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ATLANTA– The metro Atlanta community is mourning the loss of Dan Moore Sr., founder of the APEX Museum (African American Panoramic Experience). Moore passed away on March 4 at the age of 88. A public viewing will be held on Friday, March 8, 5-7 p.m., at Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel. Moore’s funeral will be held on Saturday, March 9, 11 a.m., at Midway Missionary Baptist Church in College Park. Moore’s dedication to the city of Atlanta and his contributions to APEX were recently honored with the Joseph R. Biden Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award in October 2023. The DeKalb…

CONYERS, GA—Three  Rockdale County Public Schools (RCPS) seniors were honored for their creative writing skills after entering the “Conyers, Celebration of Community” essay contest, a partnership between the city of Conyers and RCPS. Andre Lopez, a senior at Rockdale Career Academy was the first-place winner, earning a prize of $500. Terron McRae, a senior at Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology, was the second-place winner of $350 and Desire’e Williams, a senior at Rockdale Career Academy, was the recipient of $150 for third place.   The students were honored at the Feb. 21 Conyers City Council meeting by essay…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA—Rockdale County Board of Commissioner’s Chairman Oz Nesbitt, Sr. qualified for re-election on Wednesday, March 6 and is facing two challengers: James Sendelbach, a licensed professional counselor, and JaNice Van Ness, a former Rockdale commissioner. Three contestants also have qualified to run for the State Representative District 91 seat, which includes Rockdale. Incumbent Angela Moore, who filed her qualifying papers on March 4, is facing Marcus Atkins, who listed his occupation as a veteran, and Dee Dawkins-Haigler, who represented District 91 from 2008 to 2017, and is a minister and consultant. Rockdale Clerk of Courts Janice Morris also qualified for re-election…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA—On Wednesday, March 6, Sheriff Melody Maddox and Solicitor General Donna Coleman Stribling filed their qualifying papers for re-election. Maddox and Stribling were the first to enter their respective races this week. No Republican candidates have entered any of DeKalb’s local or county-wide races so far.  The qualifying period ends at noon on Friday, March 8. The General Primary and non-partisan elections will be held on May 21. Here’s a look at the candidates who have officially entered races in DeKalb County as of Wednesday, March 6, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office:  Sheriff(D)  MELODY M. MADDOX…

Story Updated DEKALB COUNTY, GA—Steve Bradshaw became the first to enter the DeKalb County CEO race, filing qualifying papers on today, March 5.  At least two others—Larry Johnson and Lorraine Cochran Johnson, who are unrelated and have served on the Board of Commissioners(BOC) with Bradshaw, are also expected to officially enter the DeKalb CEO race this week. The trifecta departures—Steve Bradshaw, Lorraine Cochran Johnson and Larry Johnson, the longest serving on the board—will mean two vacancies at once on the seven-member BOC. Bradshaw, however, will be able to serve out the remainder of his term, which expires at the end…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA—Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett qualified for re-election on Tuesday, March 5. So far, Levett is facing two challengers: Corey Hambrick, who also filed on Tuesday, and Ronald Muckle, who filed on Monday, March 4. In 2020, when the qualifying period ended, Levett faced four opponents, with the race for sheriff drawing the largest number of candidates in Rockdale’s local races.  Levett was sworn into office as sheriff on Jan. 1, 2013. Here is a look at the Rockdale candidates who have qualified as of March 5:

DECATUR, GA – DeKalb County Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on Monday, March 11, at 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at Chamblee Library, 4115 Clairmont Road, Chamble,. The meeting will also be live-streamed. To receive a link to the livestream, contact weissingera@dekalblibrary.org no later than Monday, March 11 at noon. For more details and the agenda, click here.

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA – The Gwinnett County Police Department and the E911 Communications Division will conduct a joint hiring event with police officer positions on Saturday, March 23, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The event will take place the Gwinnett County Police Training Center, 854 Winder Highway in Lawrenceville. The hiring event will complete Phase I of the recruitment process for 911 Center positions. Phase I of the hiring event involves an orientation, CritiCall simulation typing test, preliminary background investigation, and an oral interview. Those applying for Communications Officer positions are encouraged to register and schedule an appointment in advance. The…