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DeKalb unveils sign for Michelle Obama Trail
Rich Alvarez of First Tee of Atlanta, DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson, DeKalb County Recreation interim director Marvin Billups and Marvin Hightower of First Tee Atlanta pose next to a sign at the Michelle Obama Trail. (Photo courtesy of DeKalb County)
By Tia Mitchell
Jan 25, 2018DeKalb County held an official unveiling earlier this month of a sign renaming a 3.8-mile trail for former first lady Michelle Obama.
The trail, which is connected to Gresham Park, begins at 2946 Clifton Springs Road in Decatur near the Georgia State University- Perimeter College Campus.
DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson, who attended the Jan. 13 unveiling, spearheaded the effort in 2016 to rename the South River Trail after former President Barack Obama's wife.
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Tia Mitchell is the AJC’s Washington Bureau Chief and a co-host of the "Politically Georgia" podcast. She writes about Georgia’s congressional delegation, campaigns, elections and the impact that decisions made in D.C. have on residents of the Peach State.
