Historic South Fulton Cemetery Targeted in Massive Illegal Tire Dump

Miles J. Edwards March 9, 2026

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A sacred piece of South Fulton history has been turned into a landfill. Congregants at Pleasant Hill Victory AME Church arrived this week to find over 100 tires dumped directly onto century-old graves, some stacked several feet high. From its roots as a 1910s schoolhouse for Black students to its current role as a spiritual pillar on Stonewall Tell Road, the site’s dignity has been sidelined by a “heartless” act of midnight dumping.

Now, Pastor Lola Russell and the small congregation are facing a $15,000 cleanup bill and a fight for justice. We have the full story on the environmental risks, the felony charges looming for those responsible, and how you can help the church restore these hallowed grounds.

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Miles J. Edwards March 9, 2026

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Founder & Creative Chief Architect, Art, Trade & Lifestyle Media Group Miles J. is an award-winning professional writer, filmmaker, and journalist with three decades of deep-rooted expertise in media production and investigative storytelling. As the founder and Creative Chief Architect of Art, Trade & Lifestyle Media Group, he leads editorial strategy and high-fidelity content development across expanding regional bureaus, focusing on the critical intersections of public policy, emerging technology, and urban infrastructure. A native of the California Bay Area and a long-time resident and community advocate in metro Atlanta, Miles J. brings a unique, bi-coastal perspective to modern journalism. His current editorial work includes building comprehensive policy blueprints for state gubernatorial races and producing forward-looking docuseries that examine municipal development, transit innovations, and workforce evolution. Committed to lifelong learning and cutting-edge industry standards, he actively couples traditional journalistic integrity with modern marketing management frameworks to shape the future of digital news architecture. Expertise: Public Policy, Emerging AI Technologies, Transit Infrastructure, Urban Development, Media Architecture. Credentials & Affiliations: Member of the Atlanta Media Press Core, Project Callisto Search Quality Evaluator.