Stone Mountain’s sleepy downtown Main Street became a bustling television set with lights, cameras and lots of action as NBC affiliate, the 11 Alive Morning Show, taped a live segment there recently.   

And not only was the 1.6-mile city (population 7,145) thrust in the spotlight, so were the city’s residents, businesses, Stone Mountain High School’s marching band and cheerleaders, and Bill Leavell, a DeKalb County artist who has a studio there.

Four community leaders will be honored, along with the first female Prime Minister of the Bahamas, for their outstanding work at the 5^th Anniversary Gala and International Trailblazers Awards hosted by the Suite 20 Day Spa.

The event will be held July 15, 5:30 to 9 p.m., at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive, Decatur.

More public forums are being scheduled to help voters in the metro Atlanta area decide whether to pay an additional penny sales tax over the next 10 years fortransportation projects slated for the 10-county region.

The controversial T-SPLOST referendum (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) will be on the ballot July 31.

With just a few weeks away before the vote, community stakeholders are hosting Town Hall meetings to present information about the referendum.

South DeKalb Business Association sets political forum

South DeKalb Business Association (SDBA) will host a political forum on Thursday, May 17, 5:30-9 p.m., at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive, Decatur.

WSB-TV’s Jocelyn Dorsey will serve as moderator as candidates present their platforms for the upcoming DeKalb elections for CEO, DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, School Board, Clerk of Court, judges, state legislator, and U.S. Congress.