Ceremonies are scheduled to take place at a variety of venues, from within DeKalb County to downtown Atlanta. Times vary as well. 

To see when your school will put on their caps and gowns, visit the 2013 DeKalb Schools High School Graduation Schedule online. 

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Springmont Students get close look at Georgia history

Submitted by Sylvia Small on Monday, May 6th, 4:43 pm
Springmont Students get close look at Georgia history

Springmont  Elementary school students visited the Governor's Mansion as part of the school's "Going Out" program. This program supplemented classroom history lessons with an on-site visit to learn more about the Governor's Mansion, which is one of Georgia's historical treasures.

Constructed in 1967 and located in Buckhead, the Governor's Mansion is a 30-room Greek Revival structure. Rooms on the first floor are used for official entertaining. The second floor contains the Deal's private living quarters.

Located at 5750 Long Island Drive in Sandy Springs, Springmont School serves the needs of students ages 18 months to 14 years. For more information on the school, go to www.springmont.com.


 

 

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Gwinnett County Youth Summit to offer free health, entertainment

Submitted by Holly Pennebaker, Community Web Producer
Monday, May 6th, 2013, 1:52pm
Gwinnett County Youth Summit to offer free health, entertainment

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- Gwinnett Technical College is hosting the 2013 Gwinnett County Youth Summit on Saturday in Lawrenceville. 

From 10:00 that morning until 2:00 p.m., the summit will conduct free health screening and testing, along with entertainment for local youth and their caretakers. A spokeswoman for the summit said Saturday's event is free to attend. 

Dominique Frank of the Atlanta Falcons is one of the special guests lined up for Saturday. 

Breaking Chains of Generational Curses is sponsoring the event. The group helps promote social education, physical and sexual health awareness through the community, the spokeswoman said. 

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Heavy rain leads to major sewer spill in Decatur

Submitted by Jennifer Leslie, 11Alive Reporter
Monday, May 6th, 2013, 7:33am

DECATUR, Ga. -- DeKalb County officials blame heavy rain over the weekend for a major sewage spill off Superior Avenue in Decatur.

A report from DeKalb Watershed Management released early Monday indicates 51,050 gallons of sewage spilled and ran off into a tributary of the South Fork of Peachtree Creek.

A resident reported the overflowing manhole on Saturday, but crews weren't able to contain the flow until close to noon on Sunday.

This comes as DeKalb works to resolve years worth of sewer spills and environmental fines. The county's in the middle of a $1 billion overhaul of its aging sewer system.

The DeKalb Health Department and EPA were notified, but the report indicates no immediate harm to fish or water quality.

 

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All Georgia patrols to crack down on drunk driving, speeding

Submitted by Holly Pennebaker, Community Web Producer
Saturday, May 4th, 2013, 12:00pm
All Georgia patrols to crack down on drunk driving, speeding

(WXIA) -- Summer 2013, as reported by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, makes ten years in a row that police are bumping up the number of patrols throughout Georgia - to crack down on dangerous driving. 

Katie Fallon, spokeswoman for the GOHS said the boost in patrol is part of the 100 Days of Summer H.E.A.T. (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic) campaign. It is a strategy in which all jurisdictions of highway safety enforcement work to reduce aggressive, high-speed travel and driving under the influence. During the summer months, accidents happen from these two bad driving habits. 

"Temperatures won't be the only thing making the heat rise this summer," Director Harris Blackwood said. "From drunk drivers to aggressive speeders, all unsafe motorists will be feeling the H.E.A.T."

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