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ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA—Post 1 Commissioner Sherri Washington and Post 2 Commissioner Doreen Williams announced today the county’s plans to file a federal lawsuit this week against BioLab and its parent company, KIK. “BioLab has had at least four instances of negligence in the 20 years that it has operated…
ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA–Citizens and groups from Rockdale, DeKalb, Newton, Gwinnett, and Fulton counties gathered on Saturday, Oct. 19, calling for the shutdown of the BioLab plant in Conyers. The 3 p.m. protest was held outside of the Rockdale Auditorium at 901 Main St. Just two days earlier, Rockdale government…
DEKALB COUNTY, GA—DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) is urging voters to double-check Advance Voting locations before heading to cast their ballots. “While we are seeing tremendous voter excitement and engagement during the Advance Voting period, it’s important for voters to double check our current Advance Voting locations being used this election cycle,” said…
ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA— Post 1 Commissioner Sherri Washington will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 21st, to announce a federal lawsuit against BioLab and its parent company, KIK. The lawsuit, led by Commissioner Washington on behalf of the Rockdale Board of Commissioners, is being filed in federal…
ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA–Rockdale County Emergency Management Agency has lifted the shelter-in-place order throughout Rockdale County after continuous cleanup for two and a half weeks at the BioLab chemical fire site. During a press conference today(Oct. 17), Chairman Oz Nesbitt said Rockdale County government was ending its involvement in the…
ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA—The Rockdale County Clerk of Superior and State Courts along with the Georgia Superior Court Clerks Cooperative Authority will offer free online notary training on Oct. 24, via ZOOM, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. There are a limited number of spaces available. If you are a notary or thinking…
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Georgia’s historic John Lewis monument unveiled, replaces Confederate obelisk
DECATUR, GA—A 12-foot-tall bronze statue memorializing the late Georgia Congressman John Lewis, one of Atlanta’s legendary Civil Rights rights leaders, now stands for the world to see in front of the historic Decatur Courthouse. It was in this Georgia district, just outside of Atlanta, where Lewis served for 17 consecutive terms as Congressman that the unveiling ceremony was held on Aug. 24, 2024. Hundreds turned out to witness the historic event, many lining up at the Decatur Square hours ahead of the 11 a.m. ceremony.
Renowned sculptor Basil Watson created the John Lewis monument. Watson, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica, emigrated in 2002 to the U.S., where he established his studio and home in Lawrenceville, GA. Watson joined several dignitaries including DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and Presiding Officer for the Board of Commissioners Mereda Davis Johnson and her husband, Congressman Hank Johnson, for the event.
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