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GWINNETT COUNTY, GA– The Gwinnett County Police Department has arrested a DeKalb County School teacher for multiple crimes against a child. Marcus Knight, 49, Lawrenceville, was charged with aggravated child molestation, enticing a child for indecent purposes, and obscene internet contact with a child. Authorities said the 14-year-old victim…
By Mark Brock Athletic Specialist DeKalb County School District DEKALB COUNTY, GA–Three DeKalb vs. DeKalb high school football games are set for tonight with a total of nine games in DeKalb Stadiums this weekend. Thursday night’s lineup of four games includes the Arabia Mountain Rams (1-2) and Lakeside Vikings…
ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA—A father and son have been arrested in connection with terroristic threats that prompted a lockdown on Wednesday (Sept. 11) at Edwards Middle School, and now both men have been terminated from their employment at the school, officials said today. No one at the school was harmed,…
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA– Firefighters and first responders from multiple agencies challenged themselves to a one-mile climb—equivalent to 160 flights of stairs—to the summit of Stone Mountain today in commemoration of the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. Wearing a full complement of firefighting gear,…
R&B group, Brownstone, “If You Love Me,” to perform STONECREST, GA– This Saturday, Sept. 14, the City of Stonecrest will host its 5th Annual Screen on the Green and Entrepreneur Expo from 4 to 9 p.m. at the Southeast Athletic Complex, 5845 Hillvale Road, Stonecrest. The family-friendly event begins…
CONYERS, GA– Rockdale County Public Schools (RCPS) will hold Open House nights during September, October and November 2024 for the 2025-2026 School Specialty and Choice programs. Students and families interested in applying to a program are strongly encouraged to attend that program’s Open House night. The application window for School…
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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.