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Recycling company turning cooking grease into biodiesel

Curbside Recycling partners Todd Williams, left, and Richard Younge. The company collects cooking grease in 1.25 gallon containers and recycles it into biodiesel fuel and soap. Photo by Robert Naddra
Richard Younge and Todd Williams are helping to save the environment 1.25 gallons at a time. As principals with Curbside Recycling, the pair has created an efficient way of keeping cooking grease out of DeKalb County sewer systems and watersheds. Cur...

Mother determined to turn tragedy into triumph

Darryl Ford, owner of Stone Mountain Chrysler Jeep Dodge dealership, left, with actor Quinton Aaron, center, and Cynthia Williams of Love From Afar, Inc., with the wrapped car Ford donated to Williams charity. Photo by Angela P. Moore
Teens in a car….an accident…the rush to a hospital…the death of a son. Cynthia Williams’ experience that began four years ago and continues today following the car crash that took the life of her oldest son Christopher, 17, has changed the co...

Sheriff gives Thanksgiving turkeys to seniors

DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown (at the podium) raffled 50 turkeys at the Lou Walker Senior Center in Lithonia during an event designed to recognize seniors for their work in shaping the next generation. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown gave away 50 turkeys to seniors at the Lou Walker Senior Center in Lithonia on Nov. 12. The turkeys, donated by Costco, Honey-baked Ham, Kroger and Sam’s Club, were raffled during the inaugural DeKalb Sheriff’s ...