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DeKalb water main break forces cancellation of church activities

Water main break causes damage across DeKalb County.
By Shelia Poole
March 7, 2018

Oak Grove United Methodist Church has canceled its Wednesday activities due to the water main break in DeKalb County.

The church tweeted that it would be closed on Wednesday due to the water outage. “All Midweek & Weds activities are cancelled today & this evening.”

The church is located at 1722 Oak Grove Rd. in Decatur.

The break is impacting services across DeKalb County, which is under a boil water advisory.

For the latest updates on DeKalb water main break, download the AJC Breaking News app here.

About the Author

Shelia has worked at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for more than 30 years. Previously, she worked at The Lexington Herald-Leader and The Louisville Defender. Her beat is a bit of a mixed bag that includes religion and spirituality, culture and trends, race and aging. She earned degrees from Spelman College and Northwestern University.

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