Author: On Common Ground News

Join the Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources on Saturday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., for its first annual Yellow River Trash Bash. The event will consist of a land, shore, and river cleanup, and it is open to all ages. The first 100 participants will receive a free inaugural T-shirt. Here are some things to remember before you come: Wear long pants and closed-toe-shoes. Waivers will be available on the day of the event. Experienced kayakers and canoers are welcome, but pre-registration is required. A celebration bash will take place after the event at Yellow River Park. For more…

Need a job? Haven’t interviewed in years? The Nancy Guinn Memorial Library in Conyers is hosting a seminar to prepare you for your job search. The seminar will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., to help you update your skills. Learn about communication and interview etiquette, resume tips, pre-interview steps, presentation style, and how to answer those tricky interview questions. The seminar will be presented by P&A Training Solutions in the lower level library meeting room. Attend this seminar and earn an Early Entry Certificate for the job fair, which will be held at the library…

Registration is open for 2016 Fall Intersession Enrichment Camps now until Sept. 23 for any student in Rockdale County, grades 2-8. Whether your child is an artist, tech maven, dancer or future star there’s something for everyone. The camps run Oct. 3-6, 7:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m., during Rockdale County Public Schools’ Fall Intersession, which runs Oct. 3-7. The camps will be held at Rockdale Career Academy, 1064 Culpepper Road, Conyers. Parents must register and pay the $50 camp fee by Sept. 23, at the RCPS Office of Teaching and Learning, 1143 West Ave., Conyers, during office hours of 8…

The Rockdale-Newton League of Women Voters will host a political forum on Thursday, Oct 13, 6 to 10 p.m,, at the Rockdale Auditorium, 909 North Main Street, Conyers. We are inviting all qualified candidates, state and local, with opposition in the Nov. 8 election. For more information, call Allene Eatman at 678 413-9520.

In observance of National Voter Registration Day, MARTA will host organizations that will be conducting voter registration activities on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the Five Points Station. Registration activities will take place from 9 a.m. to noon and from 3 to 7 p.m. Space is limited and will be allotted to organizations on a first-come, first-serve basis. In order to participate in this non-partisan event, interested organizations must register in advance. Approved organizations will also be allowed to register voters at MARTA’s end-of-line stations: College Park, Doraville, H. E. Holmes, Kensington and North Springs. Voter registration activities must not interfere with MARTA customers entering and exiting the…

The General Election will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at all polling locations in Gwinnett County. The deadline to register to vote and be eligible to cast a ballot in the election is Tuesday, Oct. 11. There are several opportunities to vote before the election date, so take note of the dates below:   Advance Voting (Main Office): Oct. 17 – 28: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Oct. 31 – Nov. 4: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.   Saturday Voting (Main Office): Oct. 22: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Oct. 29: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Satellite Voting:…

To ensure a smooth process when casting a ballot on Nov. 8, now is the time to ensure you have proper photo identification. “Don’t wait until Election Day to realize your driver’s license or identification card is missing,” said DDS Commissioner Bert Brantley.  “Tuesdays are always the busiest days at our DDS centers.  Add to that the extra customers who need photo IDs before the polls close, and that is a recipe for significant wait times.” DDS is planning on deploying additional staff to its busiest centers on Election Day to assist customers as quickly as possible. However, there is…

DeKalb Workforce Development (DWD) is partnering with Wipro Business Process Services for a direct hiring event on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 9 a.m. to noon. The hiring event will take place at the DWD office, located at 774 Jordan Lane, Bldg. 4, Decatur. Thirty jobs will be filled. Wipro Business Process Services, a part of Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, will hire for the following jobs during the event: JOB TITLE QUALIFICATIONS Call center experience required for all positions. Customer Service Agent ($12 per hour) Six months proven call center experience,…

The Fulton County Workforce Development Division continues to collaborate with MARTA on bus operator recruitments.  MARTA wants customer-focused applicants to apply for this opportunity. To apply for bus operator positions, applicants must: Create an applicant profile @ itsmarta.com and apply for the Bus Operator position         Submit applications by Friday, September 23, 2016 Send an email to Lane@fultoncountyga.gov following application submission. The email must include the name and phone number of the applicant with MARTA BUS OPERATOR in the subject line Wait for further instructions indicating that they can move forward in the application process. Be at least 21 years old…

Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) and immigration officials congratulated 16 candidates during the college’s 13th Annual Constitution Day and U.S. Citizenship Celebration. The Sept. 15 naturalization ceremony was conducted by Brett Rinehart, Director, Atlanta Field Office of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. “Conducting the ceremony in Clarkston, which is one of the largest refugee re-settlement areas in the country, makes today’s ceremony even more meaningful,” said GPTC President Jabari Simama.  “Our college benefits by being in such a vibrant community of people bringing their traditions and multi-national experiences with them.  Last year, more than 1,825…